ADDED 05/29/2018
FROM 05/24/2018 | Ventures Africa
BY Oreoluwa Runsewe
The democratic progress made by African countries since 1990 are being reversed in record time, as another country yet again amends its constitution to extend presidential term limits. The results of last week’s referendum were released on Monday, with the citizens of Burundi voting to approve a new constitution for their country. The amendments to […]
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ADDED 04/10/2018
FROM 04/10/2018 | THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA
BY David Sheen
The fortunes of the African refugee community targeted by the Israeli government for deportation have swung wildly in recent days. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu first announced a United Nations-backed deal to resettle some of them in the West, but then quickly retracted the plan after right-wing Israelis complained that the deal was too generous to […]
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