As South Africa’s local government elections approach, voters are once again hearing familiar promises: councillors will fix potholes, end water outages and power cuts, and improve refuse collection. Yet service delivery is…
South Africa’s government plans to ask the courts to clarify how it must give effect to a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum…
Egypt is preparing to send army troops to Somalia for the first time, a move that underscores Cairo’s broader effort to strengthen…
Former South African president Jacob Zuma remains in a private Pietermaritzburg hospital, as differing reports continue to circulate about his condition following…
South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has received the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in…
The African Union Commission moved Sunday to clarify that its earlier appeal over tensions involving Ethiopia was not meant to assign blame…
Leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan have urged political and peaceful solutions to mounting regional crises, including Sudan’s civil war and…
ADDIS ABABA — The African Union Commission has called on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to step back from escalating tensions, urging the…
A person reacts at the scene of a shooting in Lwandle in South Africa’s Western Cape on September 27, 2026. REUTERS/Esa Alexander…
More than 80 years after the Second World War reshaped the global order, Africa remains the only continent without a permanent seat…
A former Seleka rebel commander has been convicted by the International Criminal Court of four charges, including torture and persecution, for crimes…
