South African Struggle Icon and COPE Founder Mosiuoa Lekota Dies Former Congress of the People (COPE) leader and liberation struggle veteran Mosiuoa Lekota has died. He was 77. Lekota, who stepped away from politics in 2025, had been struggling with his health. In a statement, Cope leader Teboho Loate confirmed his passing “after a period of illness”. The Lekota…
Rwanda Slams ‘Biased’ U.S. Sanctions on Military Chiefs The Rwandan government rejected sanctions imposed by the United States Department of the Treasury on the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four senior commanders. They argued that the move was “targeting only one party” to the Washington Accords and a misrepresentation of the conflict in eastern DR…
Kenyan Govt Airlifts Remains of MP Ng’eno and Five Others After Helicopter Crash Parliament facilitated the airlifting of the remains of Emurua Dikirr Member of Parliament Johanna Ng’eno and five other victims of a fatal helicopter crash in Nandi County to Nairobi, as a parliamentary committee begins coordinating burial arrangements. The Eurocopter AS350 crashed…
Uganda Court Confirms Museveni’s 2026 Election Victory The Supreme Court of Uganda confirmed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the duly elected President of Uganda after granting an application to withdraw a petition challenging his victory in the January 15, 2026, general elections. Former candidate Robert Kasibante had filed the petition on grounds of alleged non-compliance…
UN Sanctions Four Paramilitary Leaders Over Sudan Atrocities The UN Security Council imposed new sanctions on four senior leaders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over atrocities committed during the group’s violent takeover of the western city of el-Fasher. Those sanctioned included deputy commander Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo; Brigadier General Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, widely…
Somalia Hunger Crisis Deepens as Food Insecurity Doubles The number of people in Somalia facing acute food insecurity has nearly doubled to 6.5 million since last year as hunger levels rise due to worsening drought, conflict and soaring food prices. The IPC food security monitoring platform reported that more than 1.8 million children under five…
H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), today received the Letters of Credentials of H.E. Mr. Dzmitry Krasouski, Ambassador of Belarus to Ethiopia and the African Union. The Chairperson welcomed the Ambassador and underscored the importance of strengthening Africa-Belarus cooperation to support shared development. He highlighted the AU’s priorities under Agenda…
Cameroon Jails Soldiers for 2020 Massacre in Anglophone Region Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to five to ten years in prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s Anglophone Northwest region. A military court had found them guilty of murder, arson, and destruction for the 14 February 2020 attack on…
Eritrea-Ethiopia Tensions Raise Fears of Renewed Conflict Eritrea and Ethiopia both claim to be preparing for war, with the landlocked Ethiopia claiming it needs access to the Red Sea, which is viewed by Eritrea as a provocation. Violence is escalating in the Tigray region as tensions increase. Violence along their shared Tigray border escalated,…
Sudan’s RSF Accused of Coordinated Genocide in Darfur A UN fact-finding mission concluded that atrocities committed during the siege and capture of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces amounted to genocide. This is the closest the UN has come to declaring that RSF fighters in Darfur are carrying out genocide…
