Christine Mboma ‘did not lose hope’ during enforced 20-month lay-off
Olympic 200m silver medallist Christine Mboma says her enforced hiatus from athletics took a toll on her mental health, but…
SA poll body challenges ruling allowing Zuma’s candidacy
South Africa’s electoral commission has appealed to the country’s Constitutional Court after judges this week overturned a ban on former…
FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry secto
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a 15 million euro ($16.29 million) project funded…
Curbing impacts of drought in the East Africa
FAO, through the support of the Government of Japan, has reached more than 70,000 vulnerable pastoral and agropastoral communities in…
SA orders German firm SAP to pay $26m earned ‘corruptly’
South Africa’s special tribunal has ordered German multinational company SAP to pay back 500m rand ($26m; £20m) that the firm…
Technocrats to run Sudan until elections – official
Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council member Gen Ibrahim Jabir Ibrahim has said that the military would form “a technocratic government” to…
No more trees cutting in Rwandan says parliamentary bill
Rwanda’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill that proposes stricter regulations to protect forests in the country. The…
‘Life in Soweto shanties is unbearable’
Thirty years after Nelson Mandela’s government took over and introduced a policy to build low cost houses in South Africa,…
Zambia strikes debt restructuring deal with creditors
Zambia has agreed to a revised deal to restructure more than $3.5bn (£2.7bn) of its international bonds with private investors.…
Malawi declares state of disaster over severe drought
Malawi has declared a state of disaster over a severe drought that is affecting most of the country. The announcement…
South Africa’s election court rejects ANC bid to de-register Zuma’s MK party
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has failed in a legal bid to stop a newly formed party, backed…
US confirms knowledge of detention of Binance official in Nigeria
The US Department of State says it is aware of the reports of the detention of its citizen in Abuja,…
Nigerian court sentences Chinese businessman to death for murdering girlfriend
A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese businessman to death after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Ummu Kulthum…
Bodies of cult victims released in Kenya
The authorities in Kenya have begun releasing the remains of some of those who died in a cult which allegedly…
Ethiopia’s CBE bank recovers $10m taken during technical glitch
Ethiopia’s largest bank says it has recovered almost three-quarters of the $14m (£12m) it lost in a glitch that allowed…
Sudan’s Bashir moved to ‘secure military site’ – lawyer
A lawyer of former Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, has said his client has been moved from a hospital where he…
Zimbabwe police charge self-proclaimed prophet Ishmael and rescue 251 children
A self-proclaimed Apostolic prophet who kept 251 children on his property has been charged with exploiting minors. Police said that…
Sudan demands reinstatement before accepting AU mediation
Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says Sudan will only consider the African Union’s proposal to end the conflict if…
Anglo American clears Zambia lead poisoning lawsuit
Anglo American Plc has successfully averted a potential class action over allegations that a mine it was associated with for…
SA leader accused of meddling in Zulu succession battle
A faction of South Africa’s Zulu royal family has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of meddling in the family’s affairs and…