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Upset as New Chairpersons Emerge for African Union, African Union Commission
Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union…
South Africa does have a history of racist land inequality. Just not in the way Trump and Musk are…
The so-called land question has been a decades-long dilemma for South Africa. Apartheid, dismantled in the 1990s, left a deep-seeded legacy of land inequality after centuries of policies pushed non-White South…
White S/Africans clamour for US resettlement after Trump order
A deluge of more than 20,000 queries crashed the email server of the South African Chamber of Commerce in the United States after President Donald Trump said he would prioritise white South Africans in a refugee…
South Africa’s EFF Party Fires Back At Elon Musk Over ‘International Criminal’ Remark On Julius…
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a South African Marxist–Leninist and pan-Africanist political party, has fiercely rejected comments made by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who called for the party’s…
Afrikaner groups in South Africa decline Trump’s resettlement plan
Groups representing some of South Africa's white minority responded Saturday to a plan by President Donald Trump to offer them refugee status and…
Suspected jihadist attack kills 32 in Mali
A suspected jihadist attack on a convoy escorted by Malian soldiers and Russia’s Wagner mercenaries has killed 32 people in northern Mali, officials said on Saturday. The attack took place on Friday between the northern…
Trump pauses aid to South Africa, cites law to ‘seize’ land
President Donald Trump on Friday froze US aid to South Africa, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers, despite Johannesburg’s denials. The law would “enable the…
South Africa ‘Will Not Be Bullied,’ Says Ramaphosa After Trump Attack
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has disclosed that his country "will not be bullied," by United States over the reform and geopolitical tensions. Ramaphosa said this on Thursday while responding to…
I don’t know if Rwandan soldiers are in DR Congo – Kagame
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, although he is the Commander-in-Chief. Recall that fighting…
Mahama nominates John Dumelo as deputy minister for agriculture
John Dumelo, the renowned Ghanaian actor and politician, has been nominated as the deputy minister for food and agriculture by President John Mahama. The actor’s nomination was announced through a post on X by…
Trump is wrong on South African land grabs, despite controversy over expropriation law
US President Donald Trump’s assertions in an interview and on his social media platform Truth that the South African government is “confiscating…
Airline Group Raises Concern Over South Africa’s Aviation Infrastructure
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has noted with renewed concern and frustration the recent rash of incidents that disrupted…
Ramaphosa replies Trump, says South Africa’s land policy in interest of citizens
The South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, says his government’s land policy is in the interest of citizens and does not warrant official…
Trump to cut off funding to South Africa over land expropriation
President Donald Trump has said he would be cutting off all future funding to South Africa due to poor treatment of “certain classes of people.”…
Rwanda-backed fighters advance into DR Congo after mostly seizing city
Rwanda-backed fighters advanced on a second front in their lightning offensive across eastern DR Congo on Wednesday after seizing control of most of the key city of Goma during heavy fighting with the Congolese…
ECOWAS Formalises Exit Of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger But Grants Citizens Free Movement
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has directed its members to continue granting citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic free movements despite the exit of the three countries from the…
Political Tensions Shake Up Trade Routes In Fractured West Africa
Junta-led Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will officially quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on…
Deaths Recorded In DR Congo Mass Prison Break
A mass jailbreak was taking place on Monday morning at a prison in the besieged Congolese city of Goma, hours after fighters from the armed group M23 and Rwandan troops entered the city, a security source told AFP.…
Men must remain men and women must remain women – President Ruto backs Trump
Kenyan President William Ruto has voiced his support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that the U.S. government will…
Kenya eases travel requirements for African visitors
The Kenyan government has approved recommendations to enhance its electronic travel authorisation (eTA) system for African visitors. The approval was granted during the federal government’s first cabinet meeting of…
Ex-Mozambique minister sentenced for role in ‘hidden debt’ scandal
Former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang was sentenced to more than eight years in prison on Friday in connection with a graft scandal that sparked an economic crisis in his home country. Chang, 69, was…
Africa Has What It Takes To Develop Itself – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that Africa has what it takes to develop itself and the time to act is now. He said this in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, yesterday during a meeting with his Rwandan…
Ghana’s president scraps seven ministries in cost-cutting move
Ghana President John Mahama has reduced the country’s ministries from 30 to 23 in a bid to cut government spending. Mahama’s decision – an…
‘I’m eager to serve my country’ — Ivory Coast’s president eyes fourth term
Alassane Ouattara, the president of Ivory Coast, says he is considering seeking a fourth term. However,…