SA formally took over the Southern African Development Community (SADC) chair today with President Cyril Ramaphosa urging speedier SADC regional economic integration. Legalbrief notes that the summit, being held in Durban, SA, comes amid strained relations with its neighbours who have expressed hurt ... Read More
President Duma Boko’s long-awaited forensic audit has yet to reach Botswana’s principal law-enforcement agencies, months after he received the report and warned that heads would roll over wrongdoing uncovered by the investigation. The Botswana Gazette reports that Boko officially received ... Read More
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday pardoned jailed ex-Prime Minister and leader of the main opposition party Succes Masra and eight other opposition leaders, reports africanews. Deby has led Chad since 2021 after taking charge of a military transition ... Read More
The Governor of Libya's Central Bank, Naji Issa, has resigned without giving a reason, several reports said today. Private TV channel Al-Ahrar said Issa had confirmed his resignation, reports africanews. Issa and vice-governor Miree al-Barasee were appointed by Libya ... Read More
An estimated $50m ransom paid to free a hostage seized by al-Qaeda-linked militants in Mali in late 2025 helped to fund their advances across West Africa and the group’s global network, UN experts said. A new UN report detailing the ... Read More
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has unveiled plans to establish six diaspora resource centres abroad, giving distressed Kenyans a safe place to seek assistance when things go wrong overseas, reports the Kenyans. According to a report by the State Department ... Read More
France’s Foreign Ministry has launched disciplinary proceedings against its ambassador to the Central African Republic (CAR), following allegations that he repeatedly brought young women to the official residence in Bangui and had sexual relations with some of them, reports RFI ... Read More
The Ugandan High Court has dismissed an application by jailed opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Obeid Lutale against Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba and the Attorney-General over the deportation of Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua and ... Read More
Ghanaian cocoa farmers are pushing back against a newly passed law that restricts how they can use their own land, urging President John Dramani Mahama to withhold his assent until they have been properly consulted, reports TimesLIVE. The Ghana Cocoa ... Read More
There’s a new battle for SA. The sites of battle are Parliament, the courts, the streets and the public imagination. ‘It’s likely to shape ideas about what SA is and what it means to be South African or non-South African ... Read More
A former police officer, now working as a police reservist and a sports photographer, specialising in taking pictures of young athletes, is on trial in Namibia, facing multiple counts of rape as well as making and selling child pornography. Details ... Read More
‘The Bippa (bilateral investment promotion and protection agreements) process is about resolving outstanding legal obligations relating to investments protected under bilateral agreements. It should not be mistaken for a return to the pre-land reform era.’ Anxious Masuka, Zimbabwe’s Agriculture ... Read More
‘The right follower is better than the wrong leader.’ Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean born philosopher and author Read More
People mined iron and minerals in eSwatini and DRC over 40 000 years ago. Read More
