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Court issues arrest warrant for South Africa’s Julius Malema

A court in Eastern Cape, in South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema. The warrant...

Zuma returns home from Cuba, denies evading trial

Former South African President Jacob Zuma on Saturday returned home from Cuba where he had gone for medical treatment. Early this month a South African...

Police to charge Lesotho’s prime minister with murder of wife

Police in Lesotho have said they will charge prime minister Thomas Thabane with the murder of his ex-wife. The prime minister’s current wife, Maesaiah Thabane...

Zambia expresses worry as over 20,000 couples divorce

A new report in Zambia shows that more than 20,000 couples divorced in 2019. According to the report published in local media, more women than...

Namibia’s first lady to give all her wealth to charity

Promising to give away all her wealth - estimated at $3 million - to charity when she dies, Monica Geingos is on a mission...

Malawi: Mutharika loses re-election annulment appeal case

Malawi's President Peter Mutharika and the electoral commission have lost a court challenge against the annulment of his re-election. The Constitutional Court in Malawi rejected...

Opinion: AU gives South Africa a chance to improve image

The African Union's theme for the year is "Silencing the Guns." It's a continuation of the stated 2013 goal by heads of AU states...

40-year-old South African to head AfCFTA secretariat

A 40-year-old South African Wamkele Mene has been elected as the Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat. Mene is a former Head of Mission to...

Malawi’s President formally appeals his re-election annulment

Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika on Friday formally filed an appeal against a court ruling that overturned his election victory last year. The country’s electoral commission...

Mozambique: 11 miners die after tunnel collapse

Officials in Mozambique have confirmed the death of eleven ruby miners in northern Mozambique. The miners were trapped after the mine tunnel collapsed this week...

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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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