SOUTH AFRICA · ANALYSIS South Africa’s national government is a ten-party coalition, and its stability rests on the partnership between the ANC and the DA. Today’s local elections, the first nationwide vote since the coalition formed in June 2024, show how far…
ZAMBIA · FINANCIAL CRIME Zambia money laundering is back in focus after the state watchdog described a scheme worth K222 million (about US$11 million) plus US$5.7 million. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), which tracks suspicious money, set out the case in its…
SOUTH AFRICA · JOHANNESBURG Johannesburg has signed a pay-deal addendum with its main municipal union on the eve of local elections. Whoever runs the city next inherits the bill, says Gauteng’s provincial government, which oversees the province around Johannesburg. Johannesburg and…
ERITREA · THE GAMBIA · DIPLOMACY Eritrea, a country on the Red Sea, and The Gambia, a small country in West Africa, signed a joint statement in New York on Friday 23 October that makes them formal diplomatic partners. Eritrea and The Gambia…
The national minimum wage is ₦70,000 a month. From November 2026, public service workers get an extra ₦70,000 monthly transport allowance for six months. Talks on a new minimum wage are due to begin, but the FG and NLC have not agreed when…
TUNISIA · EXPATS & NOMADS Moving to Tunisia begins with visa-free entry of up to 90 days for US, UK and Canadian citizens, as of Monday 2 November 2026. To stay longer you need a residence card from the Interior Ministry, which controls the stay…
The Western Sahara MINURSO mission is over after 35 years because the Security Council could not agree on a renewal. For readers in the United States the change matters because Washington drafted the failed text, backs Morocco’s autonomy plan and buys…
SOUTH AFRICA · CITY FINANCES The Johannesburg council faces a hard test after the 4 November 2026 vote, because National Treasury says it will stay in the city whoever wins. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on 15 September that Treasury, the national finance ministry,…
KENYA · CITY GUIDE This Nairobi city guide explains how Kenya’s capital works, from its two layers of government to the United Nations headquarters here. It covers the national park, rail and infrastructure plans, the shilling and US safety advice, as…
SOUTH AFRICA · CITY GUIDE This Pretoria city guide explains South Africa’s administrative capital, the seat of the president and of the national statistics office. It covers how the city is governed, what the 4 November 2026 local elections decide, and how visitors…
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