Another Failed African State

The Nigerian authorities say a faction of the Boko Haram jihadist group .....

Bandit Country

..... teamed up with Nigeria's notorious criminal kidnapping gangs to attack a high-speed train in March 2022. 

Rainbow Nation Ruined

Way back in November 2004, whilst serving as South Africa's deputy President, Jacob Zuma begged for cash saying he was one of the country's "poorest politicians".... 

ANC Begging Bowls Are Out

... he did so whilst addressing a fundraiser for the 'Jacob Zuma RDP Education Trust' in Durban, South Africa, where he joked about his alleged financial poverty status, while asking the business community to open their cheque books.

White Saviours

Apparently there should be no white human faces presenting reports from any black country that Comic Relief is throwing money at ....

'Saint' Bob In Africa ... Satirised Mercilessly.

...... because black Labour politicians such as David Lammy think it reinforces racial stereotypes and creates the image of the 'White Saviour'.

Gagging Windbags

In Kenya a recent dispute between the major TV companies and the Government  over moving TC broadcasting from analogue to digital transmissions (the companies want more time), led to the proceedings in the Kenyan parliament not being broadcast on public TV (just on radio).

Apart from the blessing of not having hours of TV showing a bunch of ill mannered and overpaid politicians physically fighting ....

Kenyan MP's Fighting Is A Common Sight On TV ....

Another Day, Another Dollar ....... Stolen

Corruption is the biggest handicap to development in the third world  ...... the scale of it is mind blowing, and I have touched on it before, but occasionally I am still reminded of how massive it can be.

 

The Face of Corruption


Equatorial Guinea President, Teodor Obiang Nguema is as bad as any dictator on the continent .... in fact he may well be the most corrupt of them all, and that's some claim considering the opposition.