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This OSAC report format provides a brief update on recent events in Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

An increased presence of security forces and threats made by government officials largely thwarted planned protests in major cities across Zimbabwe. NGOs have reported human rights violations against those arrested befor...

Zimbabwe is in the grips of a water crisis, as several major dams throughout the country are operating at reduced levels largely due to an El Nino-induced drought in recent years. The September 23 closure of the main wat...

A spate of anti-immigrant violence targeting foreign-owned businesses recently took place across South Africa’s populous Gauteng province, an area that includes the cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria. At least nine peop...

Since a cholera outbreak was declared in Zimbabwe on September 6, followed by a state of emergency on September 11, there have been over 10,000 cases and nearly 50 deaths in Harare, with surrounding areas reporting over...

In early October, the Government of Zimbabwe announced a controversial new tax on electronic payments, as the country faces its worst economic crisis in a decade. The new mobile money tax has triggered price hikes, short...

On July 30, Zimbabweans will go to the polls to elect a president, members of parliament, and local officials in the first election since former President Robert Mugabe was forced to resign in November 2017. Incumbent Pr...

Elections in Africa often increase the possibility of civil unrest. Even in instances when the electoral process goes relatively smoothly, some disruption can occur that impacts private-sector operations. This report foc...

Travel by road in Zimbabwe can be hazardous due to inconsistent and sometimes dangerous road conditions, the heavy presence of roadblocks throughout the country, and road crime -- particularly "smash and grab" thefts fro...

Zimbabwe, and Harare in particular, has been struggling with an outbreak of typhoid since 2016. The Ministry of Health and Child Care’s Director for Epidemiology and Disease Control reported more than 2,300 suspected cas...

Anti-government protests have increased in the capital of Zimbabwe in recent weeks. Opposition members and frustrated citizens have taken to the streets to voice their frustrations with government corruption amidst a rap...

Zimbabwe is currently experiencing a cash crisis that has seen prices of goods such as food soar, bringing back memories of the country’s hyperinflation experience of 2008-09. The deteriorating economic situation is cont...

Hacktivist group Anonymous and multiple affiliates launched a new series of cyberattacks on January 31, claiming a desire to fight corruption in Africa with online protest. The hackers named both public and private organ...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week's bulletin contains articles highlighting Zimbabwe's constitutional referendum, mafia car bombings in Tel Aviv, and piracy in the Gul...

On March 16, Zimbabwe will hold a constitutional referendum, potentially paving the way for presidential elections later this year. The writing of a new constitution was one of the requirements of the Global Political Ag...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting ongoing concerns within the Cameroon government about the overall threat of Boko Haram and...

An outbreak of cholera has been reported by health officials in Zimbabwe. According to the United Nations Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, from August 26 through December 15, 18,413 suspected cases and...

A Western aid worker was stabbed to death in what may have been a botched robbery attempt.