The Democratic Republic of Congo's constitutional court approved a referendum law on July 28, clearing a legal route to amend a constitution that currently bars Presidents from serving more than two terms; President Felix Tshisekedi, 63, is due to end his second and constitutionally final term in late 2028; opposition lawmakers and civil society groups condemned the ruling as an attack on constitutional safeguards
Chad formally notified the United Nations of its intent to leave the International Criminal Court, becoming the fifth country to announce withdrawal in recent months and citing the court's 'limited and uneven' effectiveness and a focus on Africa it calls disproportionate.
South Africa's Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola delivered a personal message from President Cyril Ramaphosa to Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, as both governments announced joint measures to protect foreign nationals after a wave of anti-immigrant attacks strained bilateral ties.
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby announced on July 15 at the African Water Forum in N'Djamena that Chad will eliminate entry visas for all African nationals starting January 1, 2027, making it one of a growing number of African Union member states scrapping intra-continental visa requirements
Ethiopia's long-awaited National Dialogue Conference officially opened in Addis Ababa on July 15, 2026, launched by the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission five years after the body was established by parliament in 2021; the conference is structured around eight themes including nation-building, constitutional status of Addis Ababa, transitional justice, and peace-building, with participants ranging from farmers and internally displaced persons to ministers and military officers, who all sit on equal footing
The Democratic Republic of Congo's C64 opposition coalition postponed planned nationwide protests until July 22 following a mediation initiative by Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye as current African Union chair; the coalition accuses President Felix Tshisekedi of using a proposed constitutional referendum to remove presidential term limits
The AU's single-market framework spanning 54 African countries, 1.4 billion people and a combined GDP of US$3.4 trillion, with trading operational since January 2021.
The arc of West and Central African states where military juntas displaced elected governments nine times since 2020, reshaping the Sahel's security and great-power alignments.
Results confirmed June 21 with 90% of ballots counted; EZEMA wins 13, NaMA 6; monitors say voting was free in fewer than half the constituencies
A fifth Joint Oversight Committee met in April; the DRC-M23 Doha framework's key provisions remain unimplemented, Qatar, Togo, the US and the AU keep the process alive as fighting continues
Soldiers arrest President Embaló as both he and the opposition claim election victory; civil society alleges a 'simulated coup,' ECOWAS suspends the country
CAPSAT, the unit that made Rajoelina in 2009, switches sides; Col. Randrianirina takes power, AU suspends the island, elections promised for 2027