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
30 October 2025
1. Tanzania- Dar es Salaam
Counting got underway in Tanzania’s general elections yesterday following a tense day marred by violent protests, curfew regulations and internet cut.
- The Gambia- Equatorial Guinea
The Gambian government has issued a stern warning to former exiled president Yahya Jammeh following his recent announcement that he was ready to return 'home'.
- Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Ouagadougou yesterday to take part in an event for Afro-descendants.
According to the Burkina Information Agency (AIB), the event brings together political, cultural, and intellectual figures from across Africa and the diaspora to strengthen solidarity ties and promote the continent’s development.
- In our historical archives, it was on this day 30 October 2002 when Just after midnight on 30 October 2002 eight bomb blasts rocked Soweto and Bronkhorstspruit.




