Beyond West Africa

The pan-African movement, Africans Rising has expressed concern over the recent decline in democratic gains across Africa. It calls on Africans to unite to protect their constitutions from leaders who would like to change them to perpetuate themselves in power.…

South Africa’s health minister, Zweli Mkhize, and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19. The Minister’s office made the announcement on Sunday. The office quoted the minister in a statement as saying that “I am now in quarantine at home…

The parliament of the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the budget bill that provides up to $1 billion for the army in 2023. The project has an overall budget equivalent to US$14.6 billion, up 32% from the current year's…