Tag: Africa

What You Need to Know • Tunisia's authorities have intensified pressure on civil society, prosecuting at least 47 activists and ...

Guinea-Bissau Referendum Approves Expansion of Presidential Powers

What You Need to Know • A referendum in Guinea-Bissau approved a new constitution, granting significant powers to the president. ...

Hakainde Hichilema reinstated as president of Zambia after election dispute

President Hakainde Hichilema has been inaugurated for a second term in Zambia amid allegations of election rigging and the detention ...

Pitso Mosimane appointed as South Africa coach for AFCON qualifiers

Pitso Mosimane has been appointed as the new head coach of the South Africa national football team, replacing Hugo Broos, ...

Ebola Concerns Increase as Children Return to School in Democratic Republic of the Congo

What You Need to Know • The Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing its largest Ebola outbreak, with 6,041 ...

African NGOs Call for Investigation into Six Bodies Found in Guinea Mass Grave

What You Need to Know • A group of 20 African civil society organizations has called for an independent investigation ...

Five Years After Saied’s Power Grab, Tunisia Faces Resurging Grievances

Tunisians are once again voicing demands for "employment, freedom, and national dignity," as protests erupt nationwide over water and electricity ...

Piracy Increases Off Somalia’s Coast Again

The Federal Government of Somalia announced the release of the cargo ship MV Lutuf on August 29, following a 10-day ...

Airlink Defends Low-Altitude Flight Over Packed Stadium in South Africa