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US President Donald Trump cuts aid to South Africa. He cited alleged human rights violations against white farmers, a controversial land ownership bill, and South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ. But why is Trump targeting Pretoria now? Eddy Micah Jr talks to Lesiba Teffo, a political analyst at the University of South Africa, and Thuso Khumalo, DW correspondent in Johannesburg.
The ICC pledged to continue its work after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on it this month, saying the court had issued "baseless arrest warrants, targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu." But what ensues when a global leader takes aim at the ICC, and what impact could this have on Africa? We explore all this with legal expert Chris Kamau Waweru and DW's Andrew Wasike.
A plan launched by the World Bank and the African Development Bank last year seeks to provide 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa with sustainable electricity by 2030. Dubbed Mission 300, there are doubts that this can be achieved in five years. To find out more, we're being joined by public sector policy analyst Paternus Niyegira and DW Correspondent Naomi Achieng, both based in Tanzania.
A Kenyan court has dealt a blow to a major flagship carbon offset project, and it's seen as a landmark ruling. The project was used by Meta, Netflix, British Airways and other multinational corporations, but had long been opposed to by Indigenous activists. Josey Mahachi talks to Dr. Mordecai Ogada, Kenyan writer and ecologist and Daniel Plafker, DW journalist based in Kenya.
Following an East African Community (EAC) meeting on the escalating DRC conflict, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held an extraordinary summit. SADC is committed to peace after at least 16 troops were killed in clashes with M23 fighters. Why are regional blocs like EAC and SADC struggling to restore stability in Africa?
The Lake Chad basin is located in Northern Central Africa and covers almost 8% of the continent and spreads over seven countries. Despite the potential the area holds, in recent decades insecurity, climate resilience, food insecurity, socioeconomic crisis among others have plagued dwellers there.
There is growing tension between the Fulanis in Ghana and local communities they live in, across the country. The Fulanis, an ethnic group of people live in West Africa, Central Africa and South Sudan. There have been clashes, murders and counter killings among them and indigenous people for years now. The conflict doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon.
The military-led governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially left ECOWAS. We look at what led to the fallout, how ECOWAS tried to get them back, and why this matters for the future of West Africa. DW's Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Dr Abdel-Fatau Musah, who is the ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace and security.
The future of South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) hangs by a thread after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the expropriation bill into law. The law allows the government to expropriate land if it deems it to be in the public interest, but coalition members say Ramaphosa is trying to implement ANC policies. Josey Mahachi talks to political analyst Sandile Swana and DW's Thuso Khumalo.
The Kenyan government has recently ramped up efforts to regulate social media and artificial intelligence, citing concerns over AI-generated images mocking President William Ruto and other leaders. Citizens have been voicing outrage over what they see as a move to suppress free speech. We explore this issue with Mark Kaigwa, a Kenyan tech entrepreneur, and DW correspondent Andrew Wasike.
A rapid offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and their capture of the city of Goma in eastern DRC has caused mass panic. The M23 insurgency threatens to worsen the conflict in eastern DR Congo, where many people are already displaced. How should the international community respond? Josey Mahachi talks to security expert Dr. Felix Ndahinda and DW reporter Jonas Gerding in Kinshasa.
The African Union expressed dismay over President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization. The US is the biggest financial contributor to the organization and its departure may endanger programs tackling tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and other health crises. Josey Mahachi speaks to former health minister of Zimbabwe, Dr David Parirenyatwa, and DW's Privilege Musvanhiri.
DW's Josey Mahachi speaks to Dr Aisha Lawal-Malumfashi from the department of sociology at the University of Abuja.
This month, the US said it is returning $52.88 million in seized assets to Nigeria as part of a corruption probe against former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and associates. Of the repatriated funds, $50 million will be allocated to rural electrification programs in Nigeria. Eddy Micah Junior talks to Dr. Ede Peter Daniel, lecturer at the University of Abuja, and DW’s Ben Shemang in Abuja.
Every year, powerful world leaders meet at the World Economic Forum in Davos, trade deals are struck, and international partnerships are born. But does Davos really help Africa's economic prospects, considering the continent's economic polices are rarely in the spotlight? DW talks to Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, the world's largest free trade zone.
In 2024, Malawi recorded over 52,000 abortion cases, twice the number of cases registered in 2021. In Malawi, abortion remains illegal and can only be performed when a mother's life is in danger. To help us break down the situation, Josey Mahachi talks to Judith Nalikungwi, a health practitioner in Blantyre and DW correspondent George Mhango who has covered the story extensively.
Kenya has witnessed the deaths of at least four top female athletes in the recent past due to gender-based violence (GBV). The latest is Rebecca Cheptegei, who was killed in September 2024. Why is Kenya's government not providing stronger protections against gender-based violence and femicide? Josey Mahachi talks to Viridiana Wasike, Director NGAAF and DW correspondent Andrew Wasike in Nairobi.
Tanzania’s main opposition party CHADEMA is determined to unseat the ruling Chama Cha Mapanduzi (CCM) party in this year's election. CHADEMA and rights groups accuse President Samia Suluhu Hassan of clamping down on political dissent. But can they stage an upset? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Majjid Mjengwa a political analst based in Daaersalem and DW correspondent Naomi Achieng in Dar es Salaam.
With South Sudan resuming oil production, 90,000 barrels per day are initially expected to be drilled – but many challenges remain, as war rages to the north in Sudan, where pipelines and export facilities are under threat. Independent political and economic analyst Boboya James Edimond and freelance journalist Patrick Oyet join us from South Sudan to discuss the country’s future with liquid gold.
Nigeria wants to revive its national carrier after it was liquidated in 2004. Experts say the billions of public funds that have gone into the attempts of establishing a national carrier is enough to set up a profitable airline. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Captain Ahmed Borodo, CEO Flybird Aircraft Management Services Limited and DW correspondent in Abuja Ben Shemang.
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