Southern-Africa
South Africa’s inflation rises to near two-year high
South Africa’s underlying inflation pressures strengthened in May, a development closely watched for clues about where prices — and interest rates —…
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East-Africa
Mozambique Police Accused of Using Spies to Target Government Critics
More than 18 months after disputed elections plunged Mozambique into unrest, the country’s criminal police are facing intensifying scrutiny amid allegations that…
Central-Africa
Some People Question Whether the Ebola Virus Is Real
In conflict-battered eastern DR Congo, deep distrust of outside authorities—rooted in scepticism, doubt, and fear—is undermining the response effort and sharply heightening…
North-Africa
World Cup Day: Morocco Hold Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire Thrill in Philadelphia, Tunisia Stumble Against Sweden
Morocco drew 1-1 with Brazil as the team reinforced its standing among football’s emerging powers. Côte d’Ivoire opened their 2026 campaign in…
Southern-Africa
South Africa Accused of Failing to Crack Down on Anti-Immigrant Violence
South Africa is again confronting a familiar and volatile flashpoint: since April, a run of anti-immigration protests has spilled into attacks targeting…
Southern-Africa
International Jazz Icon Abdullah Ibrahim Dies at 90
Abdullah Ibrahim, the towering South African jazz composer whose music carried the pulse of Cape Town and the weight of a country’s…
Southern-Africa
50 Years After South Africa’s 1976 Uprising, the Legacy Still Resonates
Fifty years after the streets of Soweto erupted in a student uprising that reshaped South Africa’s history, a new initiative is taking…
Central-Africa
DR Congo displacement camps struggle to prevent Ebola
On the outskirts of Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Kigonze camp for displaced…
Southern-Africa
World Cup defeat leaves Bafana Bafana with work still to do
South Africa’s World Cup journey began under the bright lights of the Estadio Azteca with an early setback, as Bafana Bafana slipped…
East-Africa
How Natural Resources Are Fueling an Insurgency in Northern Mozambique
Vast mineral riches were supposed to lift Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province, but a new report argues they instead helped light the…
Central-Africa
Constitutional Reform Sparks Political Tensions in DR Congo
Even as Ebola resurges and violence grips eastern DR Congo, a fierce political fight is unfolding over a constitutional change that has…
