politics

  The Democratic Republic of Congo is gearing up for a crucial presidential election on Wednesday, December 22. The vote will decide who will succeed Joseph Kabila, who has ruled …

A veteran leader of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has resigned over what he called “endemic corruption” in the party. Mavuso Msimang, the deputy president of the ANC …

Africa has witnessed a wave of coups and coup attempts in the past year, raising fears of a democratic backsliding in the continent. The latest coup in Gabon, where General …