Politics in the Sahel bloc are heating up as Niger sets strict conditions for the reopening of the border with Benin
Background: Border Closure After Niger's 2023 Coup
Following the military takeover in Niamey in July 2023, the land border between Niger and its southern neighbour...
Kenyan police sued over Nairobi lockdown during anniversary of Gen Z protests
Kenyan Police Face Legal Action Over Roadblocks During Gen Z Uprising Anniversary Protest
On Thursday, 12 September 2025, activists gathered in Nairobi to commemorate the second anniversary...
Cape Verde is making history, Iran was waiting and Senegal is breaking records
Cape Verde and the FIFA World Cup: Separating Fact from Fiction
Recent online snippets have claimed that Cape Verde reached the knockout stages of a...
African leaders mark June 19 by calling for reparations for the Atlantic slave trade
African and Caribbean Leaders Urge Apology and Reparations After Landmark UN Resolution
In Accra, Ghana, a gathering of more than 80 nations’ representatives concluded the...
Why South Africans are playing a dangerous game with the two-pot payout system
South Africans Turning to Pension Savings for Everyday Cash
What the Two‑Pot System Is
The two‑pot pension scheme, launched in September 2024, splits retirement savings into two...
Third suspect arrested in a R600,000 franchise fraud scheme targeting Limpopo pensioners
Overview
The Hawks, South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, have arrested a third suspect in a franchise‑fraud case that left a Limpopo pensioner out...
