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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to run in 2018 elections

Zimbabwe’s 92-year-old president Robert Mugabe could be vying for a further term in office in the 2018 elections. According to the country’s ruling party...

South Africa holds South Sudan rebel Machar as ‘guest’

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar talks on the phone in his field office in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State, South Sudan, February...

Zimbabwe holds first public interviews for Chief Justice

Zimbabwe held its first ever public interviews for the vacant post of Chief Justice on Monday, reflecting President Robert Mugabe's reduced authority under a...

Sundowns lose to Kashima Antlers on their Club World Cup debut

Mamelodi Sundowns defender Wayne Arendse watches on as Kashima Antlers' Yasushi Endo celebrates his goal. The African champions, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, lost 2-0...

Zimbabwe: Finance minister projects better growth rate in 2017

Zimbabwe finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has presented the country’s 2017 budget before parliament. The budget stands at about 4.1 billion dollars. During the presentation the finance...

ICC to discuss South Africa’s failure to arrest Sudan’s Bashir

Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir. Photo Credit: Reuters     International Criminal Court judges asked South Africa on Thursday to send representatives to a hearing next year to...

South Africa’s Zuma goes to court to block influence peddling report

South African President Jacob Zuma has asked the High Court to set aside an anti-corruption watchdog report that called for a judicial inquiry into...

Namibia to stay in ICC if United States joins

President Hage Geingob of Namibia. Photo Credit: Reuters   Namibia would remain a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) if the United States joined, Namibia's president...

HIV vaccine: Clinical trial begins in South Africa

South Africa is battling to curb the spread of HIV/Aids. Photo Credit: BBC A new vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes Aids, is being...

South Africa’s Zuma survives no-confidence motion by his party

Local media in South Africa is reporting that President Jacob Zuma has survived a motion of no confidence by his own party. An Afrikaans-language daily,...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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