Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Crisis Is a Warning for the Whole Continent In February 2026, Zimbabwe’s ruling party ZANU-PF did something that should alarm every young African who believes their vote matters: it gazetted Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3) — a…
A Election Built on Exclusion Ethiopia held a general election on Monday, but for millions of its citizens, the ballot box was never an option. Voting was suspended across parts of the Oromia and Amhara regions due to active insurgencies,…
The Most Dangerous Moment of Ramaphosa’s Political Life Is Here Cyril Ramaphosa has survived everything — Marikana, Phala Phala, coalition chaos. But the Constitutional Court just handed parliament a weapon his charm and willpower may not be able to deflect:…
America Is Dumping Its Deportees on Africa — And Our Governments Are Taking the Money Sierra Leone just became the latest African country to do Donald Trump’s dirty work. On Wednesday morning, a Boeing charter flight touched down at Lungi…
A Deadly Virus Is Spreading. Your Government’s Response Could Determine Whether It Reaches You. Fifty-five people are already dead in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ebola has been confirmed in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. And African Union Champion on Pandemic…
President Bola Tinubu just signed off on a N15 billion police academy in Ogun State while Nigerians dodge bullets, kidnappers, and bandits daily. The timing couldn’t be more tone-deaf. The new Nigeria Police Academy campus in Erinja, Yewa South Local…
Israel’s defence minister says the Israeli military has killed Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, in an overnight strike. Iran has not confirmed his death, and state-linked outlets have circulated a handwritten message attributed to him, adding to uncertainty around the…
Tarique Rahman is on course to become Bangladesh’s next prime minister after his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won enough seats to secure a parliamentary majority in the general election. The result positions the 60-year-old BNP leader at the top of…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has travelled to Europe to lead the US delegation at the Munich Security Conference, describing the moment as defining and saying geopolitics has entered a “new era”. Rubio spoke to reporters before arriving in…
A US Navy warship collided with a Navy supply vessel during a refuelling operation, the US military’s Southern Command has confirmed. Two people reported minor injuries during Wednesday’s replenishment-at-sea operation and are in stable condition, Southern Command said. Both vessels…
