Mpho Phalatse was toppled as mayor of Johannesburg following a no-confidence vote in September. A high court reinstated her.
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Struggle songs are relevant even in the post apartheid context because they continue to be an important way in which people deliberate on issues.
Sam Matekane, Lesotho’s new prime minister has the daunting job of restoring public trust in politics and government.
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Unable to change the country’s vulnerability to shifts in the global and regional economy, the new prime minister Matekane has few economic levers to pull.
A damaged tank on the road north of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, in February 2021.
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BringBackOurGirls led to a global outcry, but it simplified a complex history that is best understood through survivor accounts.
Lesotho Revolution for Prosperity party leader Sam Matekane (centre), Alliance of Democrats deputy leader Professor Ntoi Rapapa (L) and Movement for Economic Change leader Selibe Mochoboroane.
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The new governing coalition enters office amid euphoria and excitement. There are great expectations it will end corruption and fix the ailing economy.
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye addresses the UN General Assembly.
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Despite their pretensions to support reforms, it is clear that successive governments are not interested in the reform.
Armed United Nations mission guards secure Malakal airport in in Unity State, South-Sudan, amid conflict between government and rebel troops.
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West African governments need to be clearer about the similarities and differences of violent extremist groups.
People wait in line outside their voting station in the popular neighbourhood of Ngor in Dakar on July 31, 2022.
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The 2024 presidential election is shaping up to give Senegalese a significant and competitive election, leaving voters in the driver’s seat.
American president Joe Biden, left, with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2021 G7 Summit in England.
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