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Military rule is on the rise in Africa – nothing good came from it in the past
21st November 2024 In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Guinea. Military rule, long dormant in... →
#NamibiaElections2024: Fact-checking ruling Swapo party manifesto
19th November 2024 Namibians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on 27 November 2024. The South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) has been... →
Africa Central Banks seen cutting while they can after Trump win
By: Bloomberg 19th November 2024 Most African central banks weighing interest rates over the next three weeks are set to lower them, wary that the window to ease further may narrow... →
Great expectations as democracy wins in Botswana
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th November 2024 After nearly six decades of BDP rule, the triumphant UDC government has the tough task of restoring sound governance. Botswana’s 30 October... →
SACP messages of heartfelt condolences on the death of liberation struggle stalwart Comrade Naphtal "Naph" Manana
14th November 2024 The South African Communist Party (SACP) conveys its heartfelt message of condolences to the family of Comrade Naphtal “Naph” Manana, a stalwart of... →
Botswana’s election shock: analyst reflects on why voters kicked the ruling party out after 58 years
13th November 2024 The dramatic loss of power by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had governed Botswana since independence in 1966, will go down in history... →
Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century
By: Reuters 12th November 2024 African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. They also are in peril. Fresh... →
Botswana vice president appointed finance minister in new cabinet
By: Reuters 11th November 2024 Botswana's Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe will double as finance minister, new President Duma Boko said on Monday, announcing the first ministerial... →
