Stuffing ballot boxes and barring strong opposition candidates from contesting, the regime in Benin – propped up by a foreign military intervention last December – staged an election to hand over the reins from the outgoing president to his chosen successor.

While the government has denied reports about 93-year-old President Paul Biya appointing his son to the newly created post of vice president, dynastic succession remains a major concern in the country that has only had two presidents since independence.

In the 39th Session of the Assembly of the African Union, African leaders adopted a historic resolution recognizing slavery and colonialism as crimes against humanity, advancing Africa’s demand for historical justice and reparations.

The plight of the Yaaku Indigenous community echoes a similar script in Kenyan history wherein communities are framed as obstacles to security, conservation, or development, only to be forcibly removed in favor of more powerful political and economic interests.

On the African continent, the question of sovereignty is not a populist watchword. It is the defining question of the moment.

Uganda goes to the polls on January 15, 2026, in an election between long-serving President Yoweri Museveni against youthful opposition challenger Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, amid a nationwide internet shutdown and delays at several polling stations.

Following the shocking invasion of Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, African states, social movements, trade unions, and political parties have responded with strong condemnation of the action, while expressing solidarity and support for the people of Venezuela.

The Pan-African Progressive Front has released a communiqué calling for reparations in Africa following the completion of a continent-wide survey.

As the ideological appeal of US-led globalization fades and economic leverage weakens, the imperial center increasingly resorts to naked force and threats.

China and South Africa launched a joint initiative to support modernization and technological development in Africa on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg last month.

The recent elections in Tanzania, Cameroon, and Côte d’Ivoire lay bare the contradictions of neoliberal democracy in Africa, where the ruling class clings to power through coercion and electoral manipulation to protect imperial and class interests.

Protests erupted as Tanzania went to the polls on October 29, 2025. With opposition leaders jailed, Internet access cut, the election has been criticized as ceremonial for President Samia Suluhu Hassan to get back to power.