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Bojana Coulibaly  |  Jul 05, 2024

The dubious profiling of Rwanda has been a common feature of Western reporting on Africa for the past 60 years.

South Africa's Ramaphosa re-elected president: What happens next?
Reuters  |  Jun 17, 2024

The ANC still has to work out how to divide up the top cabinet jobs and overcome ideological differences with its new partners.

Zuma's party says it will join opposition in South Africa's parliament
Reuters  |  Jun 16, 2024

Former president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto we Sizwe party came in a surprisingly strong third in the May 29 election, which saw the ANC lose its majority.

South Africa's Ramaphosa re-elected as ANC strikes coalition deal
Reuters  |  Jun 15, 2024

Once unthinkable, the accord allowed President Cyril Ramaphosa to win a second term in office. He was re-elected by lawmakers with 283 votes.

Explainer: South Africa is forming a unity government. What happens next?
Reuters  |  Jun 12, 2024

The DA, the largest opposition party, has said it won't join a formation with the EFF or former President Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party, w...

South Africa elections: Ramaphosa urges unity as ANC support plunges
Reuters  |  Jun 03, 2024

The result means that the ANC must now share power, likely with a major political rival, in order to keep it - an unprecedented prospect in South Afri...

South Africa election: ANC says it won't ditch Ramaphosa to form coalition
Reuters  |  Jun 02, 2024

The party's poor showing has fuelled speculation that Ramaphosa's days might be numbered, either due to the demands of a prospective coalition partner...

South Africa's Ramaphosa steers ANC in potentially pivotal election
Reuters  |  May 31, 2024

If the party loses its majority, some political analysts say 71-year-old Ramaphosa will be unlikely to see out a second term.

Early results in South Africa's election show ANC losing majority
Reuters  |  May 30, 2024

With results from 11.3 per cent of polling stations, the ANC's share of the vote in Wednesday's election stood at 42.8 per cent, with the pro-business...

South Africans go to polls in most competitive election since end of apartheid
Reuters  |  May 29, 2024

Opinion polls suggest the African National Congress (ANC) will lose its parliamentary majority after 30 years in government.

South Africans go to the polls to choose new government: What’s different this time?
The Conversation  |  May 28, 2024

South Africa’s seventh general election since democracy in 1994, set for May 29, 2024, takes place under circumstances different from any other electi...

South Africa's 'divisive' Malema could be post-election kingmaker
Reuters  |  May 27, 2024

Malema's pledge to redress persistent racial and economic disparities resonates with his constituents.

Uhuru arrives in South Africa to lead election observation ahead of upcoming elections
Barack Oduor  |  May 24, 2024

The former Kenyan head of state has been hailed for his sustained, principled, impartial, inclusive, and discreet efforts to broker peace and negotiat...

South Africa's ex-leader Zuma barred from standing in election
Reuters  |  May 20, 2024

Zuma, who was forced to quit as president in 2018, has fallen out with the governing African National Congress (ANC) and has been campaigning for a ne...

Why is South Africa still waiting for a female president?
AFP  |  Apr 30, 2024

The country has yet to produce a female president—something the upcoming general elections are unlikely to change.

AU appoints Uhuru to head election observation mission to South Africa
Amina Wako  |  Apr 29, 2024

This is Uhuru Kenyatta's second such appointment in a year, the first one being in Nigeria.

Bus crash kills 9 supporters of South Africa's ANC after election rally
Agency  |  Feb 25, 2024

The victims were among the tens of thousands of people who crowded into a football stadium in Durban on Saturday for the launch of the African Nationa...

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