Uganda Goes into a Momentous, Tense and Tight Election as 76-Years old Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni seeks yet another Term Hell-bent to Extend his Regime to a Record 40 Consecutive Years. This time round in the face of a Monumental Challenge from a Bold and Daring 38-Years old Pop Star turned Influential Firebrand Legislator and
Colonial History 1821-Modern Day Territory of Ghana was annexed by British Colonialists and made a Gold Coast Crown Colony of the larger British Gold Coast Protectorate referred to as the “Gold Coast” due to its rich Gold Deposits and Gold Trade. “United Gold Coast Convention”-UGCC founded by J.B Danquah on August 1947 becomes the first
Colonial History 1896-French Colonial Forces Invade and Conquer the Great Mossi People Kingdoms of Wagadugu,Tenkodogo and Yatenga that had existed from as early as 12th Century.The Territory that is Today known as Burkina Faso became French Upper Volta Colony.The Colony was named after the Volta River found in both Burkina Faso and Ghana. December 1958-Upper
TANZANIA-COLONIAL HISTORY 1498-1506-The Coast of East Africa that includes Zanzibar Archipelago is taken over by the Portuguese after the Explorations of Vasco Dagama. Two Centuries later on 1698, Turkish Oman Empire defeats Portuguese Forces in their Third Attempt to Topple them out of Zanzibar. 1886-Germany and Britain sign the Anglo-German Treaty shortly after the infamous
COLONIAL HISTORY BISSANDUGU 1898-French Colonial Army conquers the Army revered Emperor and Military Strategist Samory Toure after his fierce 16-Years Battle against French Colonial Invasion into the great Wassoulou Mandinka Empire. The French Army suffered several Defeats under Toure’s Army before turning Tables on him. Samory is captured and exiled on September the same Year.
WITH over Half of the World’s Population now in some form of #StayAtHome Confinement and Lockdown,With virtually Every Human Being now being Ordered to put on a Face Mask when stepping out of their House. With the Global Airspace virtually Closed and all Local and International Travel halted; a Situation that Economists have said will
-EDITORIAL- “There comes a Time when One Must take a Position that is neither Safe nor Politic nor Popular but he Must take it because his Conscience tells him it is Right”-Martin Luther King Junior. Dr. John Pombe Magufuli; the President of Tanzania seems to have exactly taken this Position in his Response to a
Malawi Colonial History 1891: British Colonialists occupy Nyasaland (Today Malawi) Rebellion against British Colonial Rule began on January 1915 led by Reverend John Chilembwe (the Chilembwe Uprising) .Chilembwe’s Revolution was short-lived as he was captured and killed on February 1915. His Revolt for a Free Nyasaland however continued Nyasaland Pro-Independence Nationalists led by Levi Mumba
TODAY is Africa Day-2020; Today 57-Years ago, 32 Leaders of 32 African Countries that had Re-gained their Independence met in Addis Ababa for the very First Historic Independent African Leaders Summit. This Fateful Summit ended with the formation of the ‘Organization of African Unity’ (OAU)-Today Known as the ‘African Union’ (AU). Each of the 32
Colonial History YEAR 10,000-15,000-Hutu and Tutsi People settle in present Day Burundi to form Urundi Kingdom. 1890-Urundi Kingdom and neighboring Ruanda Kingdom (Present Day Rwanda) are annexed into One Urundi-Ruanda Territory by Germans. The Germans rule the Territory for 26-Years until 1916 when Belgium Forces invaded and captured the Territory driving Germans out. The League
