June 03, 2019
Sudan: Security Forces Move to Break Up Sit-In - Demonstrators
Sudanese security forces have moved in to break up a protest camp in the capital, Khartoum, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
May 31, 2019
Sudan: Military Council Says Protest Site is 'Unsafe', Boots Out Al Jazeera
Sudan's military rulers say that a protest camp in the capital has become a threat to the country's national security, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
May 28, 2019
Botswana: Former Botswana President Ian Khama Quits Ruling Party
Botswana's former president Ian Khama has left the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) which has ruled since independence, citing a fall-out between him and his successor,… Read more »
Sudan: Opposition Plans to Push Ahead with Two-Day Strike
The Sudanese alliance of opposition and protest groups said on Monday that it would push ahead with a general two-day strike starting on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Read more »
May 24, 2019
South Africa: Minister Gordhan Guilty of 'Improper Conduct', Public Protector Finds
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has found Pravin Gordhan guilty of "improper conduct" over his approval of former South African Revenue Services (SARS) deputy commissioner Ivan… Read more »
Africa: How To Awaken A Giant #AfricaDay
This Africa Day it is fitting to reflect on Kwame Nkrumah's prescient remark "I am not African because I was born in Africa, but because Africa was born in me". Ghana's first… Read more »
May 22, 2019
South Africa: Ramaphosa Lives to Fight Another Day
South Africa's May 8 general election was never in serious doubt – the ruling ANC retained a 7 percent parliamentary majority and control of eight of the country's nine… Read more »
May 20, 2019
Sudan: Military, Opposition Resume Talks
Sudan's ruling military council restarted talks late on Sunday with an alliance of protest and opposition groups, Reuters reports. Read more »
May 17, 2019
Zimbabwe: State-Owned Paper Accuses U.S. of 'Showing Hand' in Destabilisation
The Herald, the state-owned newspaper in Zimbabwe, has carried an opinion piece saying that the United States's latest travel advisory is not about travel: rather, it "has… Read more »
May 14, 2019
South Africa: Ramaphosa Will Need All The Help He Can Get to Save ANC
Twenty-five years after Nelson Mandela led the African National Congress to victory in South Africa's first democratic elections, the party is in danger of going the way of those… Read more »
May 10, 2019
South Africa: 35 Smaller Parties Want Election Re-Run
A collection of smaller parties who called for an independent audit of the electoral process have walked out of a meeting at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Friday,… Read more »
South Africa: Ruling ANC Remains Ahead in Election Results
At 6.30am on Friday May 10, South Africa's Electoral Commission results were showing the African National Congress in the lead, with just over 57% of the vote. Read more »
May 09, 2019
South Africa: ANC Takes Early Lead in National Elections
At 9am on Thursday May 9, South Africa's Electoral Commission results were showing the African National Congress in the lead. Read more »
May 06, 2019
Africa: 'It's Absolutely Crazy!' - Former British Official Denies Alleged Africa 'Invasion' Plan
Former British Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson has said that reports alleging he wanted to "invade Africa" were leaked to discredit him, writes The Guardian. Read more »
April 29, 2019
South Africa: Officials Wary of Illegal Tshwane Shutdown Protest
Service delivery protests forming part of the Total Shutdown movement have returned to the streets of Tshwane, with residents citing high electricity rates and the lack of… Read more »
April 25, 2019
Zimbabwe: When Basic Supplies, Like Blood, Don't Reach Women Giving Birth
I recently received a desperate call in the middle of the night from a doctor under my supervision at a hospital where I practice, informing me that a patient's uterus had ruptured… Read more »
April 23, 2019
Africa: Hard-Fought Rights Are Slipping Away, Says Afrobarometer
Civic and political space is closing as governments clamp down on citizen's freedoms, says Afrobarometer in a new report. The pan-African research network, based in Accra,… Read more »
South Africa: Easter Weekend Road Death Toll Down 40% - Transport Minister
Speaking at a roadblock at the Marianhill toll plaza in Durban on Sunday, Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has welcomed statistics indicating that Easter Weekend road fatalities… Read more »
April 21, 2019
Sudan: Talks Stop Amid Demands for Radical Change
Sudanese who have been protesting across the country have vowed to accelerate their demonstrations until a civilian government takes power. Read more »
April 19, 2019
Southern Africa: 1.6 Million Children Still Need Urgent Assistance After Cyclone Idai
Just over a month after Cyclone Idai tore through Southern Africa bringing devastating floods, UNICEF says the needs in Mozambique remain massive, with 1 million children in need… Read more »
April 18, 2019
Sudan: Two of Al-Bashir's Brothers Arrested
Al Jazeera has reported that Sudan's military rulers arrested two brothers of deposed President Omar al-Bashir as hundreds of people marched in the capital, Khartoum, calling for a… Read more »
April 17, 2019
South Africa: How An Irish Suburb Got Mixed Up in the South African Election
An African National Congress election billboard in Port Elizabeth generated some social media amusement in South Africa on Tuesday. Read more »
April 12, 2019
Sudan: We Will Hand Power as Soon as Possible, Says Sudan's Military
The head of the political committee of the newly established military transitional council has said in a press conference on Friday that the military has no political agenda for… Read more »
April 11, 2019
Sudan: Sudan's Army Ousts Al-Bashir
Sudan's military has announced that long time president Omar al Bashir has been arrested and taken to a safe place. His nearly 30 years as president of Sudan was brought to and end… Read more »
South Africa: Mnangagwa a Sellout Who Won't Finish His Term - Malema
South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has lashed out at Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa for his plans to pay compensation to white farmers who… Read more »