Politics

Looming hunger crisis in insurgency-hit Mozambique

More than 730 000 displaced people in conflict-ridden northern Mozambique could face a “hunger emergency” unless urgent funding is... Read more

7 Jul, 2021

Politics

Jacob Zuma’s bid to avoid jail: Verdict expected on Friday

A verdict in former South African president Jacob Zuma’s application to evade his 15-month jail sentence before the Pietermaritzburg... Read more

6 Jul, 2021

Politics

Kenneth Kaunda’s funeral in limbo as family contest burial site

Relatives of Zambia’s founding leader Kenneth Kaunda on Tuesday went to court in a bid to block his interment... Read more

6 Jul, 2021

Business

Ghana opposition rallies over economic woes, protest deaths

Ghana’s opposition has marched in Accra, rallying against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s handling of the economy and demanding justice after... Read more

6 Jul, 2021

Politics

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma back in court in fresh bid to avoid jail

South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma, who has been handed a 15-month jail term for contempt, has made another legal... Read more

6 Jul, 2021

Politics

SA police won’t arrest Jacob Zuma until legal challenge is over

South Africa’s police say they will not make any move to arrest ex-president Jacob Zuma, who has been handed... Read more

6 Jul, 2021

Politics

Interpol seeks arrest of son of Mali ex-president Karim Keita

Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for Karim Keita, a son of Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita,... Read more

6 Jul, 2021

Politics

The Jacob Zuma saga in detail

In a case that has left South Africa agog, investigators have slammed former president Jacob Zuma’s move to halt... Read more

6 Jul, 2021

Politics

South African journalists say held, ‘tortured’ in eSwatini

Two South African journalists were detained and “tortured” by security forces while on assignment in eSwatini, which has been... Read more

6 Jul, 2021

Politics

Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed boasts of military might despite rebel gains

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his government can easily recruit one million new fighters but wants to foster... Read more

5 Jul, 2021