Southern-Africa
Sharpeville Survivors in South Africa Renew Their Fight for Justice
More than six decades after police gunfire at Sharpeville left scores dead and wounded, survivors and relatives of those killed have launched…
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Southern Africa
East-Africa
Zimbabwe, Mozambique Sign Agreement to Expand Fuel Pipeline Corridor
A major expansion of the fuel pipeline linking Mozambique and Zimbabwe will raise its annual capacity by 67 percent, enabling an additional…
East-Africa
Zambia’s President Hichilema Pledges Jobs and Economic Growth in Second Term
President Hakainde Hichilema has begun a second five-year term in Zambia, taking the oath of office as opposition allegations of electoral irregularities—and…
Southern-Africa
Namibia Rejects U.S. Health Agreement Citing Concerns Over Data
Namibia has raised sovereignty, privacy and biological-resource concerns over the agreement, putting a potential funding package for its HIV and tuberculosis programmes…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe Declares State of Disaster After Highway Crash Kills 27 People
Zimbabwe has declared a State of Disaster after a fiery head-on collision on the Harare-Masvingo highway killed 27 people and left seven…
East-Africa
Salif Keïta Withdraws From South Africa’s Macufe Festival Over Xenophobia Fears
Malian singer Salif Keïta has withdrawn from South Africa’s Macufe festival, citing concerns over xenophobic violence targeting African migrants. Organizers in the…
East-Africa
New Testimony Raises Questions About Cause of Malawi VP’s Plane Crash
Fresh testimony has cast doubt on claims that poor weather caused the plane crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima in 2024, with…
East-Africa
Zambian Opposition Leader Mundubile Is Being Questioned by Police
Presidential election runner-up and opposition leader Brian Mundubile went into hiding after police raids and arrests the day after the vote, saying…
North-Africa
Mnangagwa’s Daughter-in-Law Accuses Police of Running Smear Campaign
Kelsea Tafirenyika, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s daughter-in-law, has accused police of sensationalizing her case in an effort to damage the First Family’s reputation,…
Central-Africa
DR Congo Says Lobito Corridor Offers Path to Economic Sovereignty
Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi has urged countries involved in the Lobito Corridor to turn the ambitious transport link into…
East-Africa
Zambian Court Closure Raises Concerns Over Election Challenges
Zambian authorities shut and cordoned off the courts on August 24, the deadline for filing challenges to President Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election, Human…
