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Zambia’s Lungu picked for re-election in 2021 by his party

Zambian leader Edgar Lungu has been re-nominated to run as the Patriotic Front (PF) presidential candidate in 2021, a move that could trigger controversy...

Mugabe gives sister-in-law $60 000 birthday gift

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe lavished his sister-in-law with $60,000 on her birthday, state-owned media reported Monday, at a time when the country is running critically...

Mugabe calls on Zimbabweans abroad to help revive the economy

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Friday pleaded with his country’s skilled workers living in the diaspora to return home so that they could help in reviving...

Mugabe calls for violence in speech to supporters

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, 93, says his Zanu-PF supporters should beat-up people going around perpetrating violence using the ruling party’s name. Mugabe told his Zanu-PF supporters...

Malawi former Agric minister charged for corruption

Malawi's former agriculture minister was on Wednesday arrested and charged with graft for allegedly profiting in a $35m maize import deal from neighbouring Zambia,...

Zimbabwe’s election to cost over $270m

Zimbabwe will reportedly need at least $274m to fund next year's presidential and parliamentary elections. According to New Zimbabwe.com, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), chairperson Rita Makarau...

ANC MP denounces President Zuma

An ANC backbencher branded South African President Jacob Zuma a disgrace on Tuesday, adding one of his own MPs to the long list of...

South Africa’s Sisulu bids to lead the ANC

South Africa's human settlements minister Lindiwe Sisulu accepted the nomination of some African National Congress (ANC) branches to lead the ruling party, she told...

Son-in-law of Angola’s president jailed in DR Congo

The son-in-law of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos said on Thursday that a Congolese court had sentenced him in absentia to one year...

Zimbabwe’s opposition wants Mugabe to ‘retire’

Zimbabwean opposition parties have reportedly accused President Robert Mugabe, 93, of "running the country from a hospital bed after the nonagenarian flew out of the...

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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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