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2024 Year in Review: The political trends that shaped Africa at the quarter century mark
By: In On Africa IOA 11th December 2024 Political developments in 2024 were largely extensions of events from the previous year and further back into the past. Key elections, though... →
Happening in Parliament this week
9th December 2024 The Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Ms Thoko Didiza, is leading a multiparty parliamentary delegation to the 56th Southern African... →
Dangerous pesticides are a problem in South Africa – pests and poor controls are to blame
27th November 2024 South Africa’s townships – urban areas created for black people under apartheid – have long experienced problems with massive pest infestations and... →
Namibia to vote in toughest election yet for ruling party
By: Reuters 25th November 2024 Namibians will vote on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive election yet for the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed the... →
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... →
