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South Africa Unveils New Energy Policy
22 Oct 2025 20:36 GMT
… Court charged Bashir with genocide and crimes against humanity … to favor white South Africans and Europeans persecuted for … figure who significantly changed Kenyan politics despite losing a … s anti-migrant movement. Xenophobia against people from other …
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#5065, Spotlight on Music of Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa
22 Oct 2025 19:46 GMT
Hear music from Eastern, Southern, and Central African nations, Kasambwe Brothers from Malawi, The Owiny Sigoma Band from Kenya, and Rwanda-based band, The Good Ones. Plus, music from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, and Congo.
Listen to The Kasambwe …
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The bear and the bot farm: Countering Russian hybrid warfare in Africa
22 Oct 2025 14:08 GMT
… and resources, however, Africans could expand these efforts … Central Africa and potentially Sudan. Russian foreign minister Sergei … , from Nigeria and Kenya to Uganda and Madagascar, embedding … free grants for African-owned and African-led outlets to …
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Raila Odinga: the Kenyan statesman who championed competitive politics and accountability
22 Oct 2025 12:49 GMT
… among others, the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and … advance the interests of Kenya and Kenyans. This is seen … Most recently, he surprised Kenyans by seeking reconciliation with … transformative leaders. A pan-Africanist who saw continental integration …
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Banned in Europe, booming in Africa: the dirty secret of pesticide exports
22 Oct 2025 10:01 GMT
When it comes to double standards between the “Global North” and the “Global South,” is it ever really a surprise? From waste colonialism to environmental racism, Africa has long been treated as the dumping ground for what the West no longer wants. So, it’ …
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U.S. Jury Holds BNP Paribas Accountable for Sudanese Genocide
21 Oct 2025 18:19 GMT
(MENAFN) A federal jury in the United States has determined that French financial powerhouse BNP Paribas is responsible for facilitating genocide in Sudan.
The jury concluded that the bank’s financial dealings empowered the Sudanese government during a …
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Randall Kennedy on Racism in America
21 Oct 2025 14:21 GMT
Randall Kennedy is the Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on contracts, criminal law, and the regulation of race relations.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Randall Kennedy discuss the history of racism …
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South Africa, Somalia ‘kingmakers’ as geopolitical strategies play out in Africa
21 Oct 2025 00:52 GMT
While the Trump administration’s tariff hikes have dominated headlines this year, a significant powerplay is quietly unfolding in Africa.
Deteriorating relations between Taiwan and economic powerhouse South Africa and the Federal Republic of Somalia, both …
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Uganda’s golden smokescreen: The real cost of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
20 Oct 2025 15:25 GMT
By Sam Irving
In eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), conflict creates more than just human tragedy and a breakdown in governance; it also blurs the trail of the country’s most valuable natural resources, namely gold. In neighboring …
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Southern Africa’s liberation parties lose their political edge
20 Oct 2025 06:18 GMT
In the SADC region’s independence-led nations, entrenched parties face corruption, voter distrust and economic challenges.
Johannesburg, South Africa, July 27: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses representatives during the Liberation …