White-led South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance party ready for a coalition with ANC
The DA has banded together with smaller parties to try to capture the more than 50 per cent of the vote needed to take power. They include the Zulu nationalist Inkatha Freedom Party, long a bitter rival of the ANC, as well as Freedom Front Plus, which appeals to rural white South Africans who feel politically marginalised since the fall of apartheid, and Action SA, which has built a platform on a tough anti-immigration stance and appeals to working- and middle-class voters.
South Africa’s ANC fails to move court to ban ex-President Zuma’s party Umkhonto Wesizwe
South Africa’s May 29 elections are expected to be highly contested with the ANC, once led by anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, under pressure to remain in power following declining support in successive elections as the country faces stagnant economic growth, high levels of poverty among its Black majority, and an unemployment rate of over 32 per cent.
Irony of South Africans fighting for Israel in Gaza as case filed by Pretoria against Israel continues at world court
In 2009, the Palestinian Solidarity Alliance handed a list of 73 South Africans of Jewish descent who had fought for the Israeli military in 2008 and 2009 to the National Prosecuting Authority. The authority declined to prosecute.
Democracy test: Senegal election offers respite in coup-prone West Africa, eyes now on South Africa
Recent votes in Nigeria, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo saw losing candidates reject the results. The next major test for democracy on the continent will be the parliamentary vote in South Africa on May 29, where the ANC is expected to lose its majority for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994.
From prison to presidential palace: Little-known opposition leader Faye named Senegal’s next president
Senegal’s President-elect Bassirou Diomay Faye’s roots lie in a small town in central Senegal. He is a practising Muslim and has two wives. Ahead of Sunday’s election, Faye published a declaration of his assets, and called on other candidates to do the same. It lists a home in Dakar, and land outside the capital and in his hometown. His bank accounts hold roughly $6,600.
Former Senegal PM Ba concedes defeat, congratulates opposition candidate Faye even before final vote is tallied
Faye’s expected victory reflected frustration among youth with high unemployment and concerns about governance in the West African nation. Faye, backed by popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, has vowed to protect Senegal from corruption and interference from foreign powers like former colonial master France.
Trump has hours to cover $454 million judgment, but he defiantly says ‘I did nothing wrong!’
Taking control of Trump’s properties would pose a host of legal and logistical challenges for the attorney general’s office. Placing liens on them to ensure they are not sold or transferred and going after Trump’s liquid assets would be more straightforward.
Africa registered steep drop in arms imports, but that did not result in reduction in armed conflicts
Sub-Saharan Africa receives major arms from a diverse set of suppliers vying to build up influence in the subregion. With a 19 per cent share of subregional arms imports, China narrowly overtook Russia, which had a 17 per cent share, to become the largest supplier of major arms to sub-Saharan Africa in 2019-23.
Britain announces $100 million finance facility for countries in eastern and southern Africa
The financing facility with TDB is the fourth of its kind to be struck with the lender and would help the bank address supply chain disruptions and forex shortages, said Admassu Tadesse, TDB Group President and Managing Director.
Some of nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s north are freed after weeks in captivity
The 137 children were rescued in Zamfara state, an enclave known for kidnappings more than 200 kilometres (124 miles) away from their school, Nigerian military spokesman Maj-Gen Edward Buba said in a statement.
