Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
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Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
27 October 2025
1. Cameroon- Douala
Four killed as Cameroon security forces clash with opposition protesters and Political activists arrested
Four people were killed yesterday in clashes between security forces and opposition protesters in Cameroon’s largest city, Douala, the regional governor said.
2. Tanzania – Dar es Salaam
As Tanzania decides in two days 29 October 2025 – Incumbent President Samia Suluhu has declared polls date a public holiday.
An announcement from Ikulu in Dar es Salaam said the decision by President Samia Suluhu Hassan was meant to enable public and private sector workers to vote.
- Zimbabwe- Botswana- Ethiopia (SADC and AU)
SADC Reaffirms Call for Lifting of Sanctions on Zimbabwe and AU urges complete removal of coercive measures (25 October – Anti Sanctions Day)
- In our historical archives, it was on this day 27 October 1917 when Former ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, was born at Bizana, Transkei- now Eastern Cape.
The story of what Oliver Tambo did to build democracy in South Africa begins with his early experiences, shaped by deep-seated racial injustice.
United States
