Events in history vindicate Khama!

Six African leaders met in Cairo, Egypt at the behest of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and current African Union President to discuss the political situation in Sudan, and a sideshow in Libya, where fighting over the control of Tripoli has erupted.

The emergency AU Troika Summit on Sudan and Libya held on Tuesday April 23, 2019, received Chadian President Idriss Deby, Rwanda’s head of state Paul Kagame, Congo’s Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Somalia’s Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa as well as Dijbouti’s leader, Ismail Omar Guelleh.

Protesters in Sudan have for the last four months taken to the streets demanding regime change. The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), who emerged as leaders of the campaign against tyrant Omar al Bashir, have rejected the military transition council’s proposal for a suspension of the Sudan’s constitution and a two-year transition period headed by the military. The SPA however, prefers the military to be included in a transition council as members along civilians with elections to be held after the transitional period. 

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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