Tag: election
Regardless Of Who Wins The Election, Nothing Will Change!
AFRICANGLOBE - It’s Election Day and the sky isn’t falling. Your money still has some value for the moment, and the zombie apocalypse has not yet begun. Rest assured, no matter who wins the presidency, not much is going to change. That’s because those with real power and influence in the United States are still pulling the strings and calling the shots, not only in government, but in the free market, in banking, in natural resources, and in the war machine.
Kenya After the Elections
AFRICANGLOBE - Kenyan democracy was severely tested in the lead-up to, during and after the 4 March 2013 elections. On 9 March, following a tense but relatively peaceful election, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declared Jubilee Coalition's Uhuru Kenyatta president-elect.
IMF: Kenyan Economy to Grow Up to 6 pct In 2013
AFRICANGLOBE - The International Monetary Fund expects the Kenyan economy to grow at least 5.5 to 6 pct this year from an estimated 4.5 to 5 percent in 2012, assuming elections in March go smoothly, a senior fund official said.
"Kenya has stayed the course of its economic reforms and this has worked quite well," Domenico Fanizza, who has been leading a mission to Kenya under the IMF's Extended Credit Facility, told a news conference on Thursday.
How Fox News Screwed Republicans
AFRICANGLOBE - Suffering an election hangover after having been told by Fox News that Mitt Romney's victory was a sure thing (a " landslide" predicted by Dick Morris), some Republicans have promised to break their addiction to the right-wing news channel in the coming year. Vowing to venture beyond the comforts of the Fox News bubble, strategists insist it's crucial that the party address its "choir-preaching problem."
US Sliding Towards Fiscal Cliff
AFRICANGLOBE - Fiscal Cliff : While much of the country is mired in snowstorms across the nation’s midsection and in Pennsylvania and New England, the nation’s capital is bogged down in Congress’ efforts to avoid skidding off the fiscal cliff.
Jacob Zuma’s Re-Election As ANC President Is a Sad Day for...
AFRICANGLOBE - While personal congratulations to the winner of an election are always in order, the re-election of Jacob Zuma as President of the ANC is not good news for South Africa. His lack of leadership on any of the major policy questions that we face will continue, as will the corruption and abuse of public resources that has so far characterised his time in office.
John Dramani Mahama Wins Ghana’s Presidential Election
AFRICANGLOBE - Ghana's interim President John Dramani Mahama has been declared winner of the weekend presidential elections after garnering 50.7 percent of the vote.
The...
Ghana: No Clear Winner Yet in Presidential Election
AFRICANGLOBE - There is no certain winner yet in Ghana's presidential election even though incumbent President John Dramani Mahama is thought to be in...
Why Kenya Owes Africa Peaceful Elections
AFRICANGLOBE - Although democratic elections in Africa have been problematic due to three obvious obstacles — lack of civic education, poor electoral laws and...
U.S. Election Causes Surge in Caribbean Property Inquiries
AFRICANGLOBE - Based on figures from the CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation, federal taxes will increase by a total of $423 billion...
Bill O’Reilly: Black Voters Don’t Believe In ‘Self Reliance’ Or ‘American...
AFRICANGLOBE - Since the night of the election, Bill O'Reilly has been looking for a scapegoat on whom he can blame Mitt Romney’s loss....
What President Barack Obama’s Second-Term Means For Africa
AFRICANGLOBE - With United States President Barack Obama fending-off an election year challenge from former Republican Governor and businessman, Mitt Romney, to secure a...
SC Governor On Secession Petition: “Didn’t We Try That Once Before?”
While thousands of South Carolinians have signed a secession petition asking the White House to allow the state to peacefully leave the union following...
GOP Continues With Self-Inflicted Damage After Romney, Obama Battle
The Aftermath of Mitt Romney and President Obama presidential campaign.
It’s always the first rule of thumb when climbing out of any hole.
Stop digging.
It’s a...
Obama: Four More Years of Racism
The racial hatred toward President Hussein Barack Obama never ends.
It was bad enough that conservative blowhard Ann Coulter called Obama a “retard,” but now...
Mitt Romney Cancels Campaign Credit Cards Leaving Staff Broke
Mitt Romney was reluctant to concede during last week’s election. But he didn’t waste any time canceling campaign funds.
Sources report that Romney canceled campaign...
