Former president of Botswana Ian Khama says he is ready to dispatch one of his brothers to meet President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s representatives. Khama says reconciliation with Masisi will be in the best interests of Botswana. His statements come after the High Court in Gaborone upheld his warrant of arrest a fortnight ago. Former president Ian Khama of Botswana says he…
Clara DeninaReuters KEY POINTS Capital, exploration spending expected to decrease in 2023 Barrick’s Bristow says ‘trough’ is the time to invest Potential for growth through M&A Governments see Africa as way to reduce China dependence High costs and the prospect of shrinking earnings have made big miners nervous about expansion, even as shareholders demand investment…
Rebel fighters conducted separate attacks on Sunday and Monday, including 15 men killed after a minibus was stopped. At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed in two attacks by armed assailants in Burkina Faso, a regional governor and the army said in separate statements. The army said on Monday that a…
The head of the Catholic Church is on a mission to help restore peace in two countries that have seen years of violence. Pope Francis next week will visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan to deliver a message of peace and reconciliation to two countries hit by conflict. The pontiff will start his…
The former footballer, who took office in 2018, says he will pursue growth and peace if he wins another term in October. Liberia’s President George Weah has told parliament he would run for re-election this year after a first term marred with corruption allegations and an economic downturn. Weah took office in 2018 in the…
Authorities say 87 rhinos were killed last year compared with 45 in 2021, most of them poached from the country’s largest park. The number of endangered rhinos poached in Namibia reached an all-time high last year after 87 animals were killed compared with 45 in 2021, official government data has shown. Africa’s rhino population has…
Turnout was just 11.3 percent of Tunisia’s 8 million voters, according to estimates from the national electoral commission — about the same level of participation as in the first round of voting last month. Tunisia has announced that a mere 11 percent of the electorate had voted in parliamentary runoffs, with critics of President Kais…
‘We cannot allow our citizens to suffer any further. We must act to urgently stabilise municipal services,’ said the Western Cape Premier. by Storm Simpson The Western Cape government resolved to release R88.81 million in emergency funding to mitigate the impact of load shedding on service delivery at the first provincial cabinet meeting of the year on…
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Vultures scavenge for dead animals along a river turned sewer conduit in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. Its waters turn from clear to black as it traverses informal settlements and industrial hubs. The river and its tributaries cross Kibera, known as Africa’s largest slum with close to 200,000 residents, and…
GOMA, Congo (AP) — It took years for Marie Louise Wambale to re-establish her life after fighting between M23 and the Congolese army forced her to flee with almost nothing more than a decade ago. Like most Catholics here in eastern Congo, she hoped that Pope Francis could bring a message of hope at a…