The South Sudan Government Announces Assassination Of The 7 October Movement Leader
Juba, June 15 — In a statement of the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF), spokesperson today said that the leader of the 7 October Movement Kerbino Wol has...
New White Paper Raises Alarm Over Tanzania’s Presidential Campaigns
Dar es Salaam, October 8 — Tanzania’s ruling party—Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and the government have come under strong criticism for allegedly attacking citizens’ rights and processes necessary to...
As Federal Government of Somalia pursues fugitive minister, a Governor in Kenya is on...
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Sudanese Parties Signed Agreement in Juba
Juba, August 17 — The Sudanese government together with Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North/Revolutionary Front signed the security arrangements protocol at the Pyramids Hotel in the capital of South Sudan—Juba.
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...
Zimbabwe’s President Expels Health Minister Over Graft
Harare, July 7 — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has eventually expelled the country’s Health Minister Obadiah Moyo after he was implicated in a 60 million USD corruption scandal related...
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...
Violent 2023 Polls In The Offing In Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe — There are mounting fears of violent 2023 elections after government on Tuesday announced the return of the notorious National Youth Service dubbed the ‘Green Bombers’.
The militia...
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...
Cameroon’s main opposition leader reports assassination attempt
The main opposition leader in Cameroon, Prof. Maurice Kamto, has said an assassination attempt was made at his life in the afternoon of 13 March 2020 in the city...
Ghana’s Supreme Court Upholds Akufo-Addo’s Election Victory
Ghana’s Supreme Court has upheld President Akufo-Addo's victory in the December 2020 presidential election after dismissing an election petition filed by the opposition leader John Mahama.
Mr. Mahama, a former...
Frontrunners Expected To Emulate Their Past Selves As Ghanaians Prepare To Vote In Election
Over 17 million Ghanaians are heading to the polls for an eighth straight democratic election on Monday, December 7.
Once again, the incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo and former President John...
Tanzania’s New Bill Seeks To Extend Presidential Immunity
Dar es Salaam, June 8 — A controversial bill seeking to protect the sitting president and other top political leaders from prosecution has provoked anger in Tanzania, with campaigners...
Lumumba’s Tooth: A Symbolic Caricature Of Afrika’s Continued Political Toothlessness
The western media’s campaign in 1960 to discredit the first democratically elected prime minister of the Republic of Congo (modern-day DRC), Patrice Èmery Lumumba, make a sad ending as...
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...
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...
Recurring Diplomatic Row Between Kenya And Tanzania Likely To Threaten AfCFTA Success
Nairobi, September 3 — The recent diplomatic tiff between Kenya and its neighbor, Tanzania is likely to spell doom for the East African Community (EAC) and by extension the...
Tanzania President John Magufuli Has Died
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Tanzania’s President Dr. John Pombe Magufuli has died at the age of 61, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced.
In a televised speech on...
Tinubu’s Inauguration: End Of An Error, The Dawn Of Calamity
"I am confident that I am leaving office with Nigeria better in 2023 than in 2015." President Buhari ended his farewell speech with this remark on the 28th of...
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