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President Paul Kagame hosted the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA) at the Kigali Convention Centre from May 18 to 22

Nuclear energy is a must

Africa must embrace nuclear energy to power economic growth and meet Agenda 2063 goals

Inflation in mainland Tanzania is expected to remain within the 3% to 5% target range, supported by stable food supply and exchange rate stability

Tanzania projects 6.1% GDP growth as agriculture and mining support recovery

Inflation in mainland Tanzania is expected to remain within the 3% to 5% target range, supported by stable food supply and exchange rate stability

The ANC–SACP partnership was forged under conditions of intense struggle. Its future should not be jeopardised in a democratic era where the need for cohesive leadership remains as urgent as ever.

Unity in Struggle: ANC–SACP alliance remains central to South Africa’s political future

South Africa’s experience is not unique. Across Africa and beyond, progressive forces have historically united, often overcoming ideological and organisational differences to…

Criticism of Rand Water’s Zanzibar investment is misguided

AfriForum cannot, on one hand, criticise state-owned entities for their perpetual reliance on bailouts and on the other hand, also criticise them when they engage in secondary…

A Tanzanian commission investigating deadly unrest following the October 2025 general election has recommended national reconciliation, criminal investigations and fast-tracking a new Constitution by 2028. Photo: Wainaina Mburu

Tanzania probe into 2025 election violence urges reconciliation and reforms

A Tanzanian commission investigating deadly unrest following the October 2025 general election has recommended national reconciliation, criminal investigations and fast-tracking…

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan

Tanzania President Samia pledges action on 2025 election violence commission findings

She has committed to implement recommendations from the commission, including reconciliation efforts, constitutional reforms and further investigations

A Tanzanian commission investigating the October 2025 violence has released a report detailing the scale of human and economic losses, concluding that the events were organised

Tanzania inquiry finds 2025 election unrest was organised and financed

Presenting the report, the commission’s chairperson Judge Chande Othman said the inquiry drew on extensive evidence from both primary and secondary sources, including…

In the coming days, the last absolute monarch in sub-Saharan Africa, King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini will celebrate 40 years on the throne. Photo: Wang Yu Ching

Mswati’s word as law fuels  repression in Eswatini

The call for freedom of expression, including LGBTIQ+ rights, is a fundamental human right vital for safety and dignity

According to data compiled by the Malawi Network of Older Persons Organisations (Manepo), 11 elderly people were killed over witchcraft accusations in the first four months of 2026 alone.

Malawi faces “ticking time bomb” as witchcraft killings and impunity rise

Rising witchcraft accusations in Malawi are fuelling deadly attacks on elderly people, exposing gaps in justice, social protection and governance

Fast moving: The Faizan Global Relief Foundation (FGRF) launched a food distribution campaign targeting
100 000 vulnerable households across Malawi in February. Photo: Radio Islam Malawi/Facebook

Malawi’s aid vacuum draws new actors

As Western donors pull back and food insecurity deepens in the landlocked south-eastern African nation, the rise of a UK-registered Islamic charity is exposing both the necessity…

Boon or doom: Cap des Biches in Senegal is an 86 MW thermal generation facility developed and constructed by Contour Global in two phases.
Photo: Contour

IFC’s new gas projects will destroy Africa

This is a familiar pattern. International financial institutions socialise risk and privatise profit, while invoking development rhetoric to justify fossil fuel expansion in the…

Can of worms: KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi laid the ground work for the commissions and probes currently sitting.

A glance beyond the 6 July presser

The public confrontation between senior officials, the establishment of inquiries and the intense public debate surrounding the allegations all indicate that accountability…

In solidarity: This group of protesters condemning violence against young people in Kenya, do so at a time when illegal and unconstitutional
detentions are common and crackdown legislation is consistently used to block peaceful gatherings in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Photo: Ezekiel Aminga

Elections and power in the digital age

These prosecutions mark a rising pattern: as elections approach across Africa, the distance between digital civic space and state power grows

Factions: The future of the ANC depends on whether its leaders like Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and President Cyril Ramaphosa can rise above petty
factionalism and embrace governance rooted in the rule of law. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Why liberation movements fail

The implosion of parties such as the ANC and Zanu PF must serve as a cautionary tale for those that fought to liberate the continent

Paying respects: ANC chairman Gwede Mantashe visiting JB Marks’ grave. Photo: Supplied

ANC at 114: From Morogoro to Moruleng

The Morogoro Consultative Conference, convened under the quiet but resolute leadership of Oliver Reginald Tambo, was no celebration. It was a reckoning

The M23 rebels have said they support the withdrawal of the South African National Defence Force from the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
 Photo: Wikipedia

The fall of Uvira is a turning point in the DRC conflict

The city’s capture by M23 means neighbouring Burundi, an ally of the DRC government, now shares a border with an area controlled by the rebels, escalating the risk of…

Mosotho Moepya, chairperson of IEC South Africa. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

South Africa’s future depends on electoral integrity

The next election will be for the survival and credibility of the country’s democracy

Conservation funding: In the Vamizi Island, Mozambique, revenue generated from tourism funds such conservation activities as coral monitoring,
turtle nesting protection and mangrove restoration projects. Photo: Friends of Vamizi Conservation & Community

Sustainable tourism is still a misnomer

In Africa’s prized national parks, sustainable tourism depends on ecosystem resilience, not just the visibility of charismatic species like elephants and lions. It’s about seeing…

Caption: Released Chadema leader, including vice chairman John Heche (centre). Photo credit: Suleiman Mpochi

Tanzanian police release Chadema opposition leaders

The opposition officials and hundreds of youths from across the country were arrested in the wake of last month’s general elections

A Tanzanian commission investigating deadly unrest following the October 2025 general election has recommended national reconciliation, criminal investigations and fast-tracking a new Constitution by 2028. Photo: Wainaina Mburu

Failed economies and systemic decay: Gen Z defy the elites for political change

The youth describe their movements as leaderless and digital, as they defy the old elites who have led to frustration due to failed economies and systemic decay.