Politics

Somali government coast guards off Mogadishu.

Somali impasse threatens regional peace

As last month’s deadline to choose a new president is missed, Somalia’s politicians are risking instability across East Africa. By Zachary Ochieng in Nairobi.   The crisis in Somalia continues to escalate as politicians squabble over elections in the war-torn…
Public health advice during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in Guinea

West Africa Ebola fears

Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone on edge over fears of Ebola return. By Jonathan Paye-Layleh in Monrovia   It has been five years since the deadly Ebola virus was beaten out of the Mano River Union countries. The countries, which…
People cross a section of Lake Chad whose waters border Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon. Getty

Refilling Lake Chad key to regional peace

Chad’s decision to withdraw its request for Unesco protection for the lake has raised questions among its neighbours, reports Zachary Ochieng.   In May 2017, the Chadian government applied to Unesco asking for Lake Chad to be named a World…
The army had to restore order after a fight broke out in the Ghanaian parliament. Getty.

Independent MP becomes Ghana’s kingmaker 

Ostracised by the ruling party, a single lawmaker holds the balance of power in Ghana’s feuding parliament. Shunned by Ghana’s ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the rundown to the December election, independent MP Andrew Asiamah Amoako has become the…
News in brief

News in brief

NIGER The West African nation looks set to see its first democratic transition of power next month, after a one-time Interior Minister, Mohamed Bazoum, won Niger’s second-round presidential vote. Niger’s Electoral Commission announced that Bazoum, the ruling party candidate, had…
Former South African president and ANC leader Jacob Zuma

Will Zuma bring down the ANC?

Former South African president Jacob Zuma is facing possible jail time for refusing to give evidence to an anti-corruption commission.  The investigation into Jacob Zuma’s alleged corruption took an unexpected turn in February, after the former South African president and…
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