Polling stations in Tanzania opened in the morning of October 29, 2025, for registered voters to cast their ballots in the country's sham general elections, amidst heavy security and protests. That was reported by some African media.

Cameroon's President Paul Bia has won the country's presidential election the was held on October 12, 2025, reported some African media on October 27, 2025. He reportedly won with 54% of the vote, while his main rival Issa Tchiroma took home 35%.

Kenya's most prominent opposition leader and ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga is dead, reported some Kenyan media. He is said to have died in hospital in India on October 15, 2025 (local time). He was 80.

Military has taken power in Madagascar, reported some media on October 14, 2025. The military coup came about 24 hours after the country's President Andry Rajoelina fled onboard a French military plane to an unknown place, reportedly saying that he feared for his life.

Elite troops have joined ongoing youth-led anti-government protests in Madagascar, reported some media on October 12, 2025. According to the reports, the troops belonging to the elite unit called CAPSAT of Madagascar's military, are now urging troops from other units of the military to do the same and support the protests.

A prominent government critic in Tanzania, Humphrey Polepole (55), has vanished without trace after violently been abducted from his home in Dar es Salaam on the night of October 6, 2025. That was reported by some African media on October 7, 2025.

Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali have ditched the International Criminal Court (ICC), reported some African media on September 23, 2025.

Tanzania's opposition presidential nominee in the forthcoming General Elections 2025, whose appeal to a high court in Dar es Salaam, against a decision by the country's electoral body to bar him from the presidential election of the two-tier general elections, was upheld by the court on September 11, 2025, has been disqualified one more time. That was reported by some African media on September 16, 2025.

Tanzania's second largest opposition party ACT-Wazalendo's presidential nominee Luhaga Mpina has made a triumphant return to the ongoing presidential race of the country's forthcoming General Elections 2025, after the High Court there upheld his appeal against the country's electoral body's decision to bar him from the race. That was reported by some African media on September 14, 2025.

Ethiopia on September 9, 2025, launched its gigantic hydropower dam, reported some African media.