Mozambique’s long-held dreams of natural gas have got a fresh boost following an estimated $1.1 billion contract award by ExxonMobil for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region. The signing of the contracts represents a big leap towards FID for the project, whose objective is to build onshore LNG facilities with […]
Tanzania’s most watched prisoner went without food for part of a day this week, and the country noticed. The Tundu Lissu hunger strike was brief, but it points to a much bigger fight over justice, access and power in East Africa. A Short Protest With Big Meaning Lissu ended the strike on Tuesday after prison […]
Every weekday at 5pm, Elvis Mbi switches on his radio and waits. He is hoping for news of a Cameroon government reshuffle, and so far he keeps getting disappointed. The 39-year-old is one of millions watching for a sign after the Paul Biya return in August. A Country Glued to the Radio Biya, 93, came […]
Another familiar face from the Embaló years has been shown the door in Bissau. The Guinea-Bissau junta, led by General Horta N’tam, has dismissed Lieutenant-General Sadji Fati, a senior officer close to ousted president Umaro Sissoco Embaló, according to a decree seen by AFP on Wednesday. The order took effect immediately. Who Is Sadji Fati? […]
Libya’s politics rarely stay quiet for long, and this week proved it again. Libya eastern lawmakers elect Abdulnabi new parliament speaker, ending Aguila Saleh’s run at the top after nearly 12 years. The vote took place in Benghazi on Tuesday, in a session chaired by second deputy speaker Misbah Douma. A Chair That Never Changed […]
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 […]
July 9, 2026, marks the 15th anniversary of South Sudan’s independence. It is the most important milestone in its history, where it was supposed to reach peace, stability, and economic success. South Sudan independence challenges, However, the world’s newest country still faces numerous problems – political instability, economic hardships, humanitarian emergencies, and unfinished peace reformations. […]
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Damodardas Modi, has been visiting African countries in recent years, highlighting the growth in India-Africa engagement. Narendra Modi’s third trip to South Africa was concluded with hope for the further enhancement of relations between India and Africa. The Indian community in South Africa treated Modi with respect. India’s economy […]
According to journalists from AFP, Senegal brought back on Monday from Cape Verde approximately forty of its people who had survived a crossing that was supposed to take them to Europe but instead resulted in the deaths of approximately sixty migrants. The Senegalese military plane that carried the survivors back to the country landed at […]
Former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has decided to boycott the anti-corruption commission, Zuma was scheduled to make an appearance at commission, The former president is being investigated for possible corruption. Cathleen Powell is an Associate Professor in open law at the University of Cape Town. She said if Zuma doesn’t react to the […]
Citizens of Niger will vote on December 27 to elect a new president, the favourite to win the election is Mohamed Bazoum who’s a close ally of President Mahamadou Issoufou. Security forces will try to keep the citizens secure from any possible violent attack. The primary fairly chose leader of Niger in 1993 Mahaman Ousmane, […]
A military base has been attacked in Guinea, nobody has a clue on who the attackers are. This comes as a shock in the light of the forthcoming Presidential elections coming up on Sunday. Guinea used to be in the closing hours of a feverish election marketing campaign on Friday as security forces blocked get […]
Political opposition leaders and their supporters joined forces in a united front at a rally of over 30,000 at the Felix Houphouet Boigny stadium in Abidjan on Saturday in civil disobedience against the sought perceived unconstitutional third term of current president Alassane Ouattara at the approaching October 31s elections. Yaho Ayo Frederick, a rally attendee, […]
In an unprecedented union in the Comoros Islands, the opposition and all civil society movements in both the archipelago and abroad amongst the diaspora have come together to form the new “common front of the living forces against the dictatorship” to denounce a perceived constitutional coup d’état on the part of President Azali Assoumani — […]
Auhoritinaism in Benin? Opponents and members of civil society in Benin have denounced the six-month away presidential election which they claim could be held without any credible opposition candidate under questionable and dubious political circumstances orchestrated by the ruling government in light of an amendment to the electoral code and several court convictions against prominent […]
Ethnic tensions in Ethiopia continue to mount after The Ethiopian Senate voted on Tuesday to sever all relations between the federal authorities and both the Tigray regional parliament and executive. This comes after the Tigrayan leaders chose to unilaterally hold elections — initially scheduled for August, last month in defiance of the decision made back […]
The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights dominated on Friday to reject the exclusion of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo from the upcoming presidential elections of October 31 — ordering the Ivorian nation to “take all necessary measures to straight away get rid of all obstacles” hindering his participation in the race as his […]
In his first public official appearance since being appointed Mali’s interim president — following the coup d’état in August, Bah Ndaw, a retired colonel and former defence minister from the camp of ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, met with ECOWAS mediator Goodluck Jonathan in Bamako on Thursday, on the eve of his swearing-in. The former […]
