Sanctions aim to ‘counter Russia’s destabilizing activities in Africa’, US Treasury Department says. The United States has sanctioned two firms in the Central African Republic…
NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller is inside South Africa’s ‘Result Operation Centre’ where votes are being counted to determine the outcome of the country’s most hotly-contested…
About 28 million voters were registered to vote in national and provincial elections. Millions of South Africans went to the polls on May 29 for…
Johannesburg, South Africa – Mpimo Hlavanganwane is far younger than South Africa’s democracy. The 23-year-old grew up in Chiawelo, the same area of Soweto that…
Five-month delay since election featured an attempted coup as conflict rages in mineral-rich east. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has unveiled a new…
Johannesburg, South Africa – The stadium overflowed with yellow, green and black as tens of thousands of African National Congress (ANC) faithful gathered in Soweto…
Cape Town, South Africa – In the leafy, picturesque southern suburbs of Cape Town, Dee Lackay, 38, is making a new start after leaving Johannesburg…
A MAN believed to be British and three Americans could face the death penalty after taking part in a bungled coup in central Africa. After…
On May 29, South Africans will vote in national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly and state legislatures. The National Assembly will…
Johannesburg, South Africa – On May 13, 10 tents were pitched on the pristine lawns of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in Johannesburg.…
Governing African National Congress faces its toughest test yet in national election. South Africa is preparing for a milestone election. The governing African National Congress…
The military had promised elections in July to restore civilian rule, but it also said security would take priority. Burkina Faso’s military rulers will remain…
Tens of thousands of supporters dressed in yellow, green and black gathered for the final rally of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party in…
EXPLAINERHere’s more about the non-NATO ally designation, promised to Kenya during President Ruto’s Washington visit. United States President Joe Biden pledged to designate Kenya as…
US designates Kenya as its first non-NATO ally in sub-Saharan Africa. Washington rolled out the red carpet for Kenyan President William Ruto this week. The…
The administration of United States President Joe Biden has called for the rapid deployment of a Kenyan-led security force to Haiti following the killing of…
South Africans are gearing up for watershed general elections on May 29 that could see the ruling African National Congress (ANC) fail to clinch a…
Inauguration of Mahamat Idriss Deby follows disputed election and marks an end to three years of military rule. Chad’s newly elected president, Mahamat Idriss Deby,…
A Labour victory in July 4 poll could scuttle controversial gov’t scheme that aims to send asylum seekers to the African country. No deportation flights…
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday praised Kenya’s William Ruto for “his bold leadership” as the White House marked the first state visit to the United…