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Kagame hits back on sanctions as NGOs reports new atrocities
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (318+ words) Reporting Africa Since 1960 18 May 2026 The international community is likely to face pressure to impose new sanctions on Rwanda and the M23 militia group in the wake of a report by Human Rights Watch detailing atrocities against civilians in the weeks after…...
Mahmoud Dicko: Mali's Sharia strategist
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (430+ words) Reporting Africa Since 1960 15 May 2026 Published 15th May 2026 "We will not be able to truly live our Islam until the lay character of the state is removed. We are not free in Mali." At the fifth African Conference for Peace in Nouakchott…...
how-south-africas-ramaphosa-could-win-legally-but-trigger-a-political-disaster | Blog Post
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (226+ words) Reporting Africa Since 1960 15 May 2026 South Africa's Constitutional Court has stripped away the procedural cover that had protected President Cyril Ramaphosa and resurrected the scandal over US$4 million in cash hidden under a sofa in his Phala Phala farmhouse. The court…...
Ruto takes on the First Family
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (413+ words) Reporting Africa Since 1960 14 May 2026 Published 15th May 2026 Never one to forget personal slights, President William Ruto may applaud Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei's motion seeking to strip former President Uhuru Kenyatta of his retirement benefits. State House officials were riled by a…...
Famille Ouattara bets on a dynasty
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (359+ words) Reporting Africa Since 1960 14 May 2026 Published 15th May 2026 End of preview - This article contains approximately 711 words. Account Holders: Log in now and use your Account Credit to buy this article. No Credit? Top up your Account now. Choose from one of the…...
Damang is only the beginning
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (359+ words) Reporting Africa Since 1960 14 May 2026 Published 15th May 2026 End of preview - This article contains approximately 1715 words. Account Holders: Log in now and use your Account Credit to buy this article. No Credit? Top up your Account now. Choose from one of the…...
Ouattara rewrites the rules
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (359+ words) Reporting Africa Since 1960 14 May 2026 Published 15th May 2026 End of preview - This article contains approximately 940 words. Account Holders: Log in now and use your Account Credit to buy this article. No Credit? Top up your Account now. Choose from one of the…...
Ruto strengthens hand as Nairobi summit marks Macron's African swansong
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (355+ words) Reporting Africa Since 1960 14 May 2026 End of preview - This article contains approximately 1688 words. Account Holders: Log in now and use your Account Credit to buy this article. No Credit? Top up your Account now. Choose from one of the following options…...
Beijing's zero-tariff offer won't close Africa's $102bn trade gap | Article Preview
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (355+ words) Reporting Africa Since 1960 12 May 2026 End of preview - This article contains approximately 1134 words. Account Holders: Log in now and use your Account Credit to buy this article. No Credit? Top up your Account now. Choose from one of the following options…...
Tshisekedi flies a third term kite
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (355+ words) Reporting Africa Since 1960 10 May 2026 President F'lix Tshisekedi's suggestions that he could push for a third term and that the 2028 general elections could be delayed by the continued conflict in eastern Congo-Kinshasa, are a thinly veiled attempt to gauge international public…...