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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

South Africans began voting Wednesday in an election seen as their country’s most important in 30 years, and one that could put their young democracy in unknown territory. 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 in 1994. It is now the target of a… Read More

Congolese authorities have released a Pole who had been sentenced to life in prison for espionage, the head of Polish diplomacy said on Tuesday. Mariusz Majewski is back in Europe , Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said on He did not specify where Mr. Majewski was exactly. Mr. Majewski, 52, was arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo in February and… Read More

Equatorial Guinea president Teodoro Obiang Nguema arrived in Beijing on Monday for a state visit to China.  After holding talks with his host Xi Jinping on Tuesday, the two leaders announced the elevation of bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation. The visit is President Nguema’s 11th to China. He will also hold meetings with Chinese prime minister… Read More

It is one of the largest festivals of its kind in Europe. Since 2007, Re:publica has been held annually in the German capital Berlin. Around 25,000 people are expected to attend this year’s event to discuss all aspects of the digitalisation of the world. “Re:publica is Europe’s largest digital conference on the digital society,” says Re:publica co-founder Markus Beckendahl. “Over… Read More

South Africa is prepared for Wednesday’s landmark general election despite “orchestration to undermine the credibility of the outcome” after videos circulated over the weekend raised suspicions of the transparency of the process. Almost a million votes have already been cast in special voting permitted for those who are unable to vote Wednesday. Polls open at 7 a.m. Wednesday, and acc… Read More

A meeting of the Cameroon Football Federation’s Emergency Committee will be held in the next few hours following a missed working session between president Samuel Eto’o and coach Marc Brys. In a press release following the turbulent session at Fecafoot, the Emergency Committee was convened to address the heated exchange between Samuel Eto’o and Marc Brys. This committee, tasked with… Read More