African Politics News: Insights & Analysis

Yoweri Museveni inaugurated for a seventh straight term as Uganda’s president.

Barbara / May 12, 2026

As Yoweri Museveni begins a seventh consecutive term as Uganda’s president at the age of 81, attention is increasingly turning

Barbara / May 12, 2026

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed calls for him to leave office after the Constitutional Court of South Africa

Hundreds of supporters of the Malian junta gathered at a stadium in the capital of Bamako on Saturday to reaffirm

Julius Malema, the leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has called for Ramaphosa to immediately resign and for

South Africa’s top court on Friday overturned a vote in parliament that quashed the opening of impeachment proceedings against President

Former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame has accused Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem Sai of misleading the public over claims that lawyers

After sustained criticism from the country’s opposition, Ivory Coast says it will dissolve the authority responsible for organising elections. The

Barbara / May 7, 2026

Félix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has indicated he may consider running for a third

Barbara / May 6, 2026

A strike by workers at the National Election Authority (ANE) has halted the release of election results in the Central

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, has downplayed concerns over the Bank of Ghana’s 2025 financial