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US Elections
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2 days ago

Congo's Sassou Nguesso sworn in for fifth term

Denis Sassou Nguesso has been sworn in for a fifth term as president of the Republic of Congo, extending his nearly 42-year rule.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Justice denied: why families of apartheid victims are still searching for answers

The four men were pulled over by three white security police officers, handcuffed, and driven back towards Gqeberha. Mkonto was shot after a struggle, while the others were attacked from behind.
Social justice
#burkina-faso
World news
fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

Burkina Faso: Moving forward without democracy

Burkina Faso's military junta prioritizes state control over democracy, undermining the people's role in governance and self-determination.
World news
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6 days ago

Burkina Faso: Moving forward without democracy

Burkina Faso's military junta prioritizes state control over democracy, undermining the people's role in governance and self-determination.
#caf
France politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Motsepe at a crossroads as Afcon row and Wafcon cancellation puts reputations at risk | Osasu Obayiuwana

Caf faces a crisis after stripping Senegal of the Afcon trophy and handing it to Morocco, challenging Motsepe's leadership.
France politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Motsepe at a crossroads as Afcon row and Wafcon cancellation puts reputations at risk | Osasu Obayiuwana

Caf faces a crisis after stripping Senegal of the Afcon trophy and handing it to Morocco, challenging Motsepe's leadership.
#south-africa
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

South Africa's Ramaphosa to deploy army to combat crime

Soldiers will be deployed alongside police to confront organized crime, identified as the most immediate threat to democracy, society, and economic development.
World news
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1 month ago

South Africa mulls using military to combat organized crime

South Africa endures extremely high violent crime, widespread gang-controlled violence, rising kidnappings and rape, prompting military deployment to support police.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Why have US-South Africa relations soured?

Cyril Ramaphosa criticized global right-wing forces, particularly Trump, amid deteriorating South Africa-US relations and a shift towards BRICS countries.
France politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Caf president would welcome corruption investigation

Patrice Motsepe encourages investigations into corruption within the Confederation of African Football following Senegal's Afcon title forfeiture.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

CAF's Motsepe to visit both Senegal and Morocco amid AFCON fallout

CAF's decision to overturn Senegal's 1-0 victory in the Cup of Nations final has led to significant backlash, with the Senegalese Football Federation appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
France politics
UK politics
fromThe South African
3 weeks ago

Rising fuel costs: Government weighs in on 'working from home' option

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources clarified that remote work is not an official policy to offset rising fuel costs.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Goodbye Graaff-Reinet: South African town's name change stirs racial tensions

Supporters of renaming Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe argue that it is a necessary step in transforming South Africa away from its colonial past and white-minority rule.
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

South Africa appoints former apartheid-era negotiator as US ambassador

Roelf Meyer, who played a crucial role in ending white minority rule in South Africa, has been appointed as the new ambassador to the United States, indicating a shift in diplomatic strategy.
Right-wing politics
#zimbabwe
US Elections
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Zimbabweans fear planned constitutional change will kill political choice

Zimbabwe is debating a bill to extend presidential term limits and change election processes, raising concerns about political power consolidation.
US Elections
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Zimbabweans fear planned constitutional change will kill political choice

Zimbabwe is debating a bill to extend presidential term limits and change election processes, raising concerns about political power consolidation.
LGBT
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4 weeks ago

South Africa was on the cutting edge of LGBTQ+ equality. Why hasn't it banned conversion therapy? - LGBTQ Nation

Conversion therapy has damaging effects on transgender individuals, and Africa's historical acceptance of queer identities contrasts sharply with current intolerance.
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Canada news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Why South Africa is sending soldiers into cities

South Africa experiences approximately 64 daily homicides across the country, with gang violence and organized crime concentrated in densely populated townships like Mitchells Plain, prompting military deployment to combat illegal mining and crime.
Canada news
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1 month ago

Why South Africa is sending soldiers to cities

South Africa experiences approximately 64 daily homicides, with military deployment to Gauteng province aimed at combating organized crime and illegal mining amid widespread gang violence and poverty.
Canada news
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1 month ago

