The Ugandan National Election took place in an environment of heightened anxiety after the authorities instituted an Internet Blockade across the country just before the elections started on the 15th January, 2026. Prior to the elections taking place, the Government and the UCC had declared that the countenance of all Social Media Accounts, Messaging Applications, […]
Over sixty years after gaining independence, the issue of balance between military and civilian rule still lingers in most African countries. Nevertheless, coups have become a common phenomenon in the political scene of the continent despite democratic advances made in various states. Military takeovers have overthrown elected governments in West Africa to the Sahel, claiming […]
Benin had legislative elections on Sunday, which are seen as a test of democracy because opposition parties are once again on the ballot. This is due to the parties’ absence from the most recent presidential and legislative elections or their expulsion from those contests. President Patrice Talon of Benin has done much since taking office […]
According to reports from the police, a suspect has been detained in connection with the investigation into the death of an LGBTQ+ rights activist, whose body was found stuffed into a metal trunk. According to accounts in the media, Edwin Chiloba, a 25-year-old fashion designer and model, was discovered dead on the side of the […]
According to a statement released by the Malian presidency, the country’s military chief has granted amnesty to 49 troops from the neighboring country of Ivory Coast. These soldiers had been detained in July and suspected of working as mercenaries. After landing in Bamako, the capital of Mali, the 49 were taken into custody. Ivory Coast’s […]
The main opposition party in Tanzania cautiously applauded the lifting of a six-year ban on opposition demonstrations that had been enforced by President Samia Suluhu Hassan‘s dictatorial predecessor. This move was seen as a win for democracy, and the main opposition party cautiously welcomed it as such. At the beginning of his first time in […]
According to a statement released by the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Sunday, the United States has removed Burkina Faso from its trade preference program because it has deep concerns about “unconstitutional changes” in the government of the West African country. Two military coups took place in Burkina Faso in 2022 […]
On Friday, hundreds of Senegalese gathered in Dakar to call for legal action following the publication of a report by the Court of Auditors that detailed various anomalies in the administration of monies designated for anti-Covid efforts. Under the leadership of a dozen different civil society organizations, a large audience assembled in Dakar’s Place de […]
According to the public prosecutor in Mali, a court in Mali has sentenced 46 Ivorian military personnel to 20 years in prison for their imprisonment in Mali, which created a diplomatic row between Mali and Ivory Coast. The first group of people that were arrested in July included three female soldiers. These ladies were released […]
Eritrean forces, a key part of the conflict, have started to pack up and leave the battlefield. This gives the Tigray area of Ethiopia, which has been in conflict for the past two years, reason to hope for lasting peace. This week, Eritrea came to the conclusion that it needed to withdraw from Tigray after […]
In retaliation for the jihadist attack that took place in the tourist town of Grand Bassam in March 2016, an Ivorian court has handed life sentences to a total of 11 of the accused. Seven of the eleven defendants, who were all citizens of Madagascar, did not show up to court to hear the judgment. […]
On Tuesday, judicial sources reported that a military court in Ituri province in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo had upheld the death sentences of eight Congolese soldiers and one civilian who had been sentenced to death previously. There were two high-ranking colonels in the group of eight. The prosecution was […]
Burkina Faso’s foreign ministry said on Friday that the UN coordinator in the country has been told to leave by the end of the day because she is “persona non grata,” which means “not welcome.” The Italian diplomat Barbara Manzi, who was serving as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Burkina Faso, “is designated “persona […]
The M23 rebel group, which has taken control of large swaths of land in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has announced that it will withdraw from a strategic front-line position. The M23 rebel group briefly took control of Goma, a city with a population of over one million people, during […]
According to an announcement made by the fund on Tuesday, the board of directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted permission for the transfer of $447.39 million to Kenya. The fund said in a statement that efforts toward fiscal consolidation had caused Kenya’s public debt to “level off,” and it added that it […]
Rwanda was under increasing levels of scrutiny on Tuesday as France and Germany made public accusations that the country was aiding and abetting armed rebels in the neighboring eastern Congo. Paris and Berlin are the most recent countries to say that Kigali helps the M23 rebels. Before that, the United States said the same thing. […]
During a congress that took place on Monday in Johannesburg, the African National Congress (ANC), which is South Africa’s historic ruling party, reaffirmed its faith in Cyril Ramaphosa to lead the movement and, consequently, the country. Despite a recent incident, Ramaphosa continues to enjoy widespread support from the general population. He received 2,476 votes from […]
As a result of a vote in legislative elections by less than 9% of eligible voters, the most powerful opposition alliance in Tunisia has demanded that President Kais Sayed step down from his office. The leader of the National Salvation Front, Nejib Chebbi, has said that the election that took place on Saturday was a […]
In the capital city of Congo, Kinshasa, severe rains on Tuesday produced widespread flooding and landslides, which in turn resulted in the deaths of over 55 people and injuries to dozens more. According to representatives from the local government, all 24 of Kinshasa’s neighborhoods were impacted. The city in the Congo is home to over […]
After being held in custody for a little over a month and a half, the more than 139 individuals who had been arrested during a violent demonstration in Chad back in October have been set free. After a mass trial with 401 people, 80 were given suspended sentences that ranged from one to two years, […]