Central-Africa
UK Halts Study Visas for Cameroon and Sudan Due to Asylum Issues
The UK Home Office has announced a significant policy shift, halting the issuance of study visas to nationals from Afghanistan,…
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East-Africa
Africans Displaced by Attacks as Israel, Iran and U.S. War Escalates
South Africa’s government on Monday urged citizens stranded in the Middle East to “take immediate advantage” of the resumption of…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe’s Lithium Export Ban Promises New Jobs and Economic Growth
Zimbabwe imposes immediate, indefinite ban on export of lithium concentrates Zimbabwe announced an immediate and indefinite ban on the export…
Southern-Africa
South African Anti-Apartheid Icon and COPE Founder Mosiuoa Lekota Passes Away
Mosiuoa Lekota, the 77-year-old former leader of the Congress of the People (COPE) and a veteran of South Africa’s anti-apartheid…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe Launches Mass Amnesty, Releasing Prisoners Under Presidential Pardon
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has granted an amnesty that will free 4,305 inmates in a move the government says…
Southern-Africa
Namibian MPs Decry Order Requiring Use of Public Health Facilities
Directive to force public servants into state healthcare ignites constitutional and capacity debate A government directive ordering public servants and…
Central-Africa
DR Congo Signs U.S. Health Pact Amid Lingering Data Privacy Questions
Kinshasa — The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a five-year, $1.2 billion health financing agreement with the United States,…
North-Africa
Why People Living with HIV Are Crucial to Pediatric Cure Research
Paediatric HIV cure research is yielding cautious optimism: very early antiretroviral therapy (ART) can, in some children, produce periods of…
North-Africa
Why African Blocs Must Avert a New Scramble for Critical Minerals
A new scramble for Africa is underway — not with warships or colonial flags, but with battery supply chains, green-transition…
Southern-Africa
Namibian President’s Sons Reject Allegations Tying Them to Oil Industry
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s two sons have rejected as “a blatant lie” allegations by Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni…
