Africa
CAF President Arrives in Dakar as AFCON Final Dispute Escalates

CAF President Arrives in Dakar as AFCON Final Dispute Escalates

Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe arrived in Dakar this week for high-level consultations with Senegalese authorities, as tensions continue to build over the disputed outcome of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final.

East Africa
Continuity and Control as Djibouti Secures a Sixth Term

Continuity and Control as Djibouti Secures a Sixth Term

Voters in Djibouti navigated quiet polling stations on April 8, 2026, casting ballots in a presidential election engineered to return Ismail Omar Guelleh to office for a sixth consecutive term. The incumbent ran largely uncontested

Africa
Laws, Culture, and Control: Africa’s Tightening Social Landscape

Laws, Culture, and Control: Africa’s Tightening Social Landscape

On March 30, Senegal enacted a new law that doubles the maximum prison sentence for same-sex relations to ten years. The legislation, which also criminalizes the "promotion" of LGBTQ+ identities, follows a similar revival of

East Africa
South Sudan’s Kiir Dismisses Parliament Speaker and Deputy

South Sudan’s Kiir Dismisses Parliament Speaker and Deputy

In Nairobi / South Sudan, President Salva Kiir has dismissed both the speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, in a sweeping leadership change that underscores shifting political calculations ahead of long-delayed elections. The decision, announced

Africa
Africa Faces Growing Economic Pressure as Global Tensions Disrupt Supply Chains

Africa Faces Growing Economic Pressure as Global Tensions Disrupt Supply Chains

A warning from the African Union this week has drawn attention to a familiar but unresolved problem: the extent to which African economies remain exposed to events far beyond their borders. Officials say ongoing tensions

Governance
Sudan’s Protest Anniversary Revives Calls for Civilian Rule

Sudan’s Protest Anniversary Revives Calls for Civilian Rule

In Sudan, the anniversary of the April 6 uprising has once again drawn citizens, civil society groups, and pro-democracy activists back into public space—physically where possible, symbolically where not. The date, which in 2019 marked

Central Africa
The Architecture of Succession: Cameroon’s Return to the Vice-Presidency

The Architecture of Succession: Cameroon’s Return to the Vice-Presidency

YAOUNDÉ — In a move that has fundamentally reshaped the political landscape of one of Africa’s longest-standing administrations, Cameroon’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to reintroduce the office of the Vice-President. The decision, passed

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Digital Violence in Africa: The Gender Gap in a Rapidly Growing Digital World

Digital Violence in Africa: The Gender Gap in a Rapidly Growing Digital World

Africa’s digital landscape is expanding at an unprecedented rate. From mobile banking in Kenya to social media in Nigeria and online marketplaces across the continent, connectivity is reshaping the way Africans live, work, and communicate.

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The Arctic Paradox: How a Greenland Dispute Is Testing NATO’s Foundations

The Arctic Paradox: How a Greenland Dispute Is Testing NATO’s Foundations

In January 2026, the most serious challenge to NATO unity did not come from Moscow or Beijing, but from within the alliance itself. Washington’s revived push to acquire Greenland this time reinforced by economic pressure

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France’s fading trade grip on Africa, and why the continent must look inward

France’s fading trade grip on Africa, and why the continent must look inward

France is scrambling to hold on to its economic relevance in Africa. Once the dominant commercial partner across much of Francophone Africa, Paris now finds itself overtaken by China, edged out by Turkey and India,