Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan Orders Fuel Cuts as Global Energy Crisis Deepens
Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has directed government institutions to immediately reduce fuel consumption in response to mounting global energy shocks disrupting supply and driving up prices. Speaking during a swearing-in ceremony in Dar es Salaam, the president said ongoing…
Plan to scrap presidential elections puts Zimbabweans at loggerheads
Fears are growing in opposition circles in Zimbabwe that the ruling Zanu-PF party is making a new grab for power as it presses ahead with constitutional amendments aimed at giving parliament – rather than voters – the right to elect…
World’s Oldest Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya, Appoints Son as Vice President
President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest sitting head of state, has appointed his son, Franck Emmanuel Biya, as Vice President of Cameroon and Head of the Armed Forces. The announcement, made via an official presidential decree dated April 4, 2026,…
Zimbabwe’s ban on second-hand clothing imports hit the poorest
Zimbabwe’s ban through Statutory Instrument (SI) 59 of 2026 was put in place as a policy intervention to facilitate the recovery of its almost-dormant textiles and clothing manufacturing sectors, even though similar protectionist policies have not worked in the East…
Cyril Ramaphosa’s One Government app will fail most South Africans
President Cyril Ramaphosa dreams that the MyMzansi digital platform will allow South Africans to access all digital government services under “one roof,” but this dream is now growing dimmer. A new report from the Development Bank of Southern Africa explained…
Burkina Faso must ‘forget’ about democracy, military leader says
Democracy “kills” and the people of Burkina Faso must “forget” it, the country’s military ruler has said in an interview aired on state television.Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in a coup three years ago, suggested most Africans do not…
Senegal president signs tough new anti-LGBT law doubling jail terms
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signed a new law doubling to 10 years the maximum prison term for sexual acts by same-sex couples. The new law also criminalises the “promotion” of homosexuality, which includes any public representation and financial…
Nigeria warns its citizens in South Africa to be cautious after march turns violent
Nigeria’s high commission in South Africa has urged its citizens there to be cautious following an anti-illegal immigration protest in Eastern Cape province that turned violent. On Monday, activists were holding a peaceful march in the port city of KuGompo…
800 Nigerian deportees arrive from Niger Republic – Report
800 Nigerian deportees arrive from Niger Republic – Report. No fewer than 800 Nigerian deportees have been received from the Republic of Niger at the Jibia-Magama border in Katsina State by security agencies. This was contained in an operational report…
South Africans Protest Against Nigerians, Other Foreign Nationals Amid Rising Tensions
Fresh tensions have erupted in South Africa as groups of citizens took to the streets in protest against Nigerians and other foreign nationals, accusing them of contributing to crime, unemployment, and economic hardship. The protests, which were reported in parts…