Somalia’s Top Court Threw Out Galmudug’s First Direct Vote
Somalia’s Federal Supreme Court annulled the Galmudug election on 24 August 2026, voiding a July vote that was the state’s...
August 25, 2026Topic
Elections
ANC Campaigns on Power and Water It Has Not Fixed
South Africa votes on 4 November. The governing party is running on services it has not delivered, while municipalities owe...
August 24, 2026
Libya’s Rivals Initialled an Election Deal. The UN Disputes the Text
A Libya election agreement was initialled in Tunis on 20 August. Two days later the UN said the version circulating...
August 23, 2026
South Sudan Restarts Salary Payments After Months of Arrears
South Sudan salaries are to flow again after a ministerial committee ordered payments on 20 August. No date has been...
August 23, 2026
Morocco Votes on 23 September, and Candidates Register Online First
The Morocco election falls on 23 September 2026, with online candidacy filing opening at 8 am on 31 August and...
August 22, 2026
Zambia Suspends Vote Count After Violence Hits Presidential Election
Zambia suspends vote count after violence against poll staff and ballot theft; the ECZ later resumed the count under heightened...
August 15, 2026
Brazil Court Bars Flávio Bolsonaro From Visiting His Jailed Father
Justice Moraes barred Senator Flávio Bolsonaro from visiting his jailed father for 90 days after he posted a letter online,...
July 14, 2026
Who Gets to Belong: Citizenship and Dissent This Week
An American court widened the circle of belonging while African courts were used to narrow it, posing the oldest question...
July 2, 2026
Opinion: Guinea-Bissau’s Unrest – A Test for Brazil’s Diplomacy
Guinea-Bissau and Brazil share historical connections from the Portuguese colonial period
January 25, 2024