Politics & Governance

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has mounted a legal challenge against a damaging report that could set in motion impeachment proceedings against him, in a political crisis that is testing the foundations of South Africa’s democracy at a moment when the country can ill afford institutional uncertainty. The challenge, filed with the country’s Constitutional Court, […]

Washington’s Quiet Geopolitical Gambit in the Horn of Africa A sitting United States senator has publicly endorsed the recognition of Somaliland as an independent state — a move that, if translated into official policy, would represent one of the most significant shifts in American engagement with the Horn of Africa in decades. Senator Ted Cruz

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has carried out the most significant cabinet reshuffle in years, removing and reassigning senior ministers across key economic and security portfolios in a move political observers say is designed to shore up his legacy and prepare the ground for a potential succession process that has been building for over a decade.

The Trump administration has raised the annual refugee admission cap for South Africans — with a specific emphasis on applications from white South Africans who claim persecution under land reform and employment equity policies, according to a Federal Register notice published late last week. The move, which drew immediate condemnation from African human rights organisations,

Botswana’s legendary economic stability — long held up as a model for resource-rich African nations — is facing its most serious test in decades, and President Duma Boko is calling on the private sector to help pull the country back from the brink. The Southern African nation, which has based its entire development model on

Along the muddy creeks and tidal flats surrounding Freetown, Sierra Leone’s oyster harvesters are watching their way of life vanish. The mangroves that once sheltered juvenile fish, filtered coastal waters and protected shoreline communities from storm surges are being cleared faster than they can regenerate. And with them go the livelihoods of thousands of Sierra

In a move that could reshape the narrative of continental integration, the Republic of Congo has announced it will abolish visa requirements for all African citizens entering its territory from January 1, 2027. The announcement, widely welcomed across the region, positions the Central African nation at the forefront of a quiet revolution in how Africans

When Felix Tshisekedi secured Africa’s richest job in 2019, few predicted he would still be the undisputed centre of Congolese power seven years later — or that he would be engineering one of the continent’s most consequential constitutional gambits while the world watched largely passively. Yet here we are. Sources in Kinshasa and Washington alike

When Romuald Wadagni was sworn in as Benin’s new president following a landslide electoral victory, one of the first signals he sent was not directed at a major power or an international institution. It was aimed at Niamey. Within days of taking office, Benin’s new leadership began quietly reaching out to Niger’s military government —

Nairobi, Kenya — When African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa on May 25, 1963 to found the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the occasion became a symbol of continental liberation that many still call Africa Liberation Day. Sixty-three years later, as the continent marks Africa Day 2026, questions over what liberation really means still linger.

In a historic political transition for West Africa, Romuald Wadagni — a former finance minister who became the face of Benin opposition to outgoing President Patrice Talon — was sworn in as Benin’s new president following an election widely watched across the continent. The transition marks the first peaceful transfer of power through the ballot