African politics

NEWS: Leader of the opposition in Tanzanian presidential race cries sabotageNEWS: Leader of the opposition in Tanzanian presidential race cries sabotage

NEWS: Leader of the opposition in Tanzanian presidential race cries sabotage

Only simply lower back in Tanzania after a three-year scientific stay in Belgium following an assassination attempt, presidential candidate hopeful…

September 2, 2020
Gbagbo and Soro Officially Back in the Presidential RaceGbagbo and Soro Officially Back in the Presidential Race

Gbagbo and Soro Officially Back in the Presidential Race

Initial Bid Rejection Two more candidates are officially in the running to be president in Cote d’Ivoire in time for…

September 1, 2020
Sudan: Pre-signing peace talks after years of unrestSudan: Pre-signing peace talks after years of unrest

Sudan: Pre-signing peace talks after years of unrest

The Darfur track file consisting of 7-8 protocols was signed in initials Friday night through the Sudanese authorities delegation and…

August 31, 2020
Malian M5 RFP Propose 18 to 24 month TransitionMalian M5 RFP Propose 18 to 24 month Transition

Malian M5 RFP Propose 18 to 24 month Transition

The June Opposition Movement that saw numerous Malian citizens in the streets of Bamako calling for the resignation of the…

August 31, 2020
Mali: Junta NCSP Releases Former PM Boubou CisséMali: Junta NCSP Releases Former PM Boubou Cissé

Mali: Junta NCSP Releases Former PM Boubou Cissé

Out of Detention The former Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, and President of the National Assembly, Moussa Timbine have been…

August 28, 2020
NEWS: Mali Assign Judges as an Attempt to End Political CrisisNEWS: Mali Assign Judges as an Attempt to End Political Crisis

NEWS: Mali Assign Judges as an Attempt to End Political Crisis

Steps to Political Compromise Nine new judges were sworn in Monday at Mali's Constitutional Court in the capital city of…

August 11, 2020
Breaking: Women occupy 30% of Burundi’s new cabinetBreaking: Women occupy 30% of Burundi’s new cabinet

Breaking: Women occupy 30% of Burundi’s new cabinet

Women make up over thirty percent of Burundi’s new cabinet according to a government release issued over the weekend. President…

June 29, 2020
Nigeria: APC risks disintegration-BuhariNigeria: APC risks disintegration-Buhari

Nigeria: APC risks disintegration-Buhari

Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress is facing the risk of disintegration amid an internal crisis and rival claims to its…

June 26, 2020
NEWS: DR Congo police clash protesters around parliamentNEWS: DR Congo police clash protesters around parliament

NEWS: DR Congo police clash protesters around parliament

Democratic Republic of Congo police fired tear gas and water cannon on Wednesday to repel hundreds of protesters whose rally…

June 25, 2020
Politics: Burundi cabinet wants court to declare presidency vacantPolitics: Burundi cabinet wants court to declare presidency vacant

Politics: Burundi cabinet wants court to declare presidency vacant

Burundi will seek constitutional interpretation on how to proceed over the power vacuum created by the death of president Pierre…

June 11, 2020
No cold or ‘hot’ war with Aregbesola – TinubuNo cold or ‘hot’ war with Aregbesola – Tinubu

No cold or ‘hot’ war with Aregbesola – Tinubu

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has trashed the viral rumour that a cold war is…

June 10, 2020
Politics: Lesotho’s former first lady back in custody over murder of rivalPolitics: Lesotho’s former first lady back in custody over murder of rival

Politics: Lesotho’s former first lady back in custody over murder of rival

The wife of former Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who was charged with the murder of her husband’s first wife,…

June 3, 2020
DR Congo chief of staff denied provisional releaseDR Congo chief of staff denied provisional release

DR Congo chief of staff denied provisional release

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s embattled chief of staff will continue to stay in prison. On Saturday, the Congolese justice…

April 12, 2020