South African President Ramaphosa defends ANC’s 30 years in power in speech to Parliament
South Africa’s struggling economy has also been seriously hampered by an electricity crisis, with rolling blackouts across the country proving disastrous for businesses.
South African opposition party boycott president’s State of the Nation Address to Parliament
The leftist EFF party was formed in 2013 and won just over 10 per cent of the national vote in the last general election in 2019, but it was the only one of the three largest parties to increase its share of the vote.
Withdrawal of membership by four West African states makes ECOWAS bloc a house of cards
The juntas appear to be donning the mantle of Thomas Sankara. The revered former president of Burkina Faso, who seized power himself, is seen as a hero for his opposition to corrupt elites and French influence, his modesty and principles, and his concern for the ordinary Burkinabe.
UN appeals for $4.1 billion for relief in war-torn Sudan to support 14.7 million refugees
Since the conflict erupted last April, over 13,000 people are feared to have been killed and over 10 million driven from their homes.
Africa Cup of Nations: Ivory Coast overcome DRC to become first host to reach final since 2006
A 4-0 loss to tiny Equatorial Guinea and the subsequent sacking of veteran French coach Jean Louis Gasset is now all forgotten amid the celebrations of a capacity home crowd.
Africa Cup of Nations: Nigeria edge out South Africa on penalties to set up ‘best losers’ final with Ivory Coast
South Africa will rue missed chances in the 90 minutes, not least in the dying seconds when right back Khuliso Mudau fired over the bar with the goal gaping, but must now settle for a place in the bronze-medal match on Saturday.
West African economic bloc wants Senegal’s President Sall to restore elections calendar
Senegal’s presidential election has never been postponed. The constitution does empower the Constitutional Council, the highest election authority, to reschedule the vote in certain circumstances including “the death, permanent incapacity or withdrawal” of candidates.
Africa Cup of Nations: Sports and music rivalry hits fever pitch as Nigeria warns citizens in South Africa to be wary of xenophobia
The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa said in a statement that some South Africans were making “inflammatory online comments” that mostly “consist of veiled threats” against Nigerians.
Senegal’s image as beacon of democracy in Africa dented after MPs delay polls by 11 months
Political tensions have run high in Senegal for at least a year. Authorities also cut internet access from cellphones in June 2023 when supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko clashed with security forces. Sonko is one of two opposition leaders whom election authorities disqualified from the final list of presidential candidates this month.
Medical charity MSF warns 13 children die daily at camp in Sudan for displaced people
MSF says that Zamzam, a camp of more than 300,000 people, was originally formed by people fleeing ethnically targeted violence in the region in 2003. However, since war broke out between Sudan’s military and paramilitary forces in April 2023, camp residents have been cut off from vital humanitarian aid and medical care, the group said in a statement.
