Sudan dictator Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir has been deposed. He was featured among AfroAmerica Network African ruthless dictators of 2018 (see AfroAmerica Network African Dictators Who Mattered In 2018: Congolese Joseph Kabila, Rwandan Paul Kagame, Ugandan Yoweri Museveni of Dec 27, 2018). Women played a major role in deposing one of the most feared and entrenched African dictators.
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DR Congo: New President Felix Tshisekedi Already Showing Serious Shortcomings," Closest Aides Say
Sources close to the new president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi have told AfroAmerica Network that his closest aides have recently started warning him against actions and statements that may be viewed by the Congolese people as signs of incompetence and most likely, treason against the country and its institutions.
South Sudan, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Tanzania and Rwanda, the World's least happy countries
March 20, 2019 was declared by the United Nations as the International Day of Happiness. On that day, the World Happiness Report is released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations. The report ranks the countries based on how happy their people are.
Rwandan Government blocks traffic crossing from Uganda; Rumors of a Looming Invasion
Rwandan Government and security forces have blocked trucks and buses carrying merchandise and passengers from crossing from Uganda. The Rwandan Government has officially given, as a reason, the upgrade of a border post and the paving of roads linking the two countries through the Gatuna Border Post