Countries Albie Sachs, pillar of South African justice, isn’t afraid of riots Cape Town – Even after the riots that shook South Africa last year, anti-apartheid hero and former top judge... Read more 9 Feb, 2022
Benin Benin opposition leaders will not appeal jail terms, lawyers say Cotonou – Two Benin opposition politicians sentenced this month to long jail terms will not appeal their sentences, their legal... Read more 21 Dec, 2021
Benin Benin’s star slips as beacon of democracy after opposition leaders jailed Cotonou – Benin – once lauded as a poster child of good governance in West Africa – is facing... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
World Biden rings the alarm on state of democracy worldwide Washington – Democracy faces “sustained and alarming challenges” worldwide, US President Joe Biden said Thursday at the opening of... Read more 9 Dec, 2021
Politics Gambia’s Barrow vows term limits, reform as part of ‘legacy’ Banjul – Gambia’s newly re-elected President Adama Barrow pledged on Tuesday to introduce a presidential term limit before the end... Read more 8 Dec, 2021
Countries Joe Biden invites SA, Nigeria to democracy summit alongside 110 countries Washington – President Joe Biden has invited around 110 countries to a virtual summit on democracy in December, including major... Read more 24 Nov, 2021
Politics Discontent simmers after Eswatini monarchy bans protests Manzini – For decades, Raymond’s family has been growing maize and rearing chickens on land entrusted to the king... Read more 30 Oct, 2021
Politics South African journalists say held, ‘tortured’ in eSwatini Two South African journalists were detained and “tortured” by security forces while on assignment in eSwatini, which has been... Read more 6 Jul, 2021