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The Democratic Republic of Congo has enacted a new law setting out the conditions for organising national referendums, a move that is intensifying political debate over possible constitutional change. The legislation was promulgated by President Félix Tshisekedi and formally read ...  عرض المزيد

South Africa's liberation party, African National Congress (ANC) has suffered its worst result in municipal elections since the end of apartheid, securing 31% of the national vote against 25 % for its main rival, the democratic Alliance (DA) and Former President Jacob Zuma's part ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s Africa director Murithi Mutiga to discuss the implications of a second Trump administration for Africa. They examine how African leaders have reacted to Donald Trump’s election victory and why som ...

After decades of conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, last week Donald Trump <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/06/28/a-peace-agreement-that-will-probably-not-bring-peace?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_sou ...

In Abuja on Friday, Antony Blinken gave a major policy speech on his country's approach towards Africa. In it, the U.S. Secretary of State made no mention of China - the continent's largest trading partner. Attempting to signal a shift from the Trump era, he promised "different a ...  عرض المزيد