The coup that broke off the second round of the presidential election in April, demonstrates that the tense relations between civilian and military elites that have marred progress ... Read more »

The Southern African Development Community meeting ended with recommendations on resolving the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and Zimbabwe among other ... Read more »

As Tanzanian and Malawian politicians wrangle over Lake Malawi, or Lake Nyasa as it's known in Tanzania, residents around the lake continue with their daily lives. Read more »

A delay in the selection of the new parliament is concerning the United Nations who is calling on political leaders and traditional elders to rise above their differences and act ... Read more »

With the deaths of at least 100,000 women in childbirth every year, as well as 600,000 babies, it's time to put the controversy of family planning aside and do the right thing for ... Read more »

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's trip to South Africa included strategic meetings with business leaders, and Foreign Minister Nkoana-Mashabane, as well as a visit to Nelson ... Read more »

Oral supervised HIV-self-testing to improve detection and early HIV/Aids treatment could prove to be a crucial and clever way to tackle the life threatening disease. Read more »

The government has said it will exhaust all diplomatic channels in a border dispute with Malawi over Lake Nyasa, but the country's armed forces will be prepared to step in if ... Read more »

A new law has been enforced, barring foreigners from carrying out trade in Malawi's outlying and rural areas - this comes amid protests by traders that local government should end ... Read more »

U.S Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is reaffirming the strategies of US diplomacy in Africa during her 11-day visit to the continent, saying she plans to promote development, ... Read more »