Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
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28 October 2025
1. Ivory Coast - Yamoussoukro
Ivory coast has decided, and elections results confirms the incumbent President Alassane Quattara
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term with 89.77% of the vote, according to provisional results announced yesterdayy, following an election marked by historically low turnout and the exclusion of his main political rivals.
2. Cameroon – Yaounde
Cameroon’s Paul Biya declared winner of presidential election amid deadly protests
Cameroon’s Constitutional Council yesterday declared long-serving President Paul Biya the winner of the country’s October 12 presidential election, extending his rule that has spanned more than four decades.
- Sudan – El-Fasher
UN urges safe passage for civilians in war-torn Sudan city of El- Fasher
Sudanese paramilitary forces have captured a crucial military base in El Fasher, the army's last stronghold in Darfur, dealing a significant blow to the military and escalating the humanitarian crisis in a city where hundreds of thousands of civilians remain trapped under siege.
4.In our historical archives, it was on this day 28 October 1961 when Walter Sisulu, Lilian Ngoyi and Alfred Nzo were arrested for attending a social party covertly. They were charged with contravening section 9(1) of Act 44 of 1950.
The case was later withdrawn because there was no sufficient evidence provided to prove that the party was in fact a meeting.
United States
