Countries Museveni apologises over son’s Twitter rant on Kenya Kampala – Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni apologised on Wednesday for a social media tirade by his outspoken son that... Read more 6 Oct, 2022
Countries New role for Uganda’s ‘first son’ after social media uproar Kampala – Uganda’s defence ministry on Tuesday announced that the president’s powerful son Muhoozi Kainerugaba would no longer lead... Read more 5 Oct, 2022
Countries King Charles III to host SA President Cyril Ramaphosa in first state visit of reign London – King Charles III will next month host the first state visit of his new reign when South... Read more 3 Oct, 2022
Countries Mali sets conditions ahead of visit by West African bloc Bamako – Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has warned his country will not allow regional heads of state expected... Read more 28 Sep, 2022
Algeria Morocco king invited to Algiers summit despite tensions Rabat – Morocco said Algeria on Tuesday invited its King Mohammed VI to attend an Arab League summit in... Read more 28 Sep, 2022
Business Congo-Brazzaville, Russia ink new cooperation accords Brazzaville – Congo-Brazzaville and Russia inked a raft of new cooperation accords on Friday in the African country’s capital... Read more 25 Sep, 2022
Countries Mali warns regional bloc over Ivory Coast standoff Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta has heightened its diplomatic and verbal joust with Ivory Coast over 46 detained Ivorian... Read more 17 Sep, 2022
Countries Confusion over Kenya’s Ruto comments on Sahrawi independence movement Nairobi – There was confusion on Wednesday over whether Nairobi had cut ties with the contested Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)... Read more 16 Sep, 2022
Countries Kenya cuts ties with Western Sahara area Nairobi – Kenya’s new President William Ruto said on Wednesday the East African country was breaking diplomatic ties with the contested... Read more 15 Sep, 2022
Countries Joe Biden and Cyril Ramaphosa: finding common ground amid divisions at home and abroad John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand US president Joe Biden’s invitation to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to... Read more 14 Sep, 2022