South Africa deploys troops in cities to tackle crime

South Africa experiences approximately 64 daily homicides across the country, with gang violence and organized crime concentrated in densely populated townships like Mitchells Plain, prompting military deployment to combat illegal mining and crime.
Canada news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Why South Africa is sending soldiers into cities

South Africa experiences approximately 64 daily homicides across the country, with gang violence and organized crime concentrated in densely populated townships like Mitchells Plain, prompting military deployment to combat illegal mining and crime.
Canada news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Why South Africa is sending soldiers to cities

South Africa experiences approximately 64 daily homicides, with military deployment to Gauteng province aimed at combating organized crime and illegal mining amid widespread gang violence and poverty.
Canada news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

South Africa deploys troops in cities to tackle crime

South Africa experiences approximately 64 daily homicides across the country, with gang violence and organized crime concentrated in densely populated townships like Mitchells Plain, prompting military deployment to combat illegal mining and crime.
World politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Republic of the Congo elections: A foregone conclusion?

Denis Sassou Nguesso has dominated Republic of Congo politics for 47 years, maintaining regional stability despite neighboring countries' crises, and faces seven obscure challengers in the March 15 election.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

South African soldiers deploy in Johannesburg to tackle crime and gangs

South African military troops deployed in Johannesburg suburbs to combat organized crime, gang violence, and illegal mining following presidential declaration of crime as democracy threat.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa's persecution

Orania, a segregated South African town established in 1991, maintains racial exclusivity through private property designation while conducting an experiment in self-sufficiency without relying on people of color for labor.
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Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Light in this darkness': communities push back against Cape Town gang culture

Cape Flats townships experience devastating gang violence that destroys families, yet community members like Lindy Jacobs persist in creating positive change through youth programs and sports initiatives despite personal tragedy.
#congo-presidential-election
France politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

President Sassou-Nguesso wins Congo-Brazzaville's election

Denis Sassou-Nguesso won the Republic of Congo presidential election with nearly 95% of the vote, securing his fifth consecutive term at age 82.
US Elections
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Republic of Congo votes in election that could extend Sassou's 42-year rule

Denis Sassou Nguesso, 82, seeks a fifth presidential term in Congo's election boycotted by major opposition parties, with virtually no uncertainty about his victory.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Our children were sold off': The South Africans sent to fight Russia's war

African men, including South Africans, were deceived into traveling to Russia for security training but were instead conscripted into paramilitary forces and sent to fight in Ukraine, with African soldiers reporting worse treatment than others on the front lines.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

One party state': Guinea dissolves main opposition parties

The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation issued the decree late on Friday, citing the parties' failure to meet their legal obligations. Beyond stripping them of their legal status, the order froze their assets and banned the use of their names, logos and emblems, with a government-appointed curator assigned to oversee the transfer of their holdings.
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SF politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Segregation': Multimillion-dollar crime wall causes uproar in S Africa

Cape Town's proposed N2 highway wall to combat crime highlights inequality, as residents lack basic services while authorities fund security infrastructure instead of housing and sanitation improvements.
US news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

South Africa: A year after USAID cuts

US government USAID funding cuts in 2025 caused widespread job losses in South Africa, with health workers and patients continuing to experience severe impacts a year later.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

History longs to heal': how Africa hopes to advance campaign for reparative justice

The African Union declared 2025 the year of reparations and extended it through 2036, advancing a continental push for justice and redress for colonialism, slavery, and their lasting impacts.
France politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Republic of Congo election: Who is running and what's at stake?

Congo Brazzaville's presidential election is largely ceremonial, with incumbent President Sassou Nguesso expected to win re-election after leading the nation for over 40 years despite severe political repression and economic challenges.
US Elections
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Nothing changes': Four decades in power, Congo's Nguesso seeks a new term

Republic of Congo's stability stems from carefully organized political continuity under long-term leadership rather than democratic consolidation, with citizens expressing skepticism about electoral change despite oil wealth.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Poor in an oil-rich country: Republic of Congo's youth hope for change

We are told that the country is rich in oil. But I don't see that wealth in my daily life. Look at Pointe-Noire, formerly nicknamed as Ponton la Belle [Beautiful Pointe-Noire]. Today, the city is unrecognisable. Around the Grand Marche, the main roads are potholed, and when it rains, the streets get flooded, making it almost impossible to drive.
France politics
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Right-wing politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

