Congo bans copper and cobalt concentrates exports in push for local processing
The Democratic Republic of Congo has imposed an immediate ban on exports of copper and cobalt concentrates, in a move aimed at forcing miners to...
Julia Kariuki
June 30 in South Africa: Heavy Security, Xenophobia Fears and World Cup Pride Collide
South Africa wakes up today under heavy security and a cloud of anxiety, as authorized marches and unofficial anti‑immigrant “deadlines” converge on cities from Johannesburg...
From Operation Dudula to Township Raids: How Xenophobic Violence Became Normalized in South Africa
Police and vigilante groups in South Africa are once again targeting foreign nationals in a surge of xenophobic violence that rights groups warn is becoming...
Ethiopia votes as Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party eyes another dominant win
Polling stations opened across Ethiopia on Monday morning in a closely watched general election that will test the country’s fragile political transition but is widely...
Kenya police arrest 8 students over suspected arson in dormitory fire that killed 16 girls
Kenyan police have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson in connection with the dormitory fire at a girls’ boarding school that killed at least...
Kenyan girls’ school fire kills 16 students, injures 79 in overnight dormitory blaze
A nighttime fire that tore through a crowded dormitory at a girls’ boarding school in Kenya’s Rift Valley has killed at least 16 students and...
Ramaphosa faces impeachment calls as South Africa’s top court revives ‘Farmgate’ cash scandal
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing the most serious threat yet to his political survival after the country’s top court revived an impeachment process...
Africa Forward Summit Nairobi: How Macron Is Using Kenya as France’s Plan B in Africa
When French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President William Ruto open the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on Monday, May 11, the setting will tell...
Early Firestorm: Inside Kenya’s High‑Stakes Political Season Before the 2027 General Election
Kenya’s next general election is still more than a year away, but the 2027 race has already begun, with President William Ruto facing economic headwinds,...
Eswatini Celebrates King Mswati III’s 40 Years on the Throne Amid Praise and Criticism
Marching bands, ululating women and cheering men filled Eswatini’s Somhlolo National Stadium on Friday as King Mswati III marked 40 years on the throne, a...