Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
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03 September 2025
1.Sudan – Darfur
Sudan appeals for aid after landslide kills more than 1,000 in Darfur
Sudan appealed for international aid on Tuesday after a landslide wiped out an entire village in western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country’s recent history.
2. Cameroon- United Nations High Commission for Human Rights
UN raises alarm at exclusion of President Biya's rival from vote
UN officials called for the government of Cameroon to ensure free and transparent elections, citing several recent incidents that raised concern about the country’s upcoming election, where President Paul Biya will seek an eighth term in office.
3. South Afrika – Gauteng
Today marks the beginning of the 2nd Annual African Peace and Security Dialogue 2025 in South Africa convened by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation to address the peace and security challenges of the Afrikan continent with a special focus on the SADC Region and all areas of conflict.
What is the focus and value of this new dialogue led by the non-state actors with the state actors this year?
4. In our historical archives, it was on this day 3 September 2007 when former Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundown’s FC midfielder, Mpho Gift Leremi “Vava Voom “ died in a car accident after losing control of his car in Brackensdowns, next to Alberton.
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