Countries West Africa military chiefs prepare possible Niger mission Accra – West African military chiefs held a second day of talks in Ghana on Friday, preparing for a... Read more 19 Aug, 2023
Countries ‘Our mission is to overthrow ANC, exclude EFF’ – Multi-Party Charter Johannesburg – The coalition led by South Africa’s largest opposition party (DA) on Thursday urged other parties to join... Read more 18 Aug, 2023
Countries West African military chiefs weigh Niger mission after coup Accra – West African military chiefs met in Ghana on Thursday to discuss a possible armed intervention to reverse... Read more 18 Aug, 2023
Countries Opposition parties unite to challenge ANC in 2024 elections Cape Town – Leaders of several South African opposition parties convened for the first day of a multiparty charter... Read more 17 Aug, 2023
Countries Niger says 17 of its troops killed in attack near Burkina Faso Niamey – Seventeen Niger soldiers were killed on Tuesday in an attack by suspected jihadists near the country’s western... Read more 16 Aug, 2023
Countries Zimbabwe police arrest 40 opposition members as vote looms Harare – Police in Zimbabwe said they arrested 40 members of the leading opposition party for blocking traffic and... Read more 16 Aug, 2023
Countries Steenhuisen says ‘moonshot pact’ to tackle SA’s challenges Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen, has reportedly said that the “moonshot pact” goes beyond... Read more 16 Aug, 2023
Countries Military coups in Africa: here’s what determines a return to civilian rule Sebastian Elischer, University of Florida Slightly more than two years after Niger’s first peaceful handover of power from one... Read more 15 Aug, 2023
Countries EFF is ‘out of kilter’ with SA’s political parties – ActionSA Cape Town – The political party ActionSA has reportedly said that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) does not belong... Read more 15 Aug, 2023
Countries African Union meets on Niger crisis Nairobi – The African Union (AU) said it was holding a meeting on Monday on the crisis in Niger... Read more 14 Aug, 2023