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 […]
Gambia – Gambia citizens are heading to the polls to elect their next president. For the first time, the election will not have former dictator Yahya Jammeh appearing on the ballot. The 2016 elections removed Jammeh from power after 22 years. The Gambia is the smallest country in mainland Africa, with a population of 2.5 […]
China – Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered one billion COVID-19 vaccines to African countries. According to Chinese media reports, nearly 200 million vaccines have already been supplied by China to the continent. Xi’s announcement comes amid concerns about the spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first identified in southern Africa. Xi […]
Ethiopia – As the world expresses concern over the Tigray crisis, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed reaches the battlefront of the country’s war against the indigenous community. This was after he had announced that he would order the army to retrieve the area. As telecasted by a state-owned Ethiopian TV channel, Ahmed was found saying […]
LIbya – The registration of Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, the son of the late dictator Moamer Kadhafi, to compete in next month’s presidential election has divided Libyans. Libya’s first-ever direct presidential election, with a first round on December 24, would be the conclusion of a UN-led process that began last year in an attempt to put […]
KwaZulu-Natal– Figures from the Electoral Commission’s polls set the African National Congress’ (ANC) greatest adversary, the Democratic Alliance, on 22pc of the vote and the Marxist Economic Freedom Fighters on 10pc. Significant cities, for example, Johannesburg and Pretoria, have had an alliance with state-run administrations since the last local elections five years prior. Broadly, the […]
Congo – The results of an independent investigation into the violence and sexual aggression against women in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, were issued on Tuesday, taking the issue back to the top of the political agenda. World Health Organization (WHO) workers who were involved in the Ebola outbreak between 2018 and 2020 […]
Libya is on the road of democratic reconstruction as a draft towards upcoming elections is prepared for its constitutional basis. Elections are to held in December of this year. The basis has already received approval from the Libyan High Council of State (HCS) that was prepared by Elections Law Committee of the HCS and it […]
Ghana’s foreign minister said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet on Thursday to discuss possible actions following the ouster of Guinea’s president in a coup earlier this month. The army’s top brass met with members of the country’s civil society on Wednesday, a day after meeting with legislators and party leaders […]
Women of Somali were called upon by UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed to completely participate in politics and to ensure peaceful elections in their country. She voiced her concerns and empathized with women of Somali for their equal participation in political life and the support of the international community for peaceful, thoughtful and credible elections. […]
A Zimbabwean court on Friday approved a traditional court’s decision to exhume and rebury former President Robert Mugabe’s body at a national shrine in the capital. According to Mugabe family lawyer Fungai Chimwamurombe, the Chinhoyi Magistrates Court rejected an appeal by Mugabe’s children that the traditional court’s verdict should be ignored. The three children had […]
Following a recent coup in Guinea, the West African bloc ECOWAS has decided to suspend the country, according to Burkinabe Foreign Minister Alpha Barry. Barry told reporters in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will send a mediation mission to Guinea on Thursday. Guinean special forces led by […]
In a video supplied to an AFP correspondent on Sunday, Guinea‘s special forces claimed to have arrested President Alpha Conde and “dissolved” the country’s institutions, while the defense ministry stated it had repelled their attack on the presidency. “After taking the president, who is currently with us, we have decided to dissolve the current constitution, […]
The political situation in Somalia has been degrading since the country let in foreign involvement in internal matters and gave up its military power in search for regional control. Now as the things are reaching the edge of the cliff, the African Union has finally given up on making any improvements alone and seeks involvement […]
Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh has stressed the need for holding general elections in the country in December 2021 as per schedule. On Wednesday, Saleh held a meeting with Spanish ambassador to Libya Javier Garcia-Larrache in the eastern city of Gubba. During the meeting, he underscored the importance of holding the general elections in the […]
Leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, appeared in court to face “terrorism” charges – a case termed by his supporters “a politically motivated one”. His supporters claim that the move to chain Mbowe is aimed at crushing dissent. The Chadema party’s 59-year-old chairman has been behind bars since July 21. He was arrested […]
Former Malian interim president Bah Ndaw and prime minister Moctar Ouane have been released from house arrest – confirmed West African bloc ECOWAS on Friday. In a released statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it “welcomes” the step by Mali to release “all restrictive measures” on the former leaders. Both of […]
The African Union (AU) appointed a mediator in the crisis that has engulfed northern Ethiopia for nearly a year, prompting Tigray rebels to accuse the AU of “bias.” “It would be naive to think this mission could work,” rebel spokesperson Getachew Reda wrote on Twitter three days after former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was appointed […]
Kenya’s Court of Appeal’s decision to reject Uhuru Kenyatta’s proposal to bring sweeping changes to the constitution is expected to have significant implications on the 2022 general elections in the East African nation. Last week, a seven-judge upheld the high court’s May judgment and called President Kenyatta‘s plan to overhaul the structure of the government […]