Africa Matters

Kenya opposition defies president Ruto’s order to seize protests

Despite president’s warning against the ongoing demonstrations in Kenya, people have protested against the high cost of living. Kenya braced Wednesday 19 July 2023 for a new round of protests despite the government warning it would not tolerate further unrest after earlier demonstrations turned violent, with more than a dozen people killed. The opposition has vowed three straight dkenyaays…

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Conflict in Sudan: What we know

Nearly 100 civilians have died and hundreds wounded in ongoing battles between Sudan’s regular army and a powerful paramilitary force after long-running bitter brinkmanship spilled into conflict. At its heart lies two rival generals, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the large and heavily armed paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), formed from…

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Editorial: Calling out xenophobic bullies in all of Africa including Tunisian President Kais Saïed

Racism, xenophobia, anti-immigration. Violence on migrants. Hundreds driven out of their homes. Repatriation flights. No, it isn’t another xenophobic flare-up in South Africa — although it could be, given the government’s attitude to Zimbabweans and others.  Black migrants in Tunisia have fled their homes to sleep outside their embassies or the United Nations buildings. There is a state-sponsored witch-hunt…

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