By Shingai Nyoka BBC News, Harare It is after ten o’clock at night, and Zimbabwe’s capital Harare is uncharacteristically dark. Chatter and laughter emerge from a small factory inside the Willowvale Industrial Park. Men in overalls sit around a small fire under the moonlight, waiting for the few hours of power so they can work.…
The body of a Zambian student who died while fighting in Ukraine after he was recruited in a Russian jail arrived home in a makeshift coffin Sunday. AFP journalists saw a white, glass-panelled hearse adorned with small curtains affording a partial view of the container holding the body arrive on the tarmac at Lusaka airport,…
Over 139 people arrested during a bloody protest in Chad in October have been released after a month and a half in detention. A total of 80 received one to two years’ suspended sentences and the remaining 59 were acquitted after a mass trial of 401 people. Outlawed demonstrations were held on October 20th to…
By AFP Johannesburg His chances of success seem remote, but former health minister Zweli Mkhize is eagerly polishing his bid to beat South Africa’s scandal-troubled President Cyril Ramaphosa in elections next week of the ruling ANC. Mkhize has long been cast in the role of underdog in the race to be president of the African…
By PATRICK ILUNGA The European Union on Thursday toughened sanctions on perpetrators of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, targeting leaders of various armed groups including the M23 The Council of the European Union on Thursday sanctioned eight new personalities, including five members of different armed groups operating in North Kivu, South Kivu and…
Compiled by Ahmed Areff Business and SA’s energy sector have said they support Eskom’s current leadership in in their efforts to get SA out of prolonged load shedding. This is as Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe pushed for Eskom management to fix operational issues or step down. Business also called on government to…
Helen Reid and Nelson BanyaReuters KEY POINTS U.S.-Africa trade on agenda at Dec. 13-15 summit in DC Inflation Reduction Act could impact Africa metal producers Congo fears Act could reduce demand for its cobalt Act encourages U.S. mining and processing JOHANNESBURG, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Mining companies and governments in Africa are calling for stronger trade ties…
By Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya BBC News Komla Dumor Award winner When the tide is out, Errol Renaud can see seagrass meadows on the ocean floor from his coastal home on the Seychelles island of Mahe. He’s among many local people who have held up a hotel development that would have reclaimed the area. “There’s a…
The fight against poverty, sustainable development and integration into the world economy of the countries that make up the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States remain the major objectives of the organization and these will be the major flags of Angola, which now assumes the rotating presidency of the EACP for the next three…
With global exposure and fan love, Asian and African teams are redefining the sport’s future. By Kaustubh Pandey The global nature of football has always been the heart of its popularity. The sport is played and understood in pretty much every country, and nothing captures its universal appeal like the international following that the World Cup…