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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to the media while visiting a shopping centre which was damaged after several days of looting following the imprisonment of former South Africa President Jacob Zuma in Durban

mutinous ministers

Can Ramaphosa seize this crisis to change South Africa?

Beyond reshuffles of the cabinet, there are many urging President Ramaphosa to seize this 'revolutionary' moment to enact fundamental changes ... both for the ruling ANC and the wider economy. But those closest to the president suggest Ramaphosa's slow-but-sure approach is unlikely to change.

Fraying ties

DRC: Will Katumbi and President Tshisekedi go their separate ways?

Is Moïse Katumbi, who at first was a part of the constructive opposition before forming an alliance with the ruling Union Sacrée alliance, ... now preparing to join the radical opposition camp?

Tap, tap, tap

Pegasus spying scandal: Rwanda targeted South Africa’s Ramaphosa

South Africa has publicly expressed its displeasure about reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa's phone was placed on a list by Rwanda to be ... targeted by Israeli-manufactured Pegasus spyware. But privately, officials are baffled and somewhat less outspoken, as the revelations came at a time when the two countries have been trying to restore relations.

KEYBOARD WARRIORS

Uganda: Museveni’s fight against fake news after reports of his death

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is taking his social-media battles to a new front, aiming to control more of the media narrative. Jamilu Ssekyondwa, ... a resident of Luweero District, 60km north of Kampala, was the first casualty of Museveni's orders - that security agencies should arrest netizens who have been declaring him dead.

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Rwandan military troops depart for Mozambique, at the Kigali International Airport in Kigali

total war

Mozambique: Rwandan troops celebrate first success, South Africa forces arrive

Quite possibly

Pegasus/Morocco affair: Did UNESCO fund the investigation?

Putin's crescendo

Russia/Africa: Wagner, an investigation into Putin’s mercenaries

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Rwandan military troops depart for Mozambique, at the Kigali International Airport in Kigali

total war

Mozambique: Rwandan troops celebrate first success, South Africa forces arrive

Quite possibly

Pegasus/Morocco affair: Did UNESCO fund the investigation?

Putin's crescendo

Russia/Africa: Wagner, an investigation into Putin’s mercenaries

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open sesame?

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Could the US be the key to unlocking the GERD deadlock?

In a speech on 15 July to kick-start a national project, “Decent Life” (حياه كريمة), Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ... stated that the country’s national security is a “red line" that cannot be crossed. It’s not the first time the former chief of military intelligence has warned against testing the nation’s threshold when it comes to matters of national security and sovereignty. But this warning came ten days after Ethiopia began the second filling of its contentious Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Conflict escalation

Ethiopia/Tigray: ‘UN and AU silence reveals a widespread embarrassment’

The recapture of Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, by rebels of the Tigray Defence Force (TDF) on 28 June, shows that the conflict in Ethiopia's ... northern region is far from over.

black star, amber warning

Ghana is becoming a ‘disguised dictatorship’, say worried activists

Africa's most respected democracy is showing worrying signs of backsliding. From protests against election-rigging being closed down by pliant ... courts, to violence from police against activists pushing for change, activists claim the second term of President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken an authoritarian turn. Not so, say the government, who blame the poor economy they inherited.

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time for change?

Tanzania: What’s really behind CCM’s refusal to change the constitution?

"We need a new constitution" is increasingly a demand growing in popularity in Tanzania's online sphere for the past three months. But such public ... outcry is met the ruling party Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM)'s refusal to commit to any changes; for now.

U.S. President Biden gives an update on the administration's coronavirus response at the White House in Washington

dose delivery

Biden to announce US vaccine doses for Cameroon, CAR, Gambia, Lesotho, Niger, Senegal, Zambia

EXCLUSIVE President Biden will today announce a fresh tranche of vaccine doses for seven African countries. White House officials tell The Africa ... Report that the donations come with 'no strings attached', and are keen to downplay any vaccine diplomacy rivalry with Beijing.

elections 2023

Liberia: ‘We want to make Weah a one-term president’ says Alexander Cummings

The wave of popular support that Liberia’s George Weah rode on in 2017 is quickly fading ahead of the upcoming polls slated for 2023. Weah ... is increasingly facing allegations of humans rights abuses under his administration and widespread corruption. Meet Alexander Cummings, the man who hopes to give Weah a run for his money in the next election.

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