May 03, 2022
Africa: The State of Media Freedom in Africa
There is more press freedom in the Seychelles than in the world's most economically powerful nations, according to a new report from Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF). And… Read more »
May 02, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - May 2, 2022
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April 29, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 29, 2022
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April 28, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 28, 2022
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April 26, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 27, 2022
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April 21, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 21, 2022
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April 15, 2022
South Africa: Online Tactics Stoking Anti-Migrant Sentiment Around Xenophobic Killing, Report Shows
The killing of Elvis Nyathi, a Zimbabwean citizen who lived in Diepsloot, Johannesburg has prompted the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) to unpack the online… Read more »
April 13, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 13, 2022
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April 12, 2022
Libya: Khalifa Haftar Loyalists Suspend Participation in Dialogue
There has been mixed reactions following the decision by soldiers loyal to Khalifa Haftar to suspend their participation in the 5+5 committee. The military committee was set up at… Read more »
April 08, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 8, 2022
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April 07, 2022
South Africa: Zimbabwe Citizen Killed After Protests over Crime in Gauteng Township
A spate of up to seven murders over the past weekend has driven tension in the Gauteng township of Diepsloot, over the past several days, Times Live reports. Residents… Read more »
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 7, 2022
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April 06, 2022
Burkina Faso: Ex-President Blaise Compaoré Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
The country's former president, Blaise Compaoré, has been sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for his participation in the assassination of his predecessor Thomas… Read more »
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 6, 2022
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April 05, 2022
Africa: Bolloré Africa Logistics Group Pulls Plug on Business on the Continent
The Bolloré Africa Logistics group has confirmed the sale of its activities in Africa to Franco-Swiss shipowner MSC for a record amount of € 5.7 billion. In addition to… Read more »
Somalia: Somaliland in Shock After Fire Guts the Country's Largest Market
A massive fire in the Somaliland's central market in Hargeisa has plunged the country into mourning. The flare-up began on Friday, 1 April and continued into Saturday.… Read more »
April 04, 2022
South Sudan: Leaders Agree on Key Provision of the 2018 Peace Deal
Four years after the signing of a peace agreement to end the conflict in South Sudan, numerous blockages and weeks of tension raised fears of a resumption of hostilities. Now the… Read more »
April 01, 2022
Burkina Faso: Verdict on Thomas Sankara's Assassination Expected Soon
Fourteen defendants who were prosecuted on October 25, 2021 for the assassination of Burkina Faso leader Thomas Sankara in a 1987 coup, will know their fate on April 6, 2022. The… Read more »
West Africa: Junta Reacts to ECOWAS Concerns on Transition
The Burkinabè government has responded to concerns raised at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state summit held in Accra on March 25,… Read more »
March 31, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 1, 2022
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Africa: African Refugees Fleeing Ukraine Held in Immigration Detention Facilities
More than four million people have now fled Ukraine for neighbouring countries amidst the Russian invasion. However, black and brown students who have fled have been… Read more »
March 30, 2022
Burkina Faso: Growing Call for the Release of Former President Kaboré
The former Burkinabè president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has been under house arrest for two months since the coup that brought the military to power. Read more »
March 28, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 29, 2022
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Africa: Sexual Violence Soared During Covid Lockdowns, Reports Amnesty
Coronavirus lockdowns have contributed to “soaring rates” of sexual and gender-based violence across Africa, says a new report. And “almost all actors” in… Read more »
March 25, 2022
South Africa: E-Hailing Drivers Call End to 3-Day Strike
E-hailing drivers from Bolt, Uber, DiDi, UberEats and Indriver have gone on a national 3-day strike to demand government action in regulating the e-hailing sector. Read more »
