Southern-Africa
South African MP Malema Gets Five-Year Prison Sentence
Opposition politician Julius Malema has been handed a five-year prison term for firing a rifle into the air during a 2018 political…
Mowduuc
African
Somalia
South African Politician Julius Malema Jailed for Gun-Law Violation
South African Firebrand Politician Julius Malema Jailed for Gun-Law Violation CAPE TOWN – South African opposition leader Julius Malema has been sentenced…
East-Africa
Macky Sall’s UN Candidacy Challenges African Union Diplomacy Efforts
The aspirations of former Senegalese President Macky Sall to ascend to the role of UN Secretary-General have hit an impasse following the…
East-Africa
Somalia Takes First-Ever Seat on African Union Peace and Security Council
Wednesday April 8, 2026 Addis Ababa (AX) — Somalia has secured a place on the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC)…
Somalia
African Union Welcomes China-Pakistan Initiative to Restore Middle East Stability
Friday April 3, 2026 The African Union (AU) on Friday praised the China-Pakistan five-point initiative aimed at easing the current peace and…
Southern-Africa
South African Government Cuts Fuel Levy, Bringing Relief to Motorists
South Africans face the prospect of record pump prices, even as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana moves to trim the fuel tax by…
Southern-Africa
South African Police Chief Summoned in Corruption Investigation
South Africa’s top cop, Fannie Masemola, has been summoned to court over a police health-services tender now at the center of a…
Sports
Confederation of African Football overturns result, awards Morocco Africa Cup of Nations title
Caf awards 2025 Afcon title to Morocco after overturning Senegal’s final win Morocco have been declared winners of the 2025 Africa Cup…
East-Africa
Somalia Swears In Nine MPs to East African Legislative Assembly
Monday March 16, 2026 ARUSHA, Tanzania — Nine Somali representatives were sworn in Monday to the East African Community Legislative Assembly (EALA),…
Southern-Africa
U.S. Ambassador Expresses Regret Over ‘Undiplomatic’ Remark About South African Courts
South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) said U.S. Ambassador Brent Bozell III expressed regret for comments he made about…
East-Africa
Somali Judge Appointed to East African Court of Justice Bench
Sunday March 8, 2026 Arusha (AX) — East African Community leaders on Sunday approved and swore in Somali jurist Abdiwahid Warsame Abdullahi…
