Flooding across Côte d'Ivoire has claimed at least 59 lives as torrential rains continue to batter much of West Africa, officials confirmed. The disaster has displaced thousands and raised urgent q…
Senegal's parliament approved constitutional amendments on July 1, 2026, limiting presidential terms to two five-year mandates and stripping the presidency of emergency powers that had alarmed oppo…
Zimbabwe's parliament voted on Tuesday to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's current term by two years, a move that has rattled investors and drawn sharp criticism from opposition lawmakers in H…
Bantu Holomisa, a veteran figure in South African politics and leader of the United Democratic Movement, addressed journalists in Cape Town this week, offering his assessment of the country's traje…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has released findings showing that illegal drug trade has become a significant driver of insecurity across Nigeria, with the organisation warning that n…
The United States government has announced sweeping reductions in funding allocated to South Africa's HIV response programme, a decision that could unravel years of progress in treating millions of…
A senior figure within the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party has publicly defended former president Jacob Zuma while conceding that the party has never managed to appoint a capable secretary-general, a …
A landmark ruling from South Africa's Financial Services Tribunal has reignited debate over who qualifies as a beneficiary when retirement fund members die. At the centre of the matter: whether a l…
Three of Nigeria's most prominent political figures have publicly endorsed a new book on sports development, using the occasion to demand sweeping reforms they say are essential if the country is t…
Heads of state and senior officials from across the continent will gather in Pretoria this week for a high-level summit focused on reforming parliamentary oversight and public financial management …
Geordin Hill-Lewis, the mayor of Cape Town, has announced plans to establish a dedicated metropolitan police unit for the city, a move that could reshape how law enforcement operates in South Afric…
Cyril Ramaphosa faces a parliamentary impeachment inquiry that has unsettled investor confidence just as South Africa's economy shows fragile signs of recovery. The development, emerging in June, c…
