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Former Liberian President George Weah has officially confirmed that he will contest the country's 2029 presidential elec...
South Africa's Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party in the governing coalition, went to court on Monday to chal...
Human rights group Civicus has added Burkina Faso to its 2026 watchlist following what it describes as a sharp escalatio...
South Africa's Cabinet has reiterated its commitment to welcoming back Afrikaners who were denied US refugee visas after...
South Africa has successfully defeated an attempt by Ghana to have xenophobic violence in the country discussed as a sta...
The African Union will hold an Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government on strengthening mechanisms for con...
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has officially launched his own political party, Kiiraay – The Republican P...
The Southern African Development Community, the African Union and the Government of Botswana have reaffirmed their commi...
Uganda will host the 2026 Extraordinary Summit of Troop-Contributing Countries to the African Union Support and Stabilis...
Nigeria and South Africa have agreed to de-escalate tensions over recent xenophobic attacks, with South Africa committin...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that unmanaged migration poses a growing risk to the stability of South Africa and ...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has secured a significant legal victory after the Western Cape High Court grante...