Former South African President Jacob Zuma has announced he will not be endorsing the African National Congress (ANC) in the 2024 general elections, instead supporting a new uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party. Zuma remains a member of the ANC as he has been since 1959, but his relationship with the party has frayed since he was pushed out of office in 2018 due to corruption allegations. The ANC is seeking to sue the MK Party for its name, which harkens back to the armed wing of the ANC. 

Al Jazeera interviews Denis Kadima, president of the DRC’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on issues of preparation and public trust in the upcoming elections.

• Community leaders and representatives of the military kicked off the Monument to Peace festival in Timbuktu, in defiance of militant blockade.
• ECOWAS has resumed talks with Niger’s military government seeking the release of the country's imprisoned civilian president and a shorter democratic transition.
• EU and Kenya sign economic partnership agreement.

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Image: Flag of the African National Congress. 27 August 2022. This vector image was created with Inkscape by UberHalogen.