STEVEN GORDON Anti-immigrant marches in several major South African cities (such as Tshwane and Johannesburg) in early May 2026 once again led to questions being asked about xenophobia in post-apartheid South Africa. In the wake of the protests President Cyril Ramaphosa called on South Africans to embrace solidarity with their African neighbors. For their part, […]
May 25 2026 | Posted in
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BOUBA JALLOH President John Mahama wants to criminalize employers demanding sex in exchange for work. But can a new law — that falls into a legal grey zone — be enforced? President John Mahama’s call to criminalize so‑called “sex for jobs” marks one of the clearest signals yet that Ghana’s leadership is willing to confront […]
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“They kept saying we had to go back to our country.” AUGUSTINE PASSILLY Sudanese authorities have deported thousands of South Sudanese from the country over the past year, driving abusive raids that have led to killings, family separations, confiscation of personal belongings, prolonged detention, and verbal harassment. The New Humanitarian spoke to six recent deportees […]
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said he’s prepared to seek another five years in office if asked to do so after a referendum, highlighting a growing trend of term-limit evasion in Africa. MICHAEL J. KAVANAGH Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said he’s prepared to seek another five years in office if […]
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A growing number of men across the continent say they are being promised jobs in Russia, only to be forced into the war. Some go as mercenaries, but many more are drawn unwittingly. MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG, JOHN ELIGON, & ZIMASA MATIWANE James Kamau Ndungu told only a few friends that he was heading to Russia. […]
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MATTHEW LEE The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on former Congolese President Joseph Kabila for his alleged role in funding and providing political support to rebel groups operating in the east of his country. The Treasury and State departments announced Thursday, April 30 that they had targeted Kabila, who served as Congo’s president from 2001 […]
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Uganda is set to pass a foreign agents bill, whose sweeping provisions could be used to imprison journalists critically reporting on economics, foreign policy, or elections for up to 20 years, limit foreign media funding to about $100,000, and subject newsrooms to intrusive state oversight. The Protection of Sovereignty Bill says it aims to register […]
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CAI NEBE Talks between Ghana and the US over a bilateral healthcare deal have stalled, after Accra voiced concerns regarding sensitive data sharing. Several African countries have pushed back on the deals, while some have signed. Concerns over the sharing of sensitive health data have reportedly led Ghanaian officials to abandon a health deal worth […]
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Two women runners initially finished outside the top 10 in the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town before bib swap spotted. Two men have been disqualified from one of South Africa’s flagship marathon races after they finished in the top 10 of the women’s race. Their attempt at swapping bibs, which bear the identification numbers […]
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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has described reparatory justice for colonialism, enslavement and the trade in enslaved Africans as “key to dismantling systemic racism.” Speaking on Tuesday, April 14 at the fifth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, he lauded the advances in racial justice and […]
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