"In May 2020, Lucien Kabuga, an 86 years old Rwandan fugitive was captured in France. Kabuga had been a fugitive for 26 years. He had been sought by Interpol, FBI, the international crimes tribunal, the Rwanda government and an international union of bounty hunters. Two years earlier, the US state department had placed a 5 …
Kenneth Kaunda: The man behind the statesman by Alex Vines
Kenneth Kaunda As Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda, who has died aged 97, was an idealist and a visionary who played a key role in supporting African nationalism. During his 9,860 days in office from 1964, Kenneth Kaunda fought for majority rule of his neighbours, hosting the headquarters of the ANC and SWAPO in Lusaka …
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Sue a Trump and her ironic life by Kay Dee
Sue (a Trump Supporter) "A day in the life of Sue the Trump supporter… Sue gets up at 6 a.m. and fills her coffeepot with water to prepare her morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With her first swallow of coffee, she takes her …
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People’s Republic of China sanctions UK lawyers
The People’s Republic of China has imposed sanctions against four barristers of England and Wales and their “immediate families”. The chambers in which the barristers work as independent self-employed legal practitioners was also specifically named in the announcement of sanctions, affecting hundreds of people unconnected with the work of the four members. These sanctions are …
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For Nigerian students living in fear of the next mass kidnapping, there is only one defense — to run By Ismail Alfa and Danielle Paquette
A deserted classroom at the Government Girls Secondary School in Nigeria in February. (Kola Sulaimon/AFP/Getty Images) MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — By night, the boarding school teacher becomes a security guard. He wears a whistle around his neck in case gunmen jump the low-slung fence and break into dormitories where 300 boys sleep.They know to run if …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 