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Zambia opposition leaders Brian Mundubile and his running mate Makebi Zulu have been placed under police custody following an investigation into their treason offence amid the disputed presidential election. According to the Zambia Police Service, the two opposition leaders had been arrested, interrogated, and statements of warning and caution have been documented. The police failed […]
Emmanuel Nchimbi, Tanzania’s vice-president, has submitted his resignation letter while serving less than a year in office amid rumors of increasing political rifts with President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Emmanuel Nchimbi, who is 54 years old, said in his resignation letter that he has decided to honor the wishes of the president. The news of Nchimbi […]
Zambia’s tension after the country’s elections has been heightened by the detention of 11 people, some of them senior members of the opposition, and the confiscation of weapons, based on allegations from the government of an attempted armed insurrection. This detention of people took place just days after Zambia conducted its presidential election, where the […]
The government of Mali’s military junta has tightened its clampdown on the country’s critics after sentencing well-known broadcaster Mohamed Youssouf Bathily, popularly known as Ras Bath, and social media activist Rokia Doumbia to seven years in jail. The Court of Appeal in the capital city of Bamako found them guilty on August 17 of engaging […]
Somali was a heavy fight in the strategic city of Baidoa in Somalia as the federal military forces engaged in a battle against armed militia loyal to the former president of the Southwest State, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen. Federal forces managed to expel the opposing force from the city after a long period of fighting. […]
Zambian presidential elections have come to a close with President Hakainde Hichilema clearly in the lead as the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) continues to tally up the results of the voting held on August 13. While the counting process was initially based on the figures presented in the first report for about 49 constituencies, […]
The latest Ebola outbreak, the fastest-spreading one to date in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is encountering yet another obstacle amid unpaid health workers, under-resourced surveillance teams, and temporary closures of treatment centers. Community health workers in eastern Congo are continuing their efforts to trace people at risk of infection in this latest Ebola outbreak. […]
The relationship between Spain and Morocco is facing new challenges as Madrid rejects negotiations regarding Ceuta and Melilla’s sovereignty, two Spanish territories located on the North African coast. The conflict between both countries has arisen amid new tensions about immigration and borders. Spain has clearly shown that it does not want to consider Ceuta and […]
A ransom of $50 million has been cited by the United Nations in a report as a major financial boost for the Sahel region al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM). The payment came following the release of a hostage who is part of a royal family in late 2025 while JNIM was engaged […]
Zambia’s presidential election in turmoil days after polls closed. Opposition leader Brian Mundubile has claimed victory, but the Electoral Commission of Zambia has suspended vote counting around the country amid allegations of violence and ballot theft. For South Africans watching an economy in a neighboring SADC state, the argument is bigger than politics. It affects […]
Interfaith Forum has emerged as a key peace initiative in Nigeria as over 50 well-known Muslim and Christian leaders signed a new framework intended to reduce religious conflicts and ensure national cohesion before the 2027 general elections. The peace pact was signed on August 12, 2026, in Abuja, Nigeria, at a high-level forum organized in […]
Fourteen suspected illegal miners have lost their lives as a result of a South African mine dump collapse. It has been revealed that more miners could be entombed. This happened on Monday night, when the mine was legally owned by a mining company. Another eight miners sustained injuries in the process and are currently undergoing […]
Zambia Votes Today: The people of Zambia go to the polls today in a Presidential election which will be used to find out whether President Hakainde Hichilema’s economic policies have been satisfactory enough to see him through to his second term in office.The people of Zambia go to the polls today in a Presidential election […]
A South Sudanese whistleblower who was kidnapped in Kenya and taken to South Sudan in June has been freed after being in custody for almost two months, his relatives have revealed. The whistleblower, Athorbey Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit, who is also a Kenyan citizen, returned to Nairobi last Saturday and is currently receiving medical care after his health […]
Cameroon President Paul Biya has carried out a significant military leadership shake-up, making several changes within the country’s armed forces. The shake-up has been done via presidential decrees, and it comes after the return of the president, who was on a long-term absence. The shake-up has affected the commanders of various military regions in the […]
Mali’s Military Base Under Siege Mali’s army reported killing roughly 40 jihadists in an operation following the defeat of an attack on the military base in the city of San, as the long-standing jihadist conflict in Mali seems to be heating up. The militants attacked the military base, and it was Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin […]
Sierra Leone President, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone is calling for parliament to pass a controversial bill of electoral reforms which would completely revolutionize the way elections will be conducted. Under the proposed bill, the presidential threshold would be reduced from 55% to 50% plus one vote, while proportional representation would be introduced […]
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has named Kenneth Gilbert Adjei as the new Defence Minister in Ghana, nearly a year after the death of his predecessor and seven others in a helicopter crash. Adjei was named as the new Defence Minister on August 7, 2026, ending the year-long period in which the Finance Minister, […]
Chad plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), thereby contributing yet another African nation to a rising discussion about the role of this court in particular and the continent in general. N’Djamena announced its intentions of leaving the ICC on July 27, 2026, stating that the court is ineffective and that it conducts […]
Now that the war in Sudan has grown harder to resolve, regional powers have shown diverse political, security, and economic interests in the conflict due to Sudan’s complexity. The war has already caused an intense humanitarian catastrophe, yet Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey have developed divergent relations with Sudan. The involvement of these countries […]