Politics & Governance

Tunis — The head of Tunisia’s General Labour Union—the UGTT, one of North Africa’s most consequential civil society organizations—used International Workers’ Day on Friday, May 1, 2026 to issue a direct call for members to abandon internal divisions and reunite around the union’s founding mission: protecting workers in a climate of rising economic pressure and […]

Uganda’s proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 has drawn fierce criticism from rights groups, lawyers, and opposition politicians who say it mirrors Russia’s controversial foreign agents legislation and would severely restrict civil society, free speech, and media freedom in the East African nation. Human Rights Watch issued a statement this week saying the bill contains

Beijing has activated a sweeping zero-tariff regime covering all African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, marking a major shift in China-Africa economic relations.

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Hundreds of supporters of Chad’s opposition leader Succes Masra rallied in N’Djamena on the eighth anniversary of his Transformers party, demanding his release from a 20-year sentence.

Libya, Algeria and Tunisia have signed the ‘Tripoli Declaration’ to cooperatively manage the North-Western Sahara Aquifer System, one of the world’s largest fossil water reserves.

African health leaders meeting in Nairobi declared an end to the ‘aid era’ as US aid cuts reshape the continent’s health financing landscape, calling for health sovereignty.

South Africa Suspends Police Chief Over $20 Million Corruption Scandal Johannesburg, April 29, 2026 — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola amid allegations of serious corruption linked to a 228-million-rand (approximately $20 million) government tender, according to official announcements released this week. Masemola, who has led South Africa’s police