The African Telegraph- Politics

Foreign Powers Keep Sudan’s War Alive While Civilians Keep Starving

PORT SUDAN, Sudan – Sudan’s war has survived far beyond the point where battlefield exhaustion should have forced both main...

BY Staff Reporter
August 1, 2026
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Ghana Backs Five-Year Presidency As Constitutional Referendum Battle Takes Shape

ACCRA, Ghana – President John Dramani Mahama’s government has endorsed a proposal to extend Ghana’s presidential term from four years...

BY Staff Reporter
July 31, 2026
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ANC Brotherhood Is Feeding Africa’s Migration Crisis Into South Africa

Politics: ANC Brotherhood Is Feeding Africa’s Migration Crisis Into South Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa’s migration emergency did...

BY Staff Reporter
July 30, 2026
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Kagame’s Refugee Warning Exposes Africa’s Failure To Protect Exiled Citizens

KIGALI, Rwanda – President Paul Kagame has recalled the pain of growing up outside Rwanda while the government responsible for...

BY Staff Reporter
July 30, 2026
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Why Zimbabwe Removed Mugabe Only To Rebuild His Rule Again

HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabweans filled Harare’s streets in November 2017, embraced soldiers, waved flags and demanded Robert Mugabe’s departure. Many...

BY Staff Reporter
July 30, 2026
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South Africa Challenges US Exclusion From Upcoming G20 Leaders Summit

PRETORIA, South Africa – South Africa has challenged Washington’s decision to exclude Pretoria from the December G20 leaders’ summit in...

BY Staff Reporter
July 25, 2026
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ECOWAS Revives ECO Currency Dream Despite Deep Regional Economic Divisions

LUNGI, Sierra Leone – West African leaders have renewed their pledge to launch the ECO single currency in 2027, reviving a...

BY Staff Reporter
July 23, 2026
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Traoré Firmly Rejects Sharia Rule, Defends Burkina Faso’s Secular State

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has declared Sharia law will never govern the country, placing...

BY Staff Reporter
July 23, 2026
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Russia Grants Visa-Free Entry To Only Six African Countries Today

MOSCOW, Russia – Russia permits ordinary passport holders from only six African countries to enter without a visa, despite years...

BY Staff Reporter
July 22, 2026
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ECOWAS Backs Ghana As South Africa Faces Continental Xenophobia Reckoning

ACCRA, Ghana – West African leaders have backed Ghana’s petition asking the African Union to confront attacks, intimidation, and hostility directed...

BY Staff Reporter
July 22, 2026
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