Southern-Africa
Lesotho Gets Relief as U.S. Court Strikes Down Trade Tariffs
Lesotho’s exporters have won a significant break after duty-free access to the United States was restored, a development the Ministry of Trade,…
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Southern Africa
North-Africa
One Question Stands Between Transgender Africans and HIV Care
In sub-Saharan Africa, the fight against HIV is being undermined by laws that make homosexuality a crime, pushing gay and bisexual men,…
Southern-Africa
South African government blocks Ghana’s AU bid over anti-migrant attacks
South Africa has moved to stop Ghana’s bid to put anti-immigrant demonstrations and xenophobic violence on the African Union’s October agenda, the…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe Police Tighten Security Ahead of Planned Shutdown
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s approval of Constitutional Amendment Act No. 3 has triggered a backlash from opposition parties, civil society groups and constitutional…
East-Africa
Calls Mount for Talks to Resolve Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Crisis
Pressure is mounting on Mozambique’s government to rethink how it confronts the violence gripping northern Cabo Delgado province. This week, the Institute…
East-Africa
Malawi Stun Nigeria in Historic WAFCON Upset
Temwa Chawinga struck twice, opening Malawi’s account and later adding a third, after her sister Tabita Chawinga had scored the second, as…
East-Africa
Ugandan AIDS Activist William Matovu Says U=U Gave Him His Future Back
William Matovu once thought HIV would define every chapter of his future. Today, he stands among Uganda’s most prominent voices for U=U,…
Southern-Africa
Tinubu’s reported snub of South African delegation explained
President Bola Tinubu has refused to meet a special envoy sent by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Vanguard reports, in a diplomatic…
East-Africa
Miss World Selection Sparks Political Row in Malawi
Parliament was thrown into disorder when Lilongwe Likuni MP Kelvin Mphande halted proceedings to insist that reigning Miss Malawi Thandie Chisi, not…
Southern-Africa
South Africa Rejects Ghanaian Petition to ICC Over Xenophobia Claims
South Africa has sharply rejected an International Criminal Court petition by two Ghanaian nationals seeking a probe into violence against foreign migrants,…
Southern-Africa
Ramaphosa’s Testimony Divides South Africa’s Impeachment Committee
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s potential testimony has become a major flashpoint in Parliament’s impeachment proceedings, exposing divisions between Government of National Unity coalition…
