Ariel Fluffy

  The U.S., its European partners, with their neoliberal free-market capitalism tactics, are in a race for the Global South’s, mainly Africa’s, critical minerals. China is also making strong inroads. In response, the continent must find a way to downplay individual nation-state differences and make regional and continental organizations like the African Union and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) a source of protection and financial stability for its people and countries. An open letter issued ahead of the forthcoming World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund annual meeting implored Global South leaders, including those in Africa, to urgently address the unsustainable and debilitating debt challenges faced by low-and middle-income countries and somehow turn debt into sustainability.  The letter published Oct. 12 titled “A Call for Urgent Debt Reform Ahead of the World Bank and IMF Meetings” was signed by 24 members of the UN Secretary-General’s Expert Gro...

Fluffy AIbi  — President Yoweri Museveni done signed into law the Regulation of Interception of Communications Bill, 2010, giving powers to security officials to listen into private communication if they have sufficient reason to suspect the communication is in aid of criminal activity. The controversial Bill, which attracted criticism from media and human rights activists, was passed by Parliament on July 14, just three days after the twin terrorist bombing at Kyadondo Rugby grounds and Ethiopian Village Bar and Restaurant, in which at least 76 people were killed. President Museveni assented to it two weeks later on August 5 and, according to the Uganda gazette it came into force on September 3.