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New prime minister offers hope to Lesotho

By Muniini K. MuleraNovember 1, 20220 comments

#Lesotho #Maseru #Matekane

 The Kingdom of Lesotho has a new prime minister. Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane was sworn in on Friday October 28, becoming his country’s tenth prime minister since independence from Britain in 1966. Matekane, a 64-year-old businessman, who is said to be the richest person ...

Hopeful signs of democratization in Africa

By Muniini K. MuleraAugust 22, 20220 comments

#Democracy #democratizationBenin #Botswana #Cape #Verde #Ghana #Lesotho #Liberia #Malawi #Mauritius #Namibia #Nigeria #Sao #Tome #and #Principe #Senegal #Seychelles #South #Africa #Zambia #Sierra #Leon

Advocates of democracy in Africa have reason to smile.  Once again, Senegal had genuine political competition early this month that left President Macky Sall without a parliamentary majority. Neither Sall’s governing coalition nor the opposition was able to win an ...

Apartheid South Africa’s rulers better than terrorist ones north of the Limpopo

By Muniini K. MuleraNovember 15, 20210 comments

#de #Klerk #apartheid #Africa #South #Africa #Lesotho

I was saddened by last week’s news of the death of Frederik Willem de Klerk, South Africa’s former president. My sadness was deepened by his video-recorded “last message”, a deathbed apology, “without qualification” for “the pain and the hurt ...