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Rwanda Leads Sub-Saharan Africa in Rule of Law Rankings – WJP Index 2025

Rwanda has been ranked as the country with the strongest rule of law in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2025, a global benchmark that measures how effectively countries uphold legal accountability, justice and governance

February 1, 2026

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Kenya 2027: What One Tweet Reveals About Ruto’s Poll Victory

In the sunlit streets of Kondele, Kisumu, President William Ruto addressed a swelling crowd, captured in a single tweet that has since become a digital window into Kenya’s political mood. Prime Business Africa investigations showed that the post was of him standing

January 30, 2026

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Burkina Faso Junta Dissolves Political Parties

Burkina Faso’s transitional government has dissolved all political parties, repealed the laws that governed their operation, and transferred their assets to the state, the presidency announced on Thursday. The move comes more than three years after a September 2022 coup brought junta

January 30, 2026

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How Civilian Discontent Is Fueling Africa’s Military Coups

The Association of Foreign Relations Professionals of Nigeria (AFRPN) has called on African governments to address the underlying causes of military coups. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja ahead of the association’s 8th Annual Lecture and Conference, AFRPN President Ambassador Gani

January 30, 2026

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Bobi Wine: When Uganda’s Politics Turned Personal

Inside Bobi Wine’s home, the front door is no longer a barrier but a line of confrontation. Soldiers have occupied the space where he lives with his wife and children, questioning, filming and searching, leaving traces of fear and defiance in every

January 30, 2026

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Ghanaians Wear Brown to Protest Environmental Damage from Illegal Mining

Ghanaians are taking part in a symbolic campaign known as #BrownMonday to highlight the environmental destruction caused by illegal small-scale gold mining, locally called galamsey. The campaign, part of the wider #StopGalamseyNow movement, draws attention to the severe pollution of rivers, lakes,

January 27, 2026

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Africa No Longer Facing Mpox Emergency, CDC Says

Africa is no longer experiencing a mpox public health emergency, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced. Although the viral infection remains endemic in parts of the continent. The statement, made on Saturday by Jean Kaseya, Director

January 25, 2026

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Why Africa Tourism Is Growing?

Africa is emerging as one of the world’s fastest-growing tourism regions, even as global travel settles into a slower, post-pandemic recovery. New figures from the UN World Tourism Barometer show the continent welcomed about 81 million international visitors in 2025, an eight

January 24, 2026

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Somalia Parliament Ratifies Revised IGAD Treaty

Somalia’s federal parliament has ratified a revised treaty of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a move regional officials say clears the way for deeper cooperation across the Horn of Africa. The endorsement by the House of the People makes Somalia the

January 22, 2026

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Uganda Partially Restores Internet After Museveni Wins Seventh Term

Ugandan authorities have partially restored internet services following President Yoweri Museveni’s victory in Thursday’s presidential election, while keeping social media platforms offline. Users reported reconnecting to the internet around 11:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, with some internet service providers confirming that

January 20, 2026

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South Africa Cracks Down on Traffic After 13 Children Die in Crash

South African authorities have called for stricter road safety enforcement after a minibus carrying schoolchildren collided with a truck near Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg, killing 13 pupils. The crash occurred on Monday when police said the minibus driver appeared to lose control while

January 19, 2026

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Nigeria Tightens Rules for Courier Companies Using Prepaid Imports

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Rwanda Leads Sub-Saharan Africa in Rule of Law Rankings – WJP Index 2025

Kenya 2027: What One Tweet Reveals About Ruto’s Poll Victory

Burkina Faso Junta Dissolves Political Parties

How Civilian Discontent Is Fueling Africa’s Military Coups

Bobi Wine: When Uganda’s Politics Turned Personal

Ghanaians Wear Brown to Protest Environmental Damage from Illegal Mining

Africa No Longer Facing Mpox Emergency, CDC Says

Why Africa Tourism Is Growing?

Somalia Parliament Ratifies Revised IGAD Treaty

Uganda Partially Restores Internet After Museveni Wins Seventh Term

South Africa Cracks Down on Traffic After 13 Children Die in Crash

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