Category: Africa

Wed 26 November 2025: Military officers have announced they’ve taken over Guinea-Bissau, with reports indicating President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s arrest. Following gunfire in the capital, Bissau, government officials confirmed to the BBC that Embaló was in custody. Military officers said they were suspending Guinea-Bissau’s electoral process and closing its borders, in a statement read out […]

Wed 26 November 2025: Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated on Tuesday that Moscow is prepared to back Nigeria’s anti-terrorism initiatives, while commending Abuja for its “serious efforts” in combating extremist organizations. Nigeria faces persistent violence from armed groups including Boko Haram, which has operated since 2002 from Borno State and remains […]

Wed 26 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ Ramaphosa allies block surprise exit plan: The ANC had been underperforming in the polls since the 2009 election, after Zuma was elected at the tumultuous Polokwane national conference in late 2007. Ramaphosa’s entrance has not helped the party’s fortunes and, instead, it dropped […]

Tue 25 November 2025: According to a recent Amnesty International report, fighters from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group are perpetrating war crimes in the Darfur town of el-Fasher. The report was published on Tuesday, just hours after the RSF declared that it would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce “in response to international efforts” […]

Tue 25 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Will the G20 presidency gavel change hands today? “The agreement is that we should do it low-key. It’s not just a South African issue; the US also doesn’t want a very big handover event. So we will hand over at the level of […]

Mon 24 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in *South Africa today: ◼️ SA sees US trade negotiations continuing: South Africa’s efforts to secure a trade agreement with the U.S. have been complicated by issues including Trump’s unfounded accusations of persecution of South Africa’s white minority. Trump imposed a 30% tariff on imports from South Africa […]

Sun 23 November 2025: Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for the release of over 300 hostages taken from a Catholic school in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria. “I learned with immense sadness the news of the kidnappings of priests, faithful, and students,” he said, making “a heartfelt appeal for the immediate release of the hostages”. […]

Sat 22 November 2025: On Thursday, the UN stressed that the humanitarian situation for people escaping violence in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions is worsening rapidly. Needs are described as “massive” and growing quickly as large numbers of people are displaced. “Our humanitarian colleagues say that more than 100,000 people have fled El Fasher and […]

Sat 22 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ How South Africa used the ‘G20 megaphone’: Throughout its presidency, South Africa championed four key themes: ensuring debt sustainability; strengthening disaster resilience and response; mobilising finance for a just energy transition; and leveraging critical minerals for inclusive growth. Ramaphosa, in a G20 research […]