Africa

Official campaigns for Guinea’s constitutional referendum kicked off this weekend under new media coverage rules announced by the High Authority of Communication (HAC). The regulations mandate equal airtime for both …

South Africa’s Equality Court ruled Thursday that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema’s statements at a rally on 16 October 2022 constituted hate speech, finding that they were a …

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), has launched a continental emergency plan to combat cholera amid a surge …

Prominent Kenyan human rights activist and outspoken government critic, Boniface Mwangi, has declared his intention to run for president in the 2027 elections. Mwangi’s announcement follows months of deadly anti-government …

Botswana’s President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency on Monday, saying the national medical supply chain had failed, leaving hospitals and clinics short of medicine and other vital stock. …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has summoned dozens of senior military commanders to explain recent battlefield defeats against the M23 rebel group in the country’s troubled eastern region. According …

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and four opposition leaders have signed a landmark agreement shaping the country’s next electoral process. The deal, reached on August 25, 2025, comes after months …

This Year’s “Global Peace Index” report has been released, and Ethiopia fared poorer than Eritrea in the Index. The study uses about 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators in its study …

After more than two years of brutal conflict, displaced families are beginning to return to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum — a city scarred by war and facing years of costly reconstruction. …

South Africa, home to the world’s largest HIV program, is grappling with the fallout of a $427 million cut in US support, raising fears of rising infections and preventable deaths. …