From Brazzaville to Nairobi: a Congolese rapper forced from his homeland ➡️ https://t.co/wbuXhC1hm6 and a Kenyan activist repeatedly arrested at home are fighting the same battle against power. Their stories reveal why a new generation of African dissidents refuses to be silenced and why governments remain deeply unsettled by them.
Report by @Sheriffb in Nairobi.
Addis Ababa’s fierce rebuttal to Khartoum’s drone attack ➡️ https://t.co/oRYykcjmVU allegations has intensified questions over whether Ethiopia is still merely a neighbour watching Sudan’s war or is now becoming one of its active players.
Report by @Sheriffb.
“We don’t want scavengers. We don’t want extractors. We want people to add value,” @officialABAT tells the @africaceoforum. ➡️ https://t.co/KDC0xRzoBM
Report by @Sheriffb in Kigali.
Tinubu pushes ‘Africa First’ as the continent fights to keep more of its own wealth
@TheAfricaReport “We don’t want scavengers. We don’t want extractors,” Tinubu declared. “We want people to add value.” https://t.co/7wMZQeZyWV
What began as one of Africa’s most celebrated political alliances ➡️ https://t.co/dXHTtB9wlA is gradually turning into a battle between President @PR_Diomaye and Prime Minister @SonkoOfficiel over power, succession and control of the movement that brought them to office.
Report by @Sheriffb.
Thousands of people gathered in Eswatini over the weekend ➡️ https://t.co/z1bTJsWKf6 for a three-day celebration of the King’s 58th birthday and his 40 years of reign, in a symbolic consolidation of his power.
Report by @carienduplessis.
Parliamentary chief whip claims the government of @SuluhuSamia had ‘no hand’ in the disappearance of ambassador Humphrey Polepole, ➡️ https://t.co/eVhr5n12nB while critics say a presidential inquiry confirming 518 deaths in post-election violence is flawed.
Read more in @Sheriffb's report.
"#Tanzania's government is being squeezed on two fronts – calls to find a critic who vanished without a trace and a mounting demand to name those behind the 2025 election violence – and both are closing in on President Samia Suluhu Hassan's leadership."
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