The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden plans to indict the US president's 53-year-old son on a gun charge by the end of the month. It follows the collapse of a... read more →
The former leader of the far-right group the Proud Boys has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the January 6th attack on the US Capitol.... read more →
Diana Højlund Madsen, The Nordic Africa Institute and Shingirai Mtero, The Nordic Africa Institute Zimbabwe’s 2023 harmonised elections have largely been depicted as a battle between the two “Big Men”... read more →
The UK Foreign Secretary has defended his diplomatic trip to China amid criticism from MPs, including from within the governing Conservative Party. The trip is the first to be made... read more →
South Africa’s Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka was recommended on Tuesday as SA’s next Public Protector for a non-renewable term from mid-October 2023. We reached out to Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast, a political analyst and the director at the... read more →
West Africa's regional bloc, ECOWAS has demanded a shorter transition period from military rule to democracy in the Republic of Niger.
The African Union has warned against any interference in Niger by those outside of Africa, including private military companies. This follows a video by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who claimed... read more →
South Africa's Reserve Bank has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of any wrongdoing in its investigation into the undisclosed foreign currency stolen from his game farm. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse’s... read more →
As the 15th BRICS Summit approaches in South Africa, political parties have shown a range of opinions. With the event just five days away and expectations growing about its outcomes,... read more →
Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani is reportedly trying to water down a windfall tax recently targeted at banks. The coalition government introduced a 40 percent tax on banks' profits... read more →