Southern Africa

Former Zambian president Edgar Lungu said he is ready to face the law as his former government officials and family members, have been subjects of investigation for crimes allegedly committed when he was president. He was particularly displeased that state investigators on Thursday went to a piece of land that …

Mozambican security forces announced the death of 16 jihadists and the arrest of four jihadists involved in the recruitment and radicalization of people. Police commander Bernardino Rafael said some of the jihadists died from gunshot wounds during confrontations with the authorities, while others were attacked by wild animals – mainly …

South African former President Jacob Zuma is not ruling out a political comeback after he was forced to resign in 2018 amid a storm of corruption allegations. The former president who was accused of placing the interests of corrupt associates ahead of those of his country, said he was approached …

The collapse of a tailings dam in South Africa earlier this month has put the spotlight on the need for binding global regulations of facilities used to store mining waste, investors and industry leaders said. A dam holding liquid mine waste from a tailings reprocessing operation near the historic Jagersfontein …

African Union chairperson, Macky Sall called for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe in his address to the 77th UN General Assembly in New York. The Southern African country has faced deep economic crises over the past few years with periods of hyperinflation – but there’s little evidence to suggest …

Zimbabwe is one of the African countries wishing to strengthen their cooperation with Russia in a context marked by the war in Ukraine. While the country is suffering economically because of the sanctions imposed by the United States, Emmerson Mnangagwa is looking for other alternatives for cooperation. Zimbabwe wants to …

Dumisani Khumalo, adviser to King Misuzulu Zulu, whose accession to the throne is disputed, was assassinated on Saturday evening outside his home by armed men as he returned from a traditional festival celebrating the virginity of young women. Opponents of the Zulu King had predicted a bloodbath if the party …

João Lourenço has officially begun his second term in power, vowing to be the president for all Angolans after his MPLA party’s disputed win in last month’s election. There was a strong military presence at the inauguration ceremony in Luanda’s Praça da República square, and AFP reports that many people …

Angolan President João Lourenço will be sworn in for a second term on Thursday after his MPLA party narrowly won the country’s general elections. Lourenço, who won the vote with 51.17%, called the result a “vote of confidence” while the main opposition party UNITA which obtained 43.95% denounced irregularities. Marxist …

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has suspended Lillian Siyunyi, the country’s chief state prosecutor with immediate effect – barely two days after she told the BBC that her life was in danger. Lillian Siyunyi, who was appointed by the previous government, had fallen out with the new administration and is a …