A Nation Left Stunned As Ghana’s Unprecedented Hung Parliament Begins On A Violent Note
On the morning Ghana’s new Parliament was set to be sworn in, there was unexpected rainfall amid the dry season across the country.
It would have been almost fitting for...
An ‘Illegal’ Economy Fortified With Blessings Of Ruling Elite
On April 18, Zimbabwe celebrated its 41st independence anniversary from British colonial rule amid a presidential promise that the country’s mining sector will contribute US$12 billion dollars in revenue...
Military Takeovers A Reminder Of Africa’s Ailing Ballot Democracies
On February 12, most of Ghana woke up to the news that one Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a figurehead of one of the West African country’s most significant protest movements, had...
Cameroon Audit Exposes Extensive Misuse Of COVID-19 Funds
Several government officials, including ministers, charged with the country’s Coronavirus response have been found wanting in their spending of COVID-19 funds, according to a recently leaked preliminary report by...
US Military Presence In Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Making SADC Volatile
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) might have been defeated, but its ideas and followers did not disappear. It has since reappeared in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado...
Tanzania Tightens Media, Rights Repressions Ahead Of Polls
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania authorities have tightened restrictions on the media, political opposition, and organizations working to promote human rights—ushering in a climate of fear ahead of the...
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s Son Eyes 2026 Election Challenge
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the eldest son of Uganda’s long-serving autocratic leader, is set to contest in the 2026 presidential election in a gambit that could potentially see the military officer...
A Former South Sudanese Businessman Detainee Forms a Rebel Movement
Juba, June 6 — The former detained businessman Carpino Woll announced on Friday, June 5th the establishment of a new rebel movement in South Sudan named "7 October Movement."...
Zimbabwe’s Vice President Resigns Over Sex Scandals
Harare, Zimbabwe — Embroiled in a litany of sex scandals accusations, Zimbabwe’s Vice President Kembo Mohadi on Monday this week resigned from his job.
Mohadi, aged 71, handed his resignation...
Zimbabwe’s Abducted Opposition Activists Denied Bail
Harare, June 15 — Zimbabwe’s youngest parliamentarian, 27-year old Joana Mamombe along with her other female opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance activists, Netsai Marova and Cecilia Chimbiri were...
Nigeria Sees Rising Coronavirus Cases But Fears Of Underreporting Linger
Abuja, June 10 — The Nigerian government in late May adopted an unusual protocol for sending treated Coronavirus patients home. Instead of two consecutive negative tests recommended by the...
Former Tanzanian Opposition Leader Granted Asylum In Canada
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Former Tanzanian opposition leader, Godbless Lema and his family, who fled Kenya a month ago fearing for his life, has been granted asylum in...
Sankara’s Murder Verdict: Is The Life Sentencing Of Absent Blaise Compaoré Enough?
Thomas Sankara’s murder verdict was announced on Wednesday, April 6 by the military tribunal which sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré and his former colleagues, Hyacinthe Kafando and Gilbert Diendéré,...
Tanzania’s New President Vows To Sustain Magufuli’s Legacy
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — In his maiden budget speech in June 2016, Tanzania’s finance minister, Philip Mpango described foreign aid as “toxic.”
Amidst thunderous applause from packed legislators, Mpango said...
As Taxes Soar Amid COVID-19, Kenyans Groan
The taxes imposed by the government have only made this worse, as businesses pass down costs to their customers so that they can stay afloat. Among those taxed include...
Africa’s Coup Governments: When Elections Become An Exhausted Idea Confirming Democratic Fatigue
The trending successful military coups in West Africa today indicate the continuation of political processes and leadership by another method. Their executions have been systematic; citizens protest against the...
U.S Expresses Concern Over Tanzania’s Newspaper Ban
Dar es Salaam, June 25 — The United States has expressed concern over recent actions by the government of Tanzania to revoke media license of an opposition party newspaper...
Tanzanian Opposition Leader Arrested As Crackdown Mounts Ahead Of October Polls
Dar es Salaam, June 24 — A prominent Tanzanian opposition leader, Zitto Kabwe, and seven members of his party have been arrested after the police accused them of holding...
Economic Freedom In Our Lifetime
A packed FNB stadium with over one hundred thousand supporters demonstrated the mass appeal of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) amongst South African voters at the party’s ten-year anniversary...
The Government and Opposition In South Sudan Agreed On Allocation Of The States
Juba, June 17 — Nial Deng the Minister of Presidential Affairs, announced on Wednesday that the government of South Sudan agreed together with the armed opposition led by Dr....
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