Africa

President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has appointed Major General Ousman Gomez as acting army chief, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of the previous chief of defence staff amid ongoing allegations of abuse within the armed forces. The appointment, announced without prior public notice, marks the most significant reshuffle of Gambia military leadership […]

When President William Ruto stood before thousands gathered in Wajir on Madaraka Day and publicly apologised to the communities of Northern Kenya for decades of state neglect, the moment felt unlike anything the country had seen from a sitting president in recent memory. The speech, delivered in front of a crowd that included traditional elders,

What began as a peaceful demonstration outside a proposed Ebola quarantine centre in Nanyuki has escalated into a full-blown confrontation, with Kenyan police deploying tear gas and water cannon against hundreds of residents who say they were never consulted about the project. The protests, which saw an air base cordoned off by demonstrators late last

Benin government moved in late May to strengthen laws against the production and circulation of counterfeit banknotes, targeting an underground economy of forged currency that regional economists said has been quietly eroding commercial trust across West Africa. The legislative amendment, signed into law by President Romuald Wadagni administration, introduced stricter penalties for counterfeiting operations and

The African Development Bank Group revised its 2026 growth projections downward in early June, confirming what millions of Africans on the ground had already been feeling — that the continent economic momentum was stalling, and that external shocks were arriving faster than the continent institutional buffers could absorb them. The bank updated assessment showed growth

Nigeria main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, named former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election on June 1, 2026, setting up what analysts described as the most consequential electoral contest in Africa largest economy since the end of military rule. The decision was confirmed at a closed

The director-general of the World Health Organization arrived in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 1, 2026, landing in the heart of one of the most complex humanitarian emergencies the continent has faced in years. The rare Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus was spreading in an

Guinea stood at a political inflection point this week as voters cast ballots in legislative and municipal elections — a poll critics called a crucial test of the country post-coup transition roadmap. The elections, held on June 1, 2026, came after years of military rule following the 2021 coup that toppled President Alpha Condé. Counting

Walk through Johannesburg downtown or travel the length of the N1 highway and the evidence is difficult to miss: South Africa is in the middle of a significant construction moment. New residential developments, commercial towers, logistics hubs, and road improvement projects have been proliferating at a pace that recalls the country early post-apartheid building boom

Rwanda’s signing of a nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia has sent ripples across diplomatic circles in Africa and beyond, underscoring a broader shift in how the continent approaches energy infrastructure, strategic partnerships, and the geopolitics of nuclear development. The agreement, which covers potential civilian nuclear technology transfer, reactor construction, and capacity building, places Rwanda alongside