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
Countries New DA Gauteng leader wants to unseat ANC in 2024 elections Johannesburg — Newly-elected DA Gauteng provincial leader, Solly Msimanga, has outlined his intentions for the party to unseat the... Read more 13 Aug, 2023
Countries AU calls treatment of detained Niger leader ‘unacceptable’ Nairobi – The African Union on Friday expressed “deep concern” at the reported poor conditions of Niger President Mohamed... Read more 11 Aug, 2023
Countries ANC ought to have taken swifter measures to stop corruption – Mbalula Cape Town – ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the governing party ought to have taken swifter measures to counteract... Read more 11 Aug, 2023