Category: Global Politics
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๐น๐ฟ A Nation in Silence: Tanzaniaโs Independence Day Overshadowed by Protest and Repression
Tanzaniaโs 64th Independence Day on December 9, 2025, was marked not by celebration but by an eerie silence, as the government cancelled all official events and warned citizens against assembling. This tense quiet follows the deadliest political crisis in decades, sparked by a disputed election in October that returned President Samia Suluhu Hassan to power…
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๐น๐ฟ Fears of new clashes as police in Tanzania outlaw Independence Day protests
Police in Tanzania have announced that any protests during next weekโs Independence Day would be illegal. The news is raising concerns of further clashes after last monthโs post-election violence. President Samia Suluhu Hassanโs victory in the October presidential vote triggered protests across the country after her main rivals were disqualified. Hundreds of people were killed,…
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๐ง๐ฏ BREAKING: Soldiers Announce Overthrow of Government in Benin, Gunfire Reported in Cotonou
Cotonou, Benin โ In a sudden and destabilizing development, a faction of soldiers in Benin announced the overthrow of President Patrice Talon in a televised address today. The announcement plunges the West African nation, often hailed as a bastion of democracy and stability in the region, into profound uncertainty. According to the broadcast on national…
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๐น๐ฟ Tanzanian activist blocked from Instagram after mobilising election protests
Prominent Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi has accused the government of instigating the removal of her social media accounts that she has been using to mobilise Tanzanians against the government. The former fashion model-turned-activist, who is based in the US, is an outspoken critic of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and had nearly three million followers on…
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๐ท๐ผ Kagame’s Defining Speech: At Washington Accords Signing, Rwanda Declares African Ownership of Peace
In a moment that reshapes the narrative of Central African diplomacy, Rwandan President Paul Kagame delivered a landmark address at the historic signing of the Washington Accords. Standing alongside U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi, Kagame framed the agreement not merely as a foreign-brokered deal, but as a…
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๐บ๐ธ U.S. President Calls Somali Immigrants โGarbageโ
Somali American community members serve a home-made lunch in Minneapolis, Minnesota. U.S. President Donald Trump has called the Somali immigrants in Minnesota โgarbage.โ Somali nationals in the U.S. are a primary target in the Trump administrationโs new directive to freeze all immigration applications from 19 countries already subject to a travel ban. This pause includes…
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๐จ๐ฒ Cameroon: Douala mourns Anicet Ekane as questions remain over his death
Twenty-four hours after the death of veteran Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane while in detention in Yaoundรฉ, shock, emotion and dismay reign at his party headquarters in Douala. His comrades still cannot believe it. “There is sadness at losing a comrade, a president, a longtime companion, but above all a guide in the political struggle,”…
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๐ญ๐น Haiti Held Hostage: How Gangs Seized a Nation and What It Means for Africa
In the crumbling neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, a new power asserts its authority. It is not the Haitian government, whose police forces are weary and outgunned, nor the beleaguered transitional council trying to steer the country from chaos. The real power lies with men like Jimmy Chรฉrizier, known as “Barbecue,” a former police officer turned gang…
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๐ฌ๐ฒ The Exile’s Shadow: Yahya Jammeh’s Long Game and The Gambia’s Unfinished Reckoning
KANILAI, THE GAMBIA โ In October 2025, the crackle of a WhatsApp audio message, relayed through loudspeakers in a village, sent political shockwaves through this small West African nation. From his exile haven over 3,000 kilometers away, former dictator Yahya Jammeh declared to hundreds of cheering supporters: โNobody can prevent me from coming in. I…
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๐ฌ๐ผ๐ธ๐ณ Flight with a Coup
The ousted president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalรณ, has appeared in Senegal. He left the country following a military coup that took place in Bissau on November 26. This was reported by sources in diplomatic circles in Dakar, and the information was later confirmed by the administration of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. According to…
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