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By Amina Ismail CAIRO (Reuters) – The nephew of assassinated Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat says the current leadership has stifled freedom of expression so tightly the Read more
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s African National Congress will discuss at its policy conference allegations that business interests are having undue influence over political appointments and Read more
By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s ruling party promised to expand free education and healthcare in a manifesto published on Monday, but did not Read more
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s government said on Wednesday it was delaying a July 9 referendum on constitutional amendments that would reinforce presidential powers and create Read more
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s top court will rule on Thursday whether a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma should be taken by Read more
KIGALI, RWANDA — Rwanda’s ruling party on Saturday chose longtime President Paul Kagame as its candidate for the August election, where he is expected to Read more
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and nine former African presidents have warned that the future of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is Read more
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma is consulting legal advisers about setting up a judicial inquiry into allegations of influence-peddling within his Read more
South African President Jacob Zuma may be removed as head of state after a December conference when a new leader of the ruling African National Read more
NAIROBI — In Kenya, the official campaign period has begun as the electoral body clears candidates to run for the presidency. The commission is calling on Read more
DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania’s president fired the mining minister and the chief of the state-run mineral audit agency on Wednesday, after receiving a report into Read more
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita replaced his prime minister late on Saturday, naming the defense minister to head the government of the West African nation, Read more
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila named a former member of the largest opposition party as prime minister on Friday, a move likely to Read more
Protesters are gathering in major South African cities calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down after the sacking of a respected finance minister. Crowds Read more
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress backed President Jacob Zuma after calls for his resignation from various groups after he dismissed a respected finance minister, Read more
The speaker of South Africa’s parliament said on Sunday she would consider a request from opposition parties to hold a ‘no confidence’ vote on President Read more
Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou said Saturday that he would not amend the constitution to allow him to seek a third term after his second and Read more
South Africa’s opposition party has launched disciplinary action against its former leader after she tweeted colonialism was not all bad. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has Read more
PRETORIA – South Africa’s outgoing Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday an intelligence report President Jacob Zuma used as justification to fire him was “absolute Read more
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has sacked country’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan after days of speculation that rocked the country’s markets and currency. Mr Gordhan Read more
JOHANNESBURG – The top six of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) are divided down the middle on whether to remove Finance Minister Pravin Read more
HARARE – Zimbabwean opposition parties demanded on Wednesday that presidential elections next year be conducted by a committee set up by the United Nations and Read more
HARARE – Zimbabwean police deployed water cannon and anti-riot officers on the streets of the capital on Wednesday ahead of a planned demonstration by opposition Read more
Newly elected Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad has stepped down as Vice-President of the Madagascar Senate. Ahmad, who is also the Madagascar Read more
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s new president named a 26-strong cabinet on Tuesday, including a former foreign affairs chief as finance minister and a BBC journalist as the Read more
Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest opposition party said it had named the son of its late leader Etienne Tshisekedi to succeed him on Thursday, but Read more
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will swear in today Hassan Saleh, his long time ally, as prime minister. The position was newly created following the Read more
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s newly elected president on Thursday appointed the country director of British firm Soma Oil and Gas as the new prime minister, Read more
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court said on Wednesday that the state did not have custody of two South Sudanese activists missing from Nairobi, stoking Read more
By Cheikh Sadibou Mane and Lamin Jahateh BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia’s President Adama Barrow vowed on Saturday to revive the country’s faltering economy with sweeping Read more
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