Africa

The ANC has hailed South Africans for rejecting the EFF’s invitation to participate in what it says could have been another July 2021 unrest. The party’s secretary-general Fikile Mbalula believes that it was as a result of South Africans refusing to take part in the protest that the EFF changed …

Zimbabwe will hold harmonised elections in four months even though the country’s electoral commission (ZEC) has not released an electronic voters’ roll for scrutiny despite several court challenges. The ZEC’s actions are contrary to the country’s constitution in Section 21 (1), which stipulates that ‘every voters’ roll and every consolidated …

Kenyan police tear gassed the leader of the opposition on Monday and arrested senior lawmakers in his parliamentary faction, as protesters took to the streets to march against President William Ruto and the high cost of living. The convoy of Raila Odinga, who was defeated by Ruto last year in …

In his weekly audience Pope Francis expresses his “closeness” to the people of Malawi who have been hit by a tropical cyclone that ripped through the country, triggering landslides that killed more than 200 people. His prayer comes as rescue scrambled on Wednesday to reach survivors in Malawi’s battered city …

Tinubu ran for outgoing president Buhari’s partyHe won praise for improving dysfunctional LagosCritics say he doles out plum jobs to loyalistsNigeria faces litany of security, economic woes For much of his political career, Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu has exerted power from behind the scenes, widely regarded as a “godfather” who …

South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday slapped down President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to have the apex court review a report which found evidence he may have committed misconduct over a stash of cash stolen from his game farm. The report by a panel of experts appointed by the speaker of …

Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 37% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their parties had earlier dismissed the poll as a sham, and …

Nigeria’s electoral chief has apologised for delays being experienced by voters in some parts of the country. Mahmood Yakubu briefed the press at the central collation centre in the capital, Abuja, after widespread reports of late arrival of voting materials and electoral officers in some states. The head of the …

A year since the war in Ukraine began, Africa’s reaction appears not to have shifted much. In a UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion, African countries were still as divided as when the war began. Thirty countries – two more than in March 2022 – voted in favour of the resolution. …

The NBA is taking things global for their upcoming halftime show at the 2023 All-Star Game. This year, the league tapped Burna Boy, Tems and Rema to anchor the Afrobeats-themed performance this Sunday night (Feb. 19) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Along with the trio of Afrobeats stars, Post Malone …