Governance, diplomacy and the contests that shape African public life — from national capitals to continental institutions.
With about 95% of the national vote counted on Friday night, the IEC dashboard showed 110 municipal councils without an outright winner. Official declaration is due Sunday evening.
By Zanele Nkosi · Johannesburg
With about 95% of the national vote counted on Friday night, the IEC dashboard showed 110 municipal councils without an outright winner. Official declaration is due Sunday evening.
By Zanele Nkosi · Johannesburg
The African Democratic Congress filed a notice of appeal and a motion for stay after Justice Peter Lifu nullified Atiku Abubakar’s nomination, and formally notified INEC of the proceedings.
By Chinedu Eze · Lagos
A High Court panel in Dar es Salaam found the Chadema leader guilty of incitement over his “No Reforms, No Election” campaign, acquitted him of treason, and left him with leave to appeal.
By Amina Yusuf · Nairobi
A Federal High Court in Abuja ruled the David Mark-led ADC caretaker committee illegal and voided its decisions. The party and Atiku say they will appeal, with the presidential election set for 16 January 2027.
By Chinedu Eze · Lagos
Early results from small voting districts gave the ANC 34.4% and the DA 33.6% overnight. About 12 million people had voted by 17:00 on Wednesday, and most metro results are not expected before Friday.
By Zanele Nkosi · Johannesburg
The media regulator halted the English and Amharic papers and their websites from 2 November. Human Rights Watch called it part of an assault on the press. In February, Addis Standard lost its licence.
By Lemlem Bekele · Addis Ababa
Polls are open from 07:00 to 21:00 at 23,696 voting stations. The voters’ roll is 11.5% bigger than in 2021. Special votes are counted with today’s ballots, and the IEC has seven days to declare results.
By Sipho Dlamini · Johannesburg
MINURSO’s mandate ran out at midnight on 31 October after the Security Council rejected rival US and Russian drafts. The UN says its envoy will keep working on a political settlement.
By Yasmine El-Sayed · Cairo
UNTMIS wraps up on 31 October and hands its work to Somali institutions. About 25 UN agencies stay on, but this year’s $852m aid appeal was only about 35% funded by mid-October.
By Wanjiku Kamau · Nairobi
The Electoral Commission has approved more than double the special votes of 2021. Officials will make more than 600,000 home visits on 2 and 3 November, before 29.2 million registered voters can go to the polls on 4 November.
By Zanele Nkosi · Johannesburg
Monrovia has launched a “Road to the Presidency” calendar ahead of December, when Liberia takes the Council’s rotating chair. President Joseph Boakai is due to lead a high-level debate on maritime security on 3 December.
By Kwame Mensah · Accra
A Tunis terrorism chamber convicted the radio host after he tried to verify leaked recordings attributed to former Ennahda interim leader Mondher Lounissi and refused to hand over his phone without a warrant. Lounissi received nine years. Press-freedom groups call it an escalation.
By Rania Benali · Cairo
The territorial administration minister accuses the National Salvation Front of calling for insurrection and threatening public order, and cites its leader’s residence abroad. Opposition parties call it a political manoeuvre before elections due early next year.
By Fatou Diallo · Dakar
The veteran Radio Télévision Saraounia director disappeared on 31 August, two days after a failed mutiny. The justice minister has since confirmed he is in custody but has given no location or charge. Human Rights Watch and RSF call it an enforced disappearance.
By Fatou Diallo · Dakar
On the first anniversary of the 29 October 2025 vote, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say the killings of at least 518 people remain unpunished, the first inquiry report is still unpublished, and counterterrorism and treason laws are being turned on critics.
By Amina Yusuf · Nairobi
Eight days from summons to verdict: the New Cairo Misdemeanour Court convicted the independent outlet’s editor of running an unlicensed website, ordered closure and confiscation, and held her for about seven hours. The Journalists Syndicate says it will appeal.
By Yasmine El-Sayed · Cairo
By Thabo Molefe · Johannesburg
Wamunyoro meeting restates single-candidate pledge; December-versus-late calendars unresolved.
By Amina Yusuf · Nairobi
By Lemlem Bekele · Addis Ababa
By Amina Yusuf · Nairobi
By Yasmine El-Sayed · Cairo
By Lemlem Bekele · Addis Ababa
By Amara Okonkwo · Lagos
By Kwame Mensah · Accra
By Lemlem Bekele · Addis Ababa
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