South Africa: Local elections to be held between October 27 and November 1
South Africa’s Constitutional Court ordered on Friday that this year’s local elections must be held between October 27 and November 1. The court action was […]
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa appoints deputy, fires 10 ministers
South Africa’s new leader, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Monday, appointed African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President David Mabuza as his second in command. In a late-night […]
South Africa: President Zuma narrowly survives his 8th no-confidence vote
South Africa President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday narrowly survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence, as the motion has been defeated, with 177 votes supporting […]
DRC: Anti-Kabila Riots Claim 50 deaths – Opposition
The opposition coalition’s demonstration in the Democratic Republic of Congo saw a violent start in the capital Kinshasa on Monday where over 50 people died […]
Sao Tome and Principe: AU deploys 25 observers to oversee elections
The African Union has deployed a Short-Term Election Observation (STO) Mission of 25 observers to oversee Sao Tome and Principe’s presidential election scheduled for July […]
UN renews UNAMID mandate in Darfur
The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) till June 30 next year. The move follows a […]
AU Chief to Step Down in July
African Union commission chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will step down from her post at Addis Ababa in July, her spokesman said on Wednesday. “AU Commission Chair […]
Peace, Security, Women, Youth on Top of AU Summit Agenda
The 26th Summit of the African Union opened on Wednesday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The draft agenda of the summit points to a […]
AU: A woman makes history
A woman will be heading the African Union for the first time in the history of the union. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, member of the South African […]