Burundi to hold presidential elections on May 3 next year
Burundi will hold presidential elections on May 3 next year, the electoral commission announced Friday, during a meeting boycotted by […]
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Rivals vow to take down Ramaphosa after court clears impeachment probe
Julius Malema, the leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has called for Ramaphosa to immediately resign and for
Gabon’s president courts Angolan investors
Gabonese president Brice Oligui Nguema on Friday sought to convince Angolan investors to visit his country. The Angola-Gabon economic roundtable
South Africa top court revives impeachment inquiry against Ramaphosa
South Africa’s top court on Friday overturned a vote in parliament that quashed the opening of impeachment proceedings against President
Zimbabwe to return 67 farms seized under Mugabe-era land reforms
Zimbabwe will return 67 foreign-owned commercial farms that were seized during the country’s controversial land reform programme under former president
Rwandan President Paul Kagame tours Botswana diamond hub
Wrapping up a state visit to Botswana, Rwandan President Paul Kagame turned his attention to the country’s economic powerhouse, the
Chad declares state of emergency in Lake Chad region after Boko Haram attacks
Chad has declared a 20-day state of emergency in the violence-hit Lake Chad region on Thursday following a wave of
Godfred Dame accuses Deputy AG of lying over access to Abdul-Wahab Hanan
Former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame has accused Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem Sai of misleading the public over claims that lawyers
Sudan RSF paramilitary leader Hemedti says ready to fight for decades
The leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary said his forces are prepared to fight for decades in their
UN rights chief says Tunisia must end repression of civil society, journalists
The United Nations rights chief demanded Thursday that Tunisia end widening repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, rights defenders and