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Demonstrators take part in a protest led by the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), demanding the restoration of democracy and denouncing mounting restrictions on freedoms, intensifying pressure on President Kais Saied amid a deepening economic and political crisis, in Tunis, Tunisia, October 17, 2026. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
North AfricaPolitics

Thousands protest against Tunisia’s president

Tunis - Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets of the capital, Tunis, on Saturday, October 17, in the largest protest against President...

Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila signs the founding declaration of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), launched in Goma on 12 October 2026.
Central AfricaPolitics

Kabila launches new movement in DR Congo

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, 13 October 2026 Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has been named leader of a new...

The Afrikaners for South Africa (AfSA) logo. Photo: Supplied
PoliticsSouthern Africa

Afrikaner group rejects farm victim narrative

Pretoria - Afrikaners for South Africa (AfSA), a group that describes itself as committed to South Africa, has criticised the planned display of...

Alula Aba Nega Airport also known as Mekelle Airport
East AfricaNewsPolitics

Tigrayan forces seize Mekelle airport

MEKELLE, Ethiopia, September 23, 2026 — Tigrayan forces have taken control of the main airport serving Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, according to three...

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses supporters of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) in 2019. © Reuters/Mike Hutchings
PoliticsSouthern Africa

Ramaphosa declares election day a public holiday

Pretoria, South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared Wednesday, 4 November 2026, a public holiday to allow South Africans to participate in the...

Gabonese MP Augustin Lobelle Yembi
Central AfricaPolitics

Gabon MP faces trial over Kigali airport assault

Libreville, Gabon: Gabonese lawmaker Augustin Lobelle Yembi is facing judicial proceedings in Gabon after being handed over by Rwandan authorities following his arrest...

Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai
PoliticsWest Africa

Boakai vows to protect press freedom

MONROVIA, Liberia: Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has pledged that his administration will not muzzle or control the media, calling for stronger relations...

President Hakainde Hichilema with Vice President Mutale Nalumango and some of the recently appointed cabinet ministers during an official engagement in Lusaka.
PoliticsSouthern Africa

Hichilema reshuffles Zambia cabinet

LUSAKA, Zambia: President Hakainde Hichilema has appointed four cabinet ministers and made changes to several senior government positions as his administration moves to...