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A single interview just blew open one of South Africa’s biggest political controversies in years. The story begins well before the headlines, in the quiet but powerful world of public affairs consulting. Resolve Communications, chaired by former Democratic Alliance leader…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced a major breakthrough in its ongoing investigation into war crimes committed in Sudan’s Darfur region, with deputy chief prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan confirming to the BBC that the court now holds concrete evidence…
The Peace That Never Was South Sudan’s independence in 2011 was supposed to be a new beginning. After decades of one of Africa’s most devastating civil wars, the world’s newest nation had a chance to build something different. It didn’t.…
A crumbling hostel. A city buckling under the weight of its own growth. And thousands of residents caught in the middle — this is the reality unfolding right now in Soshanguve, one of Pretoria’s most densely populated townships. The City…
Niger Breaks With International Criminal Court Niger has formally submitted its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Hague-based tribunal confirmed on Tuesday, June 18 — nine months after the military-led government first announced its intention to leave, denouncing…
Uganda Blocks Prominent Kenyan Lawyer From Entering the Country Martha Karua, a leading Kenyan lawyer and former Justice Minister, was blocked from entering Uganda upon landing at Entebbe International Airport on Monday, according to the Uganda Law Society. She was…
South Africa Deports Nearly 3,000 Foreigners in One Week Amid Anti-Immigrant Violence South Africa repatriated 2,745 foreigners in a single week following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pledge to crack down on illegal immigration, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber announced on Sunday.…
Opposition Parties Fight Back as Ramaphosa Seeks Court Interdict Against Impeachment Process South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) announced on Saturday they will oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa‘s court application to block Parliament from proceeding…
Deadly Protests Erupt in Kenya Over US Ebola Quarantine Centre at Military Base A demonstrator was reportedly shot dead on Tuesday in Nanyuki, Kenya, as police fired tear gas and live rounds at protesters rallying against a US plan to…
South Africa’s Lamola Fires Back at Ghana Over Xenophobia Claims, Calling Them “Misinformation” South Africa’s International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has sharply rejected allegations made by Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa about anti-immigrant violence in South Africa, accusing…
