Zuma appeals court ruling blocking from contesting as President
Published on April 3, 2024 by Robert Ngwira
Former President Jacob Zuma has filed an appeal against South Africa’s electoral commission, which last week barred him from standing […]
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Guinea-Bissau President dissolves Parliament amid coup bid
Published on December 5, 2023 by Robert Ngwira
Guinea-Bissau’s president has issued a decree dissolving parliament after saying that he had survived an attempted coup last week. Heavy […]
Wife of former Gabon President jailed
Published on October 12, 2023 by Robert Ngwira
The wife of Gabon’s deposed President, Ali Bongo Odimba, has been jailed, her lawyer has told the AFP news agency. […]
Niger’s ousted leader petitions Ecowas court for help
Published on September 21, 2023 by Robert Ngwira
Ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has appealed to the West African bloc Ecowas’s court for his release, his lawyer has […]
Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba on house arrest
Published on August 30, 2023 by Robert Ngwira
Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest, the AFP news agency is quoting military officers as saying. […]
Ex-President Ian Khama accuses govt of plotting to kill him
Published on March 29, 2023 by Robert Ngwira
Botswana’s government has dismissed allegations that it plans to arrest and kill exiled former President Ian Khama if he returned […]
Oscar Pistorius to get a Parole
Published on March 3, 2023 by Robert Ngwira
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who killed his girlfriend 10 years ago, will know in about a month whether […]
Zimbabwe repossesses unused land from black farmers
Published on March 30, 2022 by Chisomo Kambale
Zimbabwe has begun repossessing idle land from black farmers who benefitted from controversial land reforms two decades ago, Agriculture Minister […]
Scientists develop Male Contraceptive Pills
Published on March 24, 2022 by Chisomo Kambale
A team of scientists said Wednesday they had developed a male oral contraceptive that was 99 percent effective in mice […]
Kidneys selling like ‘hotcakes’ in Afghanistan
Published on March 1, 2022 by Robert Ngwira
Jobless, debt-ridden, and struggling to feed his children, Nooruddin felt he had no choice but to sell a kidney – […]
14 missing as Tanzania registered plane crashes off the Comoros
Published on February 28, 2022 by Chisomo Kambale
A light aircraft registered in Tanzania and owned by a firm based in Zanzibar has crashed off Comoros. The fate […]
Mozambique Ex-President Testifies In Son’s Corruption Case
Published on February 17, 2022 by Robert Ngwira
Mozambique’s former President Armando Guebuza has given evidence in a huge corruption trial in which his son is an accused. […]
New Year stampede at India religious shrine kills 12
Published on January 3, 2022 by Chisomo Kambale
At least 12 people died and 13 were injured in a stampede at a religious shrine in India during Saturday’s […]
Madagascar minister swims 12 hours to shore after helicopter crash
Published on December 22, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
A Madagascan minister was one of two survivors to have swum some 12 hours to shore Tuesday after their helicopter […]
Benin opposition leader Reckya Madougou sentenced to 20 years
Published on December 13, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
Benin opposition leader and former justice minister Reckya Madougou was sentenced on Saturday to 20 years in prison for terrorism […]
Sudan top general denies military could run in elections
Published on December 6, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
Sudan’s top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday denied that military and paramilitary members of the transitional administration could run […]
Uganda arrests four over suspected Kampala Bombing
Published on November 24, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
Ugandan police, in a security crackdown following deadly suicide bombings, said Tuesday they had arrested four Somalis for bringing a […]
Death toll climbs to 22 in Lagos high-rise collapse
Published on November 4, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
Two more bodies were pulled out early Wednesday from the debris of a collapsed Nigeria’s Lagos High-Rise Building, bringing the death […]