Professor jailed in Mali for criticising the junta
A prominent Malian economist and professor has been sentenced to two years in jail, one of which was suspended, for…
SA: MK party officials react to ruling barring Zuma from standing in May 29 polls
Beaten but not defeated. South Africa’s Jacob Zuma has been disqualified from standing in the May 29th general election. The…
Sexual violence in conflict increased by 50% in 2023, says UN
The UN’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict presented the annual report to the Security Council on Tuesday. During…
DRC: Coup attempt leader killed by Congolese army
The Congolese army claims to have killed Christian Malanga, the leader of Sunday’s foiled coup attempt in the Democratic Republic…
Kinshasa resumes normalcy following presidential palace attack
After the recent attack on the Palace of the Nation and the residence of Vital Kamerhe, Kinshasa, the capital city…
Iran: mourning across nation in the wake of president’s death
Mourning continues across Iran in the wake of President Ebrahaim Raisi’s death Iranians gathered in the streets across the the…
Protest in Athens ahead of trial on deadly migrant boat sinking
Dozens of people held a rally in Athens on Monday in protest over last year’s sinking of the Adriana, an…
DR Congo says ‘coup attempt’ sought to ‘destabilize state institutions’
The Congolese government has condemned what it called a coup attempt on President Felix Tshisekedi. A statement from the ministry…
Americans in alleged Congo coup plot formed an unlikely band
Three Americans involved in a brazen weekend attack on Congo’s presidential palace formed an unlikely band under the leadership of…
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi dies in helicopter crash
The hardline Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, has died in a helicopter crash in foggy weather in the mountains near the…
Zuma takes election battle cry to ANC’s heartland
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma put on a show of strength in the historic township of Soweto as he…
Ethiopia breaks the US$1B mark for coffee exports in 10 months
Ethiopia has earned a billion US dollars from its coffee exports in the first ten months of the 2023/25 financial…
What did ICJ ruling mean in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?
The UN’s top court is hearing Israel’s response to a case brought by South Africa seeking an emergency halt to…
Why South Africa’s health insurance is causing ructions
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a controversial new law that will lead to the biggest shake-up in the…
Mozambique fisheries and aquaculture production jump nearly 25% in Q1
Fishery production in Mozambique grew by almost 25% in the first quarter of 2024, to 107,077 tonnes, driven by aquaculture,…
DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup
The Democratic Republic of Congo army says it has quashed an attempted coup against President Felix Tshisekedi in the capital…
The US-Nigeria Open Skies air transport agreement enters into force
The agreement includes provisions that allow for unrestricted capacity and frequency of services, open route rights, a liberal charter regime,…
US troops to leave Niger by mid-September
The US and Niger have agreed that American troops will leave the country “no later” than 15 September, they announced…
South Africans’ desperate search for jobs overshadows election
Hundreds of South Africans have turned up at the job fair, CVs and school certificates in hand, hoping that they…
South Africa’s top court bars Zuma from standing in election
South Africa’s highest court has barred former President Jacob Zuma from running for parliament in next week’s general election. The…