Politics

Presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be held on 20 December next year, the electoral commission has announced. Currently, insecurity is plaguing the east of the country with numerous rebel groups creating instability. The AFP news agency reports that the head of the electoral commission acknowledged that …

The Brics had chosen the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui to host their future headquarters, after a delegation from the Brics alliance visited Bangui for several days. The President of this organization of five major emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa) has exceptionally awarded “the medal of strategic …

Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested and charged the country’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima over graft allegations, it said on Friday, following months of investigation over his conduct, Reuters agency reported. In a national address in June, Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera stripped Chilima of his powers when the watchdog first …

Sao Tome and Principe Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada announced that a coup attempt had been foiled on Thursday evening. Individuals had attacked the headquarters of the army, he said at the time of his exit. This coup attempt was aborted thanks to the effective and professional reaction of the security …

Russian parliament on Thursday passed the third and final reading of a law that expands an existing ban on promoting “LGBT propaganda” to children by banning it among people of all ages. Under the new law, any event or act regarded as an attempt to promote homosexuality – including online, …

Britain and South Africa on Wednesday announced a new health and science partnership to mark the second day of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state visit to London. On Wednesday, Britain announced a new set of research collaborations as Ramaphosa toured the Crick Institute, the biggest biomedical research facility in Europe, and …

Prison authorities in South Africa have said they will challenge the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision to return former President Jacob Zuma to prison. “Having carefully studied the judgement, Correctional Services is convinced that another court may arrive at a different conclusion,” the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said in …

King Charles III of England received South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday 22 November. He was accompanied by his wife for the first visit of a head of state under the era of Charles III at the invitation of the new British sovereign. This …

Russia has engaged in “systemic war crimes” wherever it deployed troops in Ukraine, a senior US official charged on Monday, saying she was confident Russian officials would eventually be brought to justice. “We have mounting evidence that this aggression (the Russian invasion, editor’s note) was accompanied by systemic war crimes …

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to prison after upholding an earlier ruling that his medical parole had been unlawful, media reported. But it is not clear if he will spend any more time in jail. The 80-year-old was given a 15-month …