Top 10 African Countries with the Highest Freedom Scores in the 2026 Freedom Index
Mauritius and Seychelles lead the ten African countries featured in the Atlantic Council’s Freedom Index, which ...
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South Africa steps up crackdown on corruption at borders and immigration system
South African authorities are intensifying efforts to tackle corruption and fraud at the country’s ports of ...
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Zambia’s second Hichilema term begins under scrutiny over disputed election process
President Hakainde Hichilema has begun a second term in office after being sworn in on Tuesday, ...
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South Africa’s Parliament Takes Impeachment Dispute to Appeal Court
South Africa’s parliamentary committee responsible for considering impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa has resolved to ...
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Ramaphosa calls for coordinated African approach to migration as concerns over xenophobic violence persist
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for closer cooperation among African states to promote lawful, ...
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South African court pauses impeachment proceedings against President Ramaphosa
South Africa’s Western Cape High Court has granted President Cyril Ramaphosa interim relief, temporarily preventing Parliament’s ...
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South Africa’s Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo Resigns as Public Investment Corporation Chair
South Africa’s Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has resigned as chairperson of the board of the ...
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Kenya Unveils 30 Year Blueprint to Achieve Developed Economy Status by 2060
Kenya has unveiled a new long term national development strategy that seeks to transform the country ...
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Zimbabwean President signs constitutional amendment bill into law
The legislation, commonly referenced in Harare’s corridors as CAB3, completed a parliamentary passage that had unfolded ...
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Ports are more than infrastructure: What Ghana’s Tema Port reveals about Africa’s development choices
Across Africa, ports have increasingly become symbols of economic ambition, industrial transformation and regional integration. Billions ...
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