Dry water taps in South Africa’s largest city spells danger to ruling ANC three months to polls
The public’s frustration is a danger sign for the ruling African National Congress, whose comfortable hold on power since the end of apartheid in the 1990s faces its most serious challenge in an election this year.
Senegalese elect new president on Sunday against backdrop of political tensions unseen before
Sunday’s election is set to be Senegal’s fourth democratic transfer of power since it gained independence from France in 1960. The country is viewed as a pillar of stability in a region that has seen dozens of coups and attempted coups in recent years.
With one child dying every two hours, UN warns Sudan is on course to becoming world’s worst hunger crisis
Sudan plunged into chaos last April, when long-simmering tensions between its military led by Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commanded by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo broke out into street battles in the capital, Khartoum.
Nigerian court denies Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, arrested in Kenya in 2017, bail
Kanu, a British citizen who leads the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement, disappeared from Nigeria after skipping bail in 2017. He was arrested in Kenya in 2021 and charged in Nigeria with terrorism.
Ramadhan: Algeria television stations’ advertising frenzy elicits state rebuke for ‘immoral content’
After meeting with station directors on Sunday, Algerian Communications Minister Mohamed Lagab accused networks of not respecting ethical and professional lines, calling their programmatic choices “out of keeping with the social traditions of our society and especially the sacredness of the month of Ramadhan.”
Year-over-year: South Africa’s inflation uptick makes case for delayed rate cuts
The South African Reserve Bank, which targets inflation of between 3 per cent and 6 per cent, will announce a monetary policy decision next week.
Detained Congolese journalist Bujakera walks to freedom after state prosecutor withdrew appeal
Bujakera was arrested in September on suspicion of spreading false information about the killing of a prominent opposition politician in an article published by Jeune Afrique, the French news magazine has said. The prosecutor in the case earlier this month had asked the court in Kinshasa to sentence Bujakera to 20 years in prison.
Activists: Lone woman running for presidency in Senegal Anta Babacar Ngom inspires hope
Ngom is the first female candidate to run for president in over a decade, reflecting how progress has been frustratingly slow in the minds of activists who say there has been a reversal among young people toward more traditional views of the roles of women in society.
South Africa’s ruling ANC takes Umkhonto Wesizwe, rival party fronted by ex-president Zuma to court
The ANC says the new uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation) party did not meet criteria when it was registered in September. The case at the Electoral Court in the central city of Bloemfontein opened on Tuesday.
Home of South Africa’s parliament speaker searched for evidence after bribery allegations
The investigation of Mapisa-Nqakula, 67, was made public this month by a newspaper, which said she was suspected of receiving at least $120,000 in bribes from a defence contractor between 2016 and 2019. The money was delivered to her in cash in gift bags.
