Category: Rest of Africa

US first lady Jill Biden has arrived in Namibia on the first stop on a five-day Africa tour, part of a push by the United States to strengthen its ties on the continent.

It means Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso’s concerted effort of seeking to re-join the AU failed. The three countries, under junta leaderships for more than a year had fronted arguments before leaders of the AU on Thursday, explaining the need for their suspension to be lifted.

Morris Mabior Awikjok Bak is said to have been abducted by “armed men wearing police uniform” at his home along Kangundo Road in Nairobi on February 4, after which a local newspaper in Juba reported that he had been extradited to face charges for “abusing...

Five months before the next election in Zimbabwe, many voters are avoiding utterance of the name Nelson Chamisa in public when talking about the main rival to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The African Union later indicated the delegation hadn't been accredited to the meeting and were asked to leave “on protocol reasons”, according to an official familiar with the incident.

Ramaphosa is convinced that the electricity minister appointee would pay full attention to the energy crisis that has hit the SA economy hard.

Cele labelled the increase in the latest quarterly crime statistics as ‘alarming’ as South Africa continues to be a playground for criminals.

A situational report by Oxfam said on Friday more Africans had been pushed into food insecurity territory in the past year, incidentally as the continental body was discussing nutrition in 2021.

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), which was formed a year ago, says police have banned 63 of its campaign meetings this year for unclear reasons.

According to Rádio Moçambique, the decision was announced Wednesday by the governor of Maputo Province, Mr Júlio Parruque, after meeting in an extraordinary session with education stakeholders following the cyclonic and rainy season in that region of the country.