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  • Lazarus Chakwera: Malawi’s president who ‘argued with God’

    Lazarus Chakwera: Malawi’s president who ‘argued with God’0

    In the unmistakable cadence of a preacher, Malawi’s new President, Lazarus Chakwera, appealed for unity in his country shortly after he was sworn in on Sunday. The day of the week seemed fitting as the former head of the Malawi Assemblies of God, one of the largest Christian denominations in the country, treated the stage

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  • Belgian king expresses ‘deepest regrets’ for DR Congo colonial abuses

    Belgian king expresses ‘deepest regrets’ for DR Congo colonial abuses0

    Belgium’s King Philippe has expressed his “deepest regrets” to the Democratic Republic of Congo for his country’s colonial abuses. The reigning monarch made the comments in a letter to President Felix Tshisekedi on the 60th anniversary of DR Congo’s independence. Belgium controlled the Central African country from the 19th Century until it won its independence

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  • NRA fierce fighter Brig Bell Tushabe dies at Nakasero Hospital

    NRA fierce fighter Brig Bell Tushabe dies at Nakasero Hospital0

    Brigadier General, Jackson Bell Tushabe, is dead. He was 61, he passed away on Tuesday morning at Nakasero Hospital where he succumbed to multiple organ failure after an operation of the intestines. Bell was among the toughest fighters in the National Resistance Army (NRA) war that brought President Museveni to power in 1986. Bell belonged to the

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