South Africa summons new US ambassador over undiplomatic remarks'

South Africa summoned the US ambassador over claims of white persecution that the government denies, escalating tensions between Pretoria and Washington under Trump's administration.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Drought in the east, floods in the south: Africa battered by climate change

Severe drought in Mandera County has caused mass livestock deaths, acute water scarcity, and reliance on irregular aid water deliveries shared between people and animals.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Nigeria: Renewed Hope' or Hopelessness'? | Mehdi Hasan and Daniel Bwala

Nigeria's President Tinubu faces scrutiny on delivering his Renewed Hope agenda addressing violence, poverty, and corruption ahead of next year's elections.
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2 months ago

South Africa's 'Melania' Premiere Canceled Abruptly Amid Rising Political Tension

Local South African distributor Filmfinity said Wednesday that plans to premiere "Melania" as part of a coordinated worldwide release were officially called off, according to The New York Times (NYT). "Based on recent developments, we've taken the decision to not go ahead with a theatrical release in [the] territory," head of sales and marketing Thobashan Govindarajulu said in a statement. He didn't explain the reason for the decision to cancel the highly anticipated film.
Film
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1 month ago

US nomad praised Cape Town's quality of life

After swapping it for a "better option" in South Africa, he now makes travel videos that he posts on YouTube. Henry lives in a fully furnished R19 000 penthouse apartment in the upmarket neighborhood of Gardens. His outdoor balcony comes with views of Table Mountain.n "This is a view I will never get tired of waking up to every morning", he said.
Digital life
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

South Africa secures return of 11 men lured' into Russia-Ukraine war

South Africa successfully repatriated 11 men who were fraudulently recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, with diplomatic support from President Putin.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

South Africa's president calls Trump's policy to offer refuge to white Afrikaners racist'

South African President Ramaphosa criticizes Trump's refugee policy for white Afrikaners as racist, citing Trump's false claims about white genocide and land seizure in South Africa.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Trump is the elephant in the room' as the African Union holds new summit

Trump's historic cuts to foreign aid, his overhaul of US trade policy, and his sweeping changes to immigration admissions have all had an outsized impact on Africa, though he gave the continent only slight mention in his wider global agenda. Amid the upheaval, the Trump administration has sought to forge new, bilateral agreements with African countries, focused on resources and security gains.
US politics
#diplomatic-expulsion
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

A dangerous thing': S Africa's gang-ridden townships fear army deployment

Whether it's day or whether it's night, they're shooting somewhere on the Cape Flats. Around him, residents made their way to a home-grown tuck shop, known as a spaza, or sat on street corners while toddlers ran about. How is this conducive to raising children? he asked, recounting the horrors of life in Mitchells Plain.
World politics
World politics
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1 month ago

Can President Kiir stabilize South Sudan?

President Salva Kiir's sudden firing of finance minister Bak Barnaba Chol reflects systemic instability in South Sudan's governance, characterized by tribalism, corruption, and institutional weakness.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

The key elections in Africa in 2026

Elections across multiple African countries in 2026 will determine domestic leadership, policy direction, democratic legitimacy, and influence regional alliances and international security cooperation.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Zimbabwe cabinet approves plan to extend Mnangagwa's rule till 2030

Proposed constitutional amendments would extend presidential terms to seven years, allow Mnangagwa to remain until 2030, shift presidential elections to parliament, and expand Senate appointments.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

South Africa orders expulsion of Israeli envoy, declared persona non grata

South Africa declared Israel's charge d'affaires persona non grata for diplomatic violations; Israel reciprocated by declaring South Africa's diplomat to Palestine persona non grata.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Seven in 10 Africans are under 30 invest in them and they will change the world | Monica Geingos

For the first time in our history, more than 70% of Africans are under the age of 30. This, along with entrenched inequalities, poverty, unemployment and socioeconomic fault lines, is reshaping how our societies interact with one another and the world. This is Africa's most consequential decade. Leaders who take office over the next 10 years will have to deliver on difficult mandates within a political, economic and social landscape that has been fundamentally altered.
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