South Africa goes into local government elections this week under a cloud of anti-immigrants protests, political assassinations, concerns about predicted coalitions, large-scale disillusionment and expected lower voter turnout, notes Legalbrief Africa. The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) is racing to distribute ... Read More
The DRC’s opposition on Tuesday distanced itself from ex-President Joseph Kabila, who has taken the helm of a rebellion in the country's east, reports TRT Afrika. The country's main opposition coalition condemned ‘any seizure of power by force’ ... Read More
President William Ruto has made several fresh appointments to several state agencies in a bid to streamline and enhance government operations ahead of the 2027 general elections, reports the Kenyans. In a gazette notice dated 30 October, Ruto appointed former ... Read More
The Lesotho High Court has told the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) and the trust representing communities affected by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project to come to an agreement out of court. The Seinoli Trust had approached the court seeking ... Read More
Russia is stepping up the number of Africans it recruits to counter a personnel shortage in its military and is targeting some of the continent’s most dysfunctional states for manpower, a presentation obtained from sources with Ukraine’s intelligence service showed ... Read More
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he is ‘open’ to the possibility of the UK formally apologising for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, but has ruled out financial reparations, reports BBC News. He said he wanted a ‘dialogue ... Read More
The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara region will come to an end after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, the UN chief said on Sunday. Morocco, which claims the Western Sahara as its own, welcomed ... Read More
Tanzanian dissident and former opposition official Twaha Mwaipaya was abducted in Kenya, human rights activists say, reports africanews. Tanzania's Government, which has cracked down heavily on the opposition, has been accused of attempting to abduct dissidents who have taken ... Read More
Democracy and rights are declining in Africa as leaders take their cues from the rise of strongmen in other parts of the world, the head of a governance monitor told AFP. So said Mo Ibrahim (80), a Sudanese-British billionaire who ... Read More
Kenyan President William Ruto has strongly defended Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote’s acquisition of shares in Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), accusing critics of attempting to frustrate major investments through extortion and intimidation, according to ChimpReports. Speaking during the launch of the ... Read More
Somalia's lower house of Parliament has approved the long-debated Rape and Indecency Crimes Bill, scoring 132 votes in favour, three against and five abstentions, reports Gusec. On paper, lawmakers and officials like Family and Human Rights Development Minister Khadija ... Read More
Russia’s growing influence in Africa has done far more to advance Moscow’s interests and protect allied rulers than to deliver the prosperity and security promised to ordinary Africans, writes Tafi Mhaka, Al Jazeera columnist. This after Moscow last week hosted ... Read More
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is generally held in high regard, both at home and elsewhere. However, as Carmel Rickard writes in her A Matter of Justice column on the Legalbrief site, the High Court in Nairobi has just ... Read More
‘Rwanda must halt its support for M23 and withdraw its troops from eastern DRC.’ US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent when America imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s Defence Ministry over its alleged support for the M23 rebel group in eastern DRC ... Read More
‘The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them.’ Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia Read More
The Dogon people of Mali possessed complex astronomical traditions, including deep knowledge regarding the companion star of Sirius. Read More
