[RFI] Zimbabwe could be pushed back towards a one-party state under proposed constitutional changes that would extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule and reshape how leaders are chosen - a move that critics say will weaken key democratic checks.
[RFI] Djibouti's long-serving president, Ismael Omar Guelleh, has secured another term in office after winning 97.8 percent of the vote, according to state broadcaster Radio Television Djibouti. The result grants him a sixth mandate and extends a rule that has now spanned 27 years in the strategically important East African nation.
[CFR] When Washington chooses not to comment on democracy, authoritarians and their backers fill in the silence.
[Ghanaian Times] The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the dates for the historic 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be co-hosted in East Africa.
[Premium Times] Residents said the corpses were retrieved from surrounding bushes days after the abduction of the victims
[RFI] Kenya's National Assembly has ratified a bilateral defence agreement with France, underlining Paris's strategic shift away from its traditional West African sphere of influence towards anglophone Africa.
[Premium Times] Mr Gebi, a lawmaker in the 7th House of Representatives, was arrested by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) on Friday, 03 April, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya-Morocco signed 11 agreements is set to boost development across key sectors, including agriculture, health, education, and the blue economy.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A parliamentary committee has put security agencies and regulators on the spot over what it termed glaring gaps in the fight against alcohol and drug abuse with lawmakers accusing sections of the police of abetting the vice.