South Africa’s Phala Phala Impeachment Committee: Opposition Bloc Contests ANC’s Grip on Chairmanship as Institutional Integrity Hangs in Balance South Africa’s Parliament convened its newly established Impeachment Committee for the first time on Monday, with a politically charged battle over…
A Ruling Coalition Fractures Under Constitutional Pressure On 22 May 2026, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, ending a political partnership that had dismantled the decade-long dominance of former President Macky Sall.…
Afrophobia and Institutional Erosion Threaten Pan-African Integration, Thabo Mbeki Lecture Warns The 16th Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Lecture, held on 24 May 2025 at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town, placed two converging governance failures at the centre…
Chilalo Graphite Dispute Exposes Jurisdictional Fault Lines in African Cross-Border Mining Investment A US$195 million dispute over a Tanzanian graphite project is forcing South African and Tanzanian courts to answer a question with direct consequences for foreign investment across the…
De-Dollarisation and West Africa: How the Russia-China Currency Pivot Is Reshaping Regional Trade Architecture The accelerating shift away from the US dollar in Russia-China bilateral trade — now conducted in yuan and rubles for nearly 90% of transactions — is…
South Africa’s AI Policy Collapse Exposes Governance Gaps as West Africa Watches South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies was forced to withdraw its Draft National AI Policy in early 2026 after government officials discovered that academic citations in…
AfCFTA-ITC Partnership Renewal Targets Implementation Gap as Intra-African Trade Potential Remains Largely Unrealised The AfCFTA Secretariat and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have renewed their memorandum of understanding, pivoting the five-year-old continental trade agreement from framework negotiation toward on-the-ground business…
Mali’s Governance Vacuum Empowers Armed Groups as Junta Consolidates Control The killing of Mali’s Defence Minister, General Sadio Camara, during coordinated jihadist and separatist attacks in late April 2026 exposed a structural failure that no military intervention has yet resolved:…
Ghana’s Ministry of Education faces mounting criticism for failing to address ultra-processed foods (UPF) in its revised School Food Standards, despite growing evidence linking these products to chronic diseases affecting West African populations. Dr. Rhiannon Day-Thompson, a British medical practitioner…
Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned South Africa’s High Commissioner following documented attacks on Ghanaian nationals by vigilante groups, exposing deepening fractures in continental integration efforts and raising questions about South Africa’s commitment to African unity frameworks. The diplomatic…
Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s categorical rejection of democratic governance poses a direct challenge to West Africa’s institutional foundations, with implications extending far beyond Burkina Faso’s borders to threaten regional integration frameworks and governance standards across the Economic Community of West African…
President John Dramani Mahama has opened the Ghana AgroTech Fair 2026 at Accra’s Black Star Square, saying his administration will prioritise technology, innovation and locally developed solutions to raise agricultural productivity and modernise the sector. The three-day event, organised by…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) warned on Monday that the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran could weaken Ghana’s improving inflation outlook by pushing up oil prices and tightening global financial conditions, as policymakers meet ahead of a scheduled interest-rate decision on…
Ghana head coach Otto Addo has included four uncapped players in a 26-man squad for international friendlies against Austria and Germany later this month, as the Black Stars continue preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Ghana Football Association…
Rescue personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Headquarters responded to a fatal road traffic crash on the N1 highway near the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra on Monday, February 23. The Service said it received the distress call…
