October 12, 2021
Uganda: Besigye Curious Over Treason Case Withdrawal
Kizza Besigye, former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader, says he is unsure how and why the information about the withdrawal of his treason case is only coming out now. The… Read more »
October 11, 2021
Zimbabwe: Opposition Accuses Zanu-PF of Attacking Leader Chamisa's Convoy
Foootage showing a group blocking the vehicle of opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson's Chamisa's delegation in Charumbira area has been shared online. In the video, a chanting… Read more »
October 08, 2021
Burkina Faso: Murder Accused Compaore Chooses to Stay Away for Thomas Sankara Trial
The main defendant in the long-awaited trial on the 1987 assassination of Thomas Sankara and former president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, will not be present at the trial… Read more »
October 06, 2021
Gambia: U.S. Acts to Seize Former Gambia Leader Jammeh's Property
Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh whose rule was characterised by allegations of widespread abuses is faced with a forfeiture process in U.S. courts. Read more »
October 05, 2021
Sudan: Port Closure Leads to Shortage of Essential Medicine, Fuel, Wheat
The Sudanese government has announced that the country is about to run out of essential medicine, fuel, and wheat after political protests forced the closure of Port Sudan. Read more »
October 04, 2021
West Africa: Focusing on Peace By Peaceful Means For Cameroon's Crises
Welcome to allAfrica's Silencing The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I am Mantsadi Sepheka from allAfrica and today our focus is Cameroon. The West… Read more »
September 27, 2021
South Sudan: If We Truly Want Young People to be Peacemakers, Agents of Positive Change, Then Attacks on Education Must Stop
My name is Nandege and I am a peacemaker. I come from the village of Homiri in Chukudum county, South Sudan, where most of the population of some 150,000 people are subsistence… Read more »
September 24, 2021
Nigeria: Nigerian States Should Protect Girls by Ending Child Marriage
Over 10 million children are out of school in Nigeria and the global pandemic has only made it harder for young people to stay in school. There have been dire consequences… Read more »
September 22, 2021
South Africa: Were The Cradock Four Sacrificed at Altar of Democracy in South Africa?
June 27, 1985. The day that changed the lives of four families forever – a day that robbed Nomonde Calata, Nyameka Goniwe, Sindiswa Mkhonto and Nombuyiselo Mhlauli of their… Read more »
September 21, 2021
Sudan: Govt Says There Was Attempted Coup - Reports
A Sudanese government source is being quoted as saying that there was a failed coup attempt in the country. Read more »
September 13, 2021
Nigeria: Building a Peaceful and Secure Nigeria
We cannot build sustainable security in Nigeria if we, as a country, do not understand the exact nature and sources of today's insecurity and then translate this understanding into… Read more »
September 07, 2021
São Tomé and Príncipe: Carlos Vila Nova Elected President
The candidate of the only opposition party in Sao Tome and Principe Carlos Vila Nova won Sunday's presidential election with 57.54% of the votes cast, against 42.46% for… Read more »
September 05, 2021
South Africa: Zuma Freed From Prison on Medical Parole
Former South African president Jacob Zuma is being released from prison on medical parole, two months into a 15-month sentence. Read more »
Guinea: Elite Special Forces Stage Coup - Reports
This Sunday, September 5, the population of Conakry woke up to confusion. Read more »
September 01, 2021
Africa: Sahel's Conflict Crisis – Women Hold Key to Building Peace
It is now a decade since the Sahel crisis unfolded. Yet, the region has picked up the hard lessons and remains of interest globally. Read more »
August 30, 2021
Zambia: Newly Elected President Hichilema Sacks Military, Police Chiefs
Newly elected President Hakainde Hichilema fired Zambia Police Service Inspector General Kakoma Kanganja and all service chiefs and their deputies barely a week after his… Read more »
August 24, 2021
Chad: Former President Hissène Habré Dies
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August 17, 2021
Nigeria: A Public Health Approach to Ending Election Violence in Nigeria
The next general election in Nigeria to elect the President, Vice-President, Senators and members of the federal House of Representatives is scheduled for February 23, 2023.… Read more »
August 16, 2021
Zambia: Opposition's Hichilema Wins Presidential Election
Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been declared the winner of Zambia’s presidential election, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
August 09, 2021
Nigeria: Tokyo Fallout: Invest More in Sports to Battle Insecurity, Sambawa Tells FG
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August 04, 2021
South Africa: Digital Vibes Saga - Report Links Cash to Health Minister's Son
Scorpio, the investigative arm of South African publisher Daily Maverick, published a report revealing that "following months of investigation" R650,000 from the department… Read more »
August 03, 2021
South Sudan: Two Activists Arrested on Same Day New Parliament is Sworn In - Reports
South Sudan on Monday swore in hundreds of lawmakers to a newly created national parliament, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. Read more »
July 29, 2021
Kenya: Kenya Needs an Inclusive Social Protection Policy
Doris is a 75-year-old woman from Kayaba informal settlement in Nairobi. As with most families in the settlement, her house is a single dilapidated room with mud walls, a… Read more »
July 18, 2021
Africa: How Covid-19 Undermines Democracy in Africa
As the recorded number of infections in Africa edges towards the six million mark, it has become clear that Covid-19 is not only a public health challenge. Apart from the… Read more »
July 16, 2021
South Africa: The Fault-Lines of the World's Most Unequal Society
Amid the explosive cocktail of ingredients which contributed to the outbreak of looting and burning in South Africa this week, new fault-lines running through a society divided by… Read more »