Politics & Governance

When South Africa’s presidency announced that France had withdrawn the country’s invitation to the G7 leaders’ summit in June, it set off a diplomatic firestorm that laid bare the pressures African nations increasingly face as great power competition intensifies on the continent. South Africa, the continent’s most industrialised economy and a member of the BRICS

Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh is all but certain to win a sixth consecutive presidential term in an election held on Friday, extending his near-three-decade rule over one of Africa’s most strategically vital nations. With his primary opponent a little-known figure from a party with no parliamentary seats, critics say the vote is less an

Ethiopian federal police have arrested ten individuals — including an alleged international human trafficking kingpin — in a major sting operation targeting a criminal network responsible for smuggling and exploiting more than 3,000 people, many of whom were subjected to torture, rape, and in dozens of cases, killed. The operation, conducted with support from Project

Benin votes on Sunday in a presidential election that pits the country’s finance minister, Romuald Wadagni, against a fragmented opposition in a contest that observers say is less about the outcome — which polls suggest Wadagni will win — and more about the credibility of Benin’s democratic institutions after years of political tightening under President

Kenya’s energy sector has been rocked by a widening scandal involving alleged manipulation of petroleum stock data and irregular fuel procurement, prompting President William Ruto to vow a merciless crackdown on oil cartels and triggering a wave of resignations and arrests among senior energy officials. The scandal, which authorities say involved artificial shortages created through

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked the parliament speaker and deputy in a major political reshuffle, raising fresh concerns about the stability of the peace agreement.

Cameroon’s parliament has reinstated the vice presidential post, fueling speculation about succession plans for 93-year-old President Paul Biya.