After over five months of anticipation, the new government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has finally been announced. Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka’s team was introduced on national television on Wednesday. This announcement was highly anticipated, as the country’s eastern region, particularly North Kivu province, continues to grapple with a severe security crisis. “If the government has been… Read More

South Africans in the rural areas of the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province must cross hilly terrain with little infrastructure to reach nearest polling stations in what is shaping up to be a pivotal general election for the country. At stake is the three-decade dominance of the African National Congress party, which led South Africa out of apartheid’s brutal white minority rule… Read More

People in Madagascar are voting in parliamentary elections Wednesday in which the ruling party hopes to retain its majority. The Tanora Malagasy Vonona party of President Andry Rajoelina won 84 out of 151 seats in the last election. Rajoelina himself controversially won re-election last November. The vote was marred by a low voter turnout and a boycott by the opposition.… Read More

Australian mining giant BHP Group on Wednesday pledged to invest in South Africa’s economy as it seeks support for a 38.6 billion pound ($49.3 billion) bid to acquire Anglo American, which was founded in the country more than a century ago and remains one of its biggest employers. London-based Anglo-American last week rejected BHP’s latest offer, raising concerns about its… Read More

Egypt has invited Sudanese civil society and political groups to a conference to discuss ways to end the war in the country. An Egyptian foreign ministry press release said the meeting planned for late June aims ” to reach a consensus among the various Sudanese civil political forces on ways to build comprehensive and lasting peace in Sudan through a… Read More