Donald Trump found guilty on all counts in ‘hush money’ trial ahead of his nomination
Donald Trump became the first US president to be convicted of a crime on Thursday when a New York jury...
Month: September 2025
Early results in South Africa’s election show ANC losing majority
Story updated:The African National Congress appeared on course to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30 years, partial...
South Africa deploys military on election day amid security concerns
South Africa is deploying more than 2,800 troops to violence-prone areas of the country as authorities try to deal with...
South Africans don’t elect the President. Here is how they vote
South Africans went to the country’s seventh democratic general elections since apartheid ended in 1994. The elections include a vote...
Post-Covid, China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals
China's flagship economic cooperation programme is bouncing back after a lull during the global pandemic, with Africa a primary focus,...
South African polls: ANC is weaker, opposition fragmented
With unemployment, power outages, and crime spiralling out of control, South Africa, one of Africa's most affluent and influential nations, faces a pivotal election on...
Kenya’snew US-backed bid to save Sudan from‘genocide’
Sudan’s 13-month war is generating the highest amount of displaced people and hurtling towards genocide, a special envoy told the United Nations...
Kenya President Ruto’s regional message in bilateral visit to US
Kenya's President William Ruto on Monday landed in the US in his first-ever State visit to Washington and used this opportunity to deliver a...
Key issues for South African voters in wide open 2024 election
South Africans will vote in a national election on May 29 with an unprecedented sense of uncertainty about the outcome,...
Man rescued five days after South Africa building collapse
A man was rescued from the rubble five days after a deadly building collapse in South Africa in what Western...
UAE accuses Sudanese army of attacking its ambassador’s residence in Khartoum
TheSudanese army on Monday rejected an accusation by the United Arab Emirates that its forces had bombed the residence of...
At least 6 killed in bomb blasts in Somalia
At least six people were killed and 10 injured on Saturday by bomb explosions in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu and a...
Irony of US-UAE defence pact in face of Sudan war claims
Sudan, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America may be on different continents, but the war in...
Famine is ravaging Sudan, but the world can’t get food aid to millions of starving people
More than half the people in this nation of 50 million are suffering from severe hunger. Hundreds are estimated to...
Bobi Wine stable after violent clash with Uganda police
Ugandan opposition leader and National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, is recovering at the St Francis...
You’re not ready, lobbies tell Juba on polls
South Sudanese and Kenyan civil society groupswant Juba's planned December 2024 elections delayed until all measures are in place to...
DRC expects mpoxvaccines on Sept 5
Democratic Republic of Congo expects to receive its first delivery of mpox vaccine doses on Thursday and a second delivery...
Minerals: The magnet shaping China’s quest for Africa
China-Africa relationshave deepenedover the past two decades, characterised by increased economic cooperation, investment and infrastructure development. China is now Africa’slargest...
How Africa’s armed conflicts fuel ‘disappearance’ of people
Africa’s enduring conflicts like that of Sudan are helping disappear more people than before, sending unending trauma to families left...
Death toll from landslide atUgandagarbage dump rises to 21
The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump inUganda's capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said...
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for vice president
Democratic presidential candidateKamalaHarrisselected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a progressive policy champion and...
New weapons from China, Turkey, Russia, UAE fuelling Sudan war
Newly manufactured weapons are fuelling the war in Sudan, a new report by Amnesty International claims.In a report, New Weapons...
42 Ugandan youths charged over anti-graft protest
A Ugandan magistrate's court has charged at least 42 youths for offences allegedly committed during a banned anti-corruption protest on...
Kenya: Protesters defy William Ruto, pro-State groups counter them
Kenya’s anti-government protesters on Tuesday defied President William Ruto’s warning of dire consequences and staged street demos in various parts...
Backed by Joe Biden, Kamala Harris moves to lock up White House bid
Vice President KamalaHarriswasted no time launching her 2024 presidential campaign, seeking the support of fellow Democrats with the backing of...