Essential The Africa the Media Doesn't Tell You About
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The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
She's finishedFired today.
Frangala
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She's finished
Things in Angola and Zimbabwe are heating up. Speaking of Angola. In the wake of paradise Papers
Uh what’s going on in Zimbabwe
Frangala
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The army has left the barracks and wants to restore order by targeting "criminals" in the government. Mugabe is under house surveillance and his wife has fled to Namibia. It's a "low-key" coup.
'Like a dream': Harare wakes up to new era after a very low-key coup
I mean I suppose removing Mugabe is good but....
this is a military coup. Its likely Zimbabwe will install a military leader as president. Is that any better than Mugabe?
Red Shield
Global Domination
Whats going on in Tanzania?
He just did!
Remember I posted that article of him going after the Dos Santos family? But we'll see.
Frangala
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I mean I suppose removing Mugabe is good but....
From my understanding of the situation, this is all ignited by his wife (shocking!). Apparently, there was an agreement in terms of Mugabe's succession. The person who would succeed him would be someone who had been part of the independence and liberation struggle against white minority rule. One faction of the party with the influence of Grace Mugabe (his wife) started purging individuals who fit the profile of those who had been with Mugabe from the beginning. Some were accused of trying to poison Mugabe, treason usually BS in order for Grace to position herself as next in power.
The Last straw was when the Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa who also was there with Mugabe during the struggle was basically forced in exile in South Africa a week or two ago. This man Mnangagwa had the respect of the army and that's why the army decided to step in. Essentially all this comes down to a power hungry woman.
I agree that I don't think military rule or someone with a military background or deep ties to the military is good especially in Africa. Someone from civil society is idea. But in Africa, there is no institutionalizing of political parties meaning the party does not have an ideology or a vision of society. In America and developed countries, you have conservative and liberal ideologies which fight to win people's minds and hearts. You know what to expect when you get a Democratic president (pro-choice, pro-immigration, more govt intervention, pro-gay marriage etc...) for a Republican President, it's the opposite.
In Africa, you have people who want to get in power just for the sake of it with no social or economic agenda and it becomes a cult of personality where succession is not planned which leads to the death of the party if the leader dies because the party had no ideology in the first place.
So will she be exiled or taken out of power?
Frangala
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Somaliland: 1st in World to Use Iris Scanner Technology to Stem Voter Fraud
Published 14 November 2017
Support for technological advancement on the continent is reflected by the African Union's inclusion of the Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa Strategy.
Somaliland, a semi-autonomous region of Somalia, was the guinea pig for iris-recognition technology at a presidential poll, according to election spokesman Saed Ali Muse.
The self-declared sovereign state became the first in the world to use the scanners, which is the world’s most sophisticated voting register.
Somaliland's implementation of iris recognition devices follow incidents involving duplication of voters and other alleged fraud and logistic problems dating back to the 2008 elections.
The region, as a result, sought out international experts in the biometrics field and started preparing for the election since 2015. Biometric expert at the Notre Dame University, Professor Kevin Bowyer, was contacted to help determine the best of the various face, finger and iris recognition technologies. The latter was pegged as being superior.
The eyes of registered voters were scanned to verify their identity before they are cleared to vote. Also, social media was blocked during the voting process.
Support for technological advancement on the continent is reflected by the African Union's inclusion of the Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa Strategy.
Ghana, Kenya and Angola all use the fingerprint biometric to identify registered voters.
Members of a 60-man team of international election observers arrived in Hargeisa last week to monitor the poll. The British-funded International Election Observation Mission (EOM) was also invited by the National Electoral Commission.
“The EOM is particularly hopeful that the implementation of the voter registration system will address issues that have marred previous elections, and looks forward to commencing its mission,” according to a statement from the observers.
On Monday, Somaliland voted to elect their fifth president.
Over 700,000 registered voters were expected to cast their votes at more than 1,600 polling stations.
Officials began tallying votes after polls closed at 6:00 p.m. local time.
Somaliland: 1st in World to Use Iris Scanner Technology to Stem Voter Fraud
Published 14 November 2017
Support for technological advancement on the continent is reflected by the African Union's inclusion of the Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa Strategy.
Somaliland, a semi-autonomous region of Somalia, was the guinea pig for iris-recognition technology at a presidential poll, according to election spokesman Saed Ali Muse.
The self-declared sovereign state became the first in the world to use the scanners, which is the world’s most sophisticated voting register.
Somaliland's implementation of iris recognition devices follow incidents involving duplication of voters and other alleged fraud and logistic problems dating back to the 2008 elections.
The region, as a result, sought out international experts in the biometrics field and started preparing for the election since 2015. Biometric expert at the Notre Dame University, Professor Kevin Bowyer, was contacted to help determine the best of the various face, finger and iris recognition technologies. The latter was pegged as being superior.
The eyes of registered voters were scanned to verify their identity before they are cleared to vote. Also, social media was blocked during the voting process.
Support for technological advancement on the continent is reflected by the African Union's inclusion of the Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa Strategy.
Ghana, Kenya and Angola all use the fingerprint biometric to identify registered voters.
Members of a 60-man team of international election observers arrived in Hargeisa last week to monitor the poll. The British-funded International Election Observation Mission (EOM) was also invited by the National Electoral Commission.
“The EOM is particularly hopeful that the implementation of the voter registration system will address issues that have marred previous elections, and looks forward to commencing its mission,” according to a statement from the observers.
On Monday, Somaliland voted to elect their fifth president.
Over 700,000 registered voters were expected to cast their votes at more than 1,600 polling stations.
Officials began tallying votes after polls closed at 6:00 p.m. local time.
Somaliland: 1st in World to Use Iris Scanner Technology to Stem Voter Fraud
