My country, Rwanda, has long enjoyed a reputation as a nation committed to advancing women’s rights and protecting families. This commitment, however, is deeply selective.…
Kenya this week kick-started public hearings into widespread allegations that United Kingdom soldiers stationed in the East African country have committed multiple human rights violations.…
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has lost its majority in the country’s election this week for the first time since the end of…
With more than 97 percent of votes counted, results show the ruling ANC will lose its majority and be forced to seek coalition partners. With…
Main separatist group in restive southeast region denies responsibility and blames ‘criminals’ for the deadly attack. The Nigerian military has said that separatists killed at…
Johannesburg, South Africa – Former President Jacob Zuma, is emerging as the biggest victor of South Africa’s general elections as his new breakaway uMkhonto we…
With more than half the votes counted, results show the ruling ANC could lose their majority and be forced to seek coalition partners. With more…
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…