The number of protests against his government since he got sworn in is alarming. To many Americans, Donald Trump is an extremity they cannot bear. For we Africans, Donald Trump is just like the many ...
In May 2016, the Chadian dictator Hissen Habre was put behind bars for human rights violations and crimes against humanity.
In the heart of Africa lies the Central African Republic (CAR), a country whose modern history is inseparable from one of the most bizarre and brutal rulers the continent has ever seen. Jean-Bdel ...
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Young people gaze up at large photographs of Mobutu Sese Seko, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) national museum. A charismatic and outrageously ...
Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine is nothing if not brave. He campaigns for president wearing a bulletproof vest and a ballistic helmet. The security forces block him from using major roads and ...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has said that there is no room for dictators in Africa. Dogara said this while reacting to reports that Yahya Jammeh, the former Gambian ...
Nostalgia is rising in Congo for Mobutu Sese Seko — the kleptocratic strongman as a new museum exhibit glorifying him draws crowds in Kinshasa. In DR Congo, exhibit reveals nostalgia for former ...
An illustration of former Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) President Mobutu Sese Seko, at the Academy of Fine Arts in the Gombe commune in Kinshasa (Arsene Mpiana | AFP via Getty Images) ...