The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned what it called an escalating campaign by Ethiopian authorities against Addis Standard, one of Read More
The newly created Senate in Benin has elected former president Patrice Talon as its leader on Thursday in Porto-Novo, less than three Read More
The High Court in Kenya has declared that the next presidential election should be held on August 11, 2026, not August 10, 2027, as planned by Read More
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered a new investigation into the violence that followed the October 2025 general election, in which at Read More
Former Liberian President George Weah has announced he will contest the 2029 presidential election, declaring his intention during a keynote address to the Read More
A faction of Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has submitted the name of former President Goodluck Jonathan to the Independent Read More
Ghana’s government has endorsed proposals to extend presidential and parliamentary terms from four years to five as part of a wider Read More
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been admitted to an intensive care unit after collapsing during his treason trial in Kampala, according Read More
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Constitutional Court has approved a legal proposal that could pave the way for constitutional changes, potentially Read More
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye collapsed during a court session in Kampala on Wednesday while standing trial on treason charges, according to Read More