AF

  • Apr 4
  • 2 min read

Speaker’s resignation may not help South Africa’s ANC

The speaker of parliament has resigned and handed herself over to police over a corruption scandal

South Africa
  • Apr 4
  • 2 min read

Faure will seek to strengthen grip on power in Togo

Legislative elections planned for April 20 have been postponed

Togo
  • Apr 3
  • 7 min read

Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict may be protracted

The conflict in Amhara is intensifying, while there is almost no movement towards any kind of peace process

Ethiopia
  • Apr 3
  • 2 min read

Ivorian government may face cocoa price rise pressure

The government has increased the prices paid to cocoa producers in response to improved global market conditions

Ivory Coast
  • Apr 3
  • 2 min read

Furore over Uganda anti-homosexuality law will persist

The Constitutional Court has upheld a draconian anti-homosexuality law with only minor exclusions

Uganda
  • Apr 2
  • 7 min read

Senegal's new president may face obstacles to reform

President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye will today be sworn into office after an upset victory

Senegal
  • Apr 2
  • 2 min read

New Congo prime minister will anchor president’s power

President Felix Tshisekedi has appointed Judith Siminwa Tuluka as his new prime minister

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Apr 2
  • 2 min read

Sudan faces an unmitigated humanitarian crisis

Extreme levels of hunger and displacement are not being met with commensurate volumes of humanitarian aid

Sudan