April 09
Chad: Pieter Coetzé Edges Out Chad Le Clos in Tightly Contested Day Two of SA Champs
Chad le Clos put all his eggs in the 100m freestyle basket, opting out of his favoured 200m butterfly event on Tuesday evening, but still fell short of 19-year-old sensation Pieter… Read more »
March 03
Congo-Kinshasa: After Mortar Fire Tragedy, Two SANDF Soldiers Deployed in DRC Die in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Just two weeks after two South African soldiers were killed by mortar fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two more SA soldiers died in an apparent murder-suicide in the… Read more »
February 15
Congo-Kinshasa: Soldiers Killed, 3 Injured in Mortar Explosion in Eastern DR Congo
The soldiers had only begun being deployed two months ago as part of a regional force to tackle Rwanda-backed rebels. Read more »
December 11, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: The Most Underrated Man in African Politics Could Soon Be Re-Elected in the DRC
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi, the underdog who is now the top dog, has surprised time and again by triumphing over his rivals. But now he is coming up against his most… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Angola: Angola Shows How Overriding Democracy Is America's New Realpolitik in Africa
The opposition's appeal to respect democratic principles, the separation of powers and civil-political liberties is at odds with Washington's support for a civilian constitutional… Read more »
November 27, 2023
Equatorial Guinea: Families of SA Engineers 'Wrongfully' Jailed in Equatorial Guinea Urge Pretoria to Get Them Home for Christmas
The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham believe they were jailed because a Cape Town court seized a superyacht and two mansions owned by Equatorial Guinea's vice-president. Read more »
October 26, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa/South Africa: All to Play for in Second Leg of Banyana Vs DRC Olympic Qualifier Following Stalemate
On a sweltering Thursday afternoon in Kinshasa, Banyana Banyana and the Democratic Republic of Congo drew one-all to set up an intriguing second-leg clash as both sides eye the… Read more »
October 24, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa/South Africa: Banyana Banyana Eye First-Leg Advantage in Crucial Olympic Games Qualifier Against DR Congo
Banyana Banyana missed out on Olympic qualification for Tokyo 2020. With the next Games under a year away in France, the team is keen to book their place in Paris. It starts with a… Read more »
October 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Defence Force Recalls 8 Soldiers From UN Peacekeeping Duty to Answer Sex Misconduct Charges
Eight soldiers arrested in DRC have returned to South Africa to answer to 'sexual abuse and exploitation' allegations. Read more »
October 13, 2023
South Africa: SANDF Soldiers Detained or Suspended for Alleged Sex Crimes and UN Violations
Their alleged offences include running brothels. Read more »
July 14, 2023
Central Africa: Roll Over Prigozhin - Here Comes Paul Kagame
Wagner's African adventurism was neatly summed up when Russian TV, set loose to insult Yevgeny Prigozhin in the wake of the failed putsch, labelled him the 'wannabe Robin Hood west… Read more »
January 03, 2023
Rwanda: UK Court's Go-Ahead On Rwanda Asylum Plan a Major Setback for Human Rights
Mia Swart is Senior Lecturer in International Human Rights Law at Edge Hill University and Visiting Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand. Read more »
November 01, 2022
East Africa: Success of East African Community Peace Process Hinges On Regional Coordination On Eastern DRC Conflict
The bloc's first-ever troop deployment to a member country will test its capacity to resolve complex conflicts. Read more »
August 23, 2022
Angola: MPLA Set for Victory in Close Poll That Many Believe Will Not Be Free and Fair
On the eve of Angola's election, analysts say that if the vote were free and fair, the ruling MPLA would almost certainly lose to the combined opposition -- but that's not going to… Read more »
July 31, 2022
Southern Africa: SADC and Rwandan Troops Disperse Mozambique Insurgents - but Displace More Civilians
The US has stepped up humanitarian aid to a growing number of internally displaced persons in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province amid successful efforts to disperse… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Burundi/South Africa: Debutant Burundi Beckons but Banyana Banyana Are Ready
Desiree Ellis' squad are looking to build on a statement-making victory over reigning African champions Nigeria in their opening group game of the Africa Women's Cup of Nations. Read more »
June 19, 2022
Rwanda: Ramaphosa to Skip Commonwealth Summit in Kigali
South Africa's President will not be able to attend this week's Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Kigali. But his office insists it's no snub to Rwandan President Paul… Read more »
January 22, 2016
Congo-Kinshasa: The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the Ghosts of History and the Policing of Remembrance
January 17 marked the 55th anniversary of the US- and Belgian-orchestrated assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected prime minister of the Democratic… Read more »