Wed 28 January 2026: Rwanda began the inter-state arbitration proceedings under the asylum partnership agreement in November. Rwanda has taken legal action against the United Kingdom’s refusal to disburse payments under a now-scrapped, controversial agreement for Kigali to receive deported asylum seekers, according to a Rwandan official and UK media reports. Rwanda launched arbitral proceedings […]
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Wed 28 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa’s plan for revival: South Africa’s government and business leaders are revitalising their partnership with a renewed effort to boost an economy that has struggled for over a decade. The next phase of this collaboration will emphasise youth employment, addressing crime and corruption, […]
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Tue 27 January 2026: There would be no peace in Sudan until the elimination of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the country’s Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Sunday. The army, under his command, has been battling the paramilitary group since 2023. Speaking to journalists at his residence in Port Sudan, Burhan said: “There will be no peace […]
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Tue 27 January 2026: Low taxes and easy availability of sugary drinks and alcoholic spirits remain a politically convenient decision, shifting the true cost of consumption onto overstretched hospitals and grieving families. Samuel Omondi, a 34-year-old taxi driver in Nairobi, used to down two or three bottles of sugary soda during each gruelling 12-hour shift […]
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Tue 27 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA readies revamped Transformation Fund offering big BEE points incentive: The fund will be in a special purpose vehicle incubated by the National Empowerment Fund, targeting a small set of priority sectors — renewable energy, manufacturing, agro-processing, logistics and digital infrastructure — chosen […]
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Mon 26 January 2026: Authorities say the mass graves are not limited to Khartoum alone but extend to Wad Madani and large areas of central Sudan Two mass graves containing the remains of thousands of people were recently found in Khartoum, exposing a dark chapter in Sudan’s ongoing conflict between the army and the paramilitary […]
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Mon 26 January 2026: More than one million people in northeast Nigeria would be cut off from emergency food and nutrition assistance within weeks unless urgent new funding is secured, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) warned on Thursday. In a statement quoting David Stevenson, WFP’s country director in Nigeria, the agency said that, […]
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Mon 26 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Madlanga commission resumes hearings: Mkhwanazi alleged that suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu and suspended deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya were working with criminal cartels. He said as a result, they might have influenced Mchunu to disband the political killings task team in December 2024 […]
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Sat 24 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Why is South Africa upset about Iran joining BRICS naval drills? In a statement on January 15, the US embassy in South Africa accused the South African military of defying orders from its own government and said it was “cozying up to Iran”. […]
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Sat 24 January 2026: South Africa’s government is facing backlash from the US and from within its own administration for hosting Iran’s navy. South Africa has launched an inquiry into Iran’s participation in joint naval drills with BRICS nations last week, apparently against the orders of President Cyril Ramaphosa. BRICS is a group of 10 […]
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