We now look at some of the stories making headlines in the East Africa region. We speak to Dennis Beru, Journalist and Team Leader at Grassroot Journalism Kenya

We now look at some of the stories making headlines in the East Africa region. We speak to Dennis Beru, Journalist and Team Leader at Grassroot Journalism Kenya

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East Africa Roundup: Dennis Beru Unpacks the Region's Top Stories and Developments

Permanent Commitees of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) are meeting for the First Ordinary Session of the Seventh Legislature at PAP headquaters in Midrand, South Africa.Parliamentarians from across the continent are deliberating on critical issues affecting Africa's development and integration including peace, security, and the African Union's 2026 theme on sustainable water availability and safe sanitation.Nhlanhla Mahlangu reports.

Permanent Commitees of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) are meeting for the First Ordinary Session of the Seventh Legislature at PAP headquaters in Midrand, South Africa.Parliamentarians from across the continent are deliberating on critical issues affecting Africa's development and integration including peace, security, and the African Union's 2026 theme on sustainable water availability and safe sanitation.Nhlanhla Mahlangu reports.

Pan-African Parliament Debates Peace, Security and Water Agenda at Midrand Session

São Tomé and Príncipe's President, Carlos Vila Nova, has won a second five-year term, securing more than 55 percent of the vote and avoiding a runoff, according to preliminary results. Vila Nova ran as an independent after splitting with the party that first brought him to power. The cocoa-producing island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, about 250 kilometres off the coast of Gabon, is regarded as one of Africa's most stable democracies, but the president begins his new term facing economic challenges and a politically divided landscape.  Professor Gerhard Seibert, Research Associate at the Centre for International Studies at ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, author of several books on the history and politics of São Tomé and Príncipe, and one of the world's leading experts on the country, joins us now to help us unpack the election result and what it means for the country's political future.

S&atilde;o Tom&eacute; and Pr&iacute;ncipe's President, Carlos Vila Nova, has won a second five-year term, securing more than 55 percent of the vote and avoiding a runoff, according to preliminary results. Vila Nova ran as an independent after splitting with the party that first brought him to power. The cocoa-producing island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, about 250 kilometres off the coast of Gabon, is regarded as one of Africa's most stable democracies, but the president begins his new term facing economic challenges and a politically divided landscape. &nbsp;Professor Gerhard Seibert, Research Associate at the Centre for International Studies at ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, author of several books on the history and politics of S&atilde;o Tom&eacute; and Pr&iacute;ncipe, and one of the world's leading experts on the country, joins us now to help us unpack the election result and what it means for the country's political future.

São Tomé's Vila Nova Wins Second Term Amid Economic Challenges and Political Divisions

South Africa's Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, this Monday engaged Ambassador Joanne Doornewaard of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to South Africa, where they formalised bilateral relations through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement establishes a framework for stronger collaboration and cooperation, while creating opportunities to exchange expertise and best practices in policy development and implementation. Channel Africa's reporter Micheal Mbewe filed this report

South Africa's Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, this Monday engaged Ambassador Joanne Doornewaard of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to South Africa, where they formalised bilateral relations through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement establishes a framework for stronger collaboration and cooperation, while creating opportunities to exchange expertise and best practices in policy development and implementation. Channel Africa's reporter Micheal Mbewe filed this report

East Africa Roundup: Dennis Beru Unpacks the Region's Top Stories and Developments

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