Will Jacob Zuma and his MK party cause an upset in South Africa’s election? | Politics
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – “We need change and we need change now,” said Princess Nozwe Zulu, sitting in her home in a low-income government housing…
Somalia expels Ethiopian ambassador amid Somaliland port deal dispute | Business and Economy News
Mogadishu also shuts down Addis Ababa’s consulates in Hargeisa and Garowe amid rising tension over a Somaliland port deal with Ethiopia. Somalia has announced the…
What’s behind the latest US sanctions on Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa? | Corruption News
In March, the United States imposed new sanctions on 11 Zimbabwean individuals, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his wife, and other officials, following allegations of…
Cameroon appoint new manager after sacking ex-Liverpool star… but news comes as a shock to the country’s own FA
CAMEROON FA chiefs were fuming after the country’s government named Marc Brys as boss. The Belgian, 61, replaced former Liverpool defender Rigobert Song, who was…
Ethnic Politics and Fabrications of History in Ethiopia: A Critical Analysis
Ethiopia has been promoting ethnic politics for more than thirty years. As part of this schooling, the youth of Oromo and Amhara have been given…
Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany | Environment News
President Mokgweetsi Masisi offers to send the animals as a ‘gift’ to Berlin amid a dispute over hunting trophies. Botswana’s president has threatened to send…
Why mass kidnappings still plague Nigeria a decade after Chibok abductions | Armed Groups News
Lagos, Nigeria – In the decade since the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 students at an all-girls school in the town of Chibok,…
Senegal’s Faye appoints ally Ousmane Sonko as prime minister | Politics News
Senegal’s youngest president appoints ally and popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko as prime minister. Senegal’s new president has appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane…
A Glimpse into the Future of Incorrigible Leaders and Incorruptible Africa
Senegalese leader, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has also started with well-coined linguistic phrases to win the hearts of the estimated 18 million population, African leaders and…
South Africa: Overcoming Headwinds | Global Finance Magazine
He added that “between 2024 and 2026, growth is projected to average 1.6%.” Analysts from Investec, Standard Chartered Bank, and other finance institutions expect interest…
From prisoner to president in 20 days, Senegal’s Diomaye Faye takes office | Elections News
Dakar, Senegal – “Finally, we can breathe,” the cashier at the American Food Store supermarket in Dakar said while swiping a pot of Greek yoghurt…
We’re stranded on a remote African island after cruise ship left us behind & sailed off with all our belongings onboard
EIGHT passengers have been left stranded on a remote island without their belongings or money after a cruise ship left them behind. Two Australian and…
Africa Shows Solidarity with Russia, Hopes for Increased Economic Partnership Cooperation
Russia is never isolated as many external countries think. It has non-Western friends, especially in Africa which constitute part of the Global South. And there…
‘Humour is powerful’: Cartoons take on Uganda’s repressive government | Arts and Culture
Ugandan cartoonist Jim Spire Ssentongo didn’t know what he was starting last April when he sent out a tweet encouraging people to post photos of…
Student nurse, 19, on trip of a lifetime died while going for midnight swim with friends & hitting head in water
A STUDENT nurse on the trip of a lifetime died while going for a midnight swim with friends and had hit her head in the…
Senegal’s fishermen pin hopes on new president to help them fill their nets | Poverty and Development
Dakar, Senegal – For the traditional, small-scale fishermen of Ouakam Beach in Senegal’s capital Dakar, inequality is just a glance away. Adama Gueye, a 58-year-old…
Chocolate prices to keep rising as West Africa’s cocoa crisis deepens | Agriculture News
Long the world’s undisputed cocoa powerhouses, accounting for more than 60 percent of global supply, Ghana and its West African neighbour Ivory Coast are both…
Senegal’s top court confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s election victory | Elections News
The 44-year-old will be inaugurated to replace Macky Sall, who ruled the West African nation for 12 years. Senegal’s Constitutional Council has confirmed the presidential…
Ramaphosa: We are pleased and sad over ICJ outcome | Israel War on Gaza
NewsFeedSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is saddened that the ICJ order for Israel to take measures to prevent genocide in Gaza was not…
Eastern DRC ‘at breaking point’ as security, humanitarian crises worsen | Armed Groups News
War is on the doorstep of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Goma city and the region is at breaking point, activists and aid workers…