August 18, 2022
South Africa: 'They Must Go Home' - A Country's Stubborn Xenophobia
South Africans have unleashed deadly waves of xenophobia on migrants from elsewhere in Africa since 2008. Fear is in the air once more as mobs prowl some places searching for… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Angola: What You Need to Know About August 24 General Elections
On August 24, Angolan political parties are looking at the tightest race they have ever run in an election. DW explains who's running, what the issues are and why the contest is so… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Zimbabwe: Measles Outbreak Leaves More Than 150 Children Dead
Government says 157 children have died as the total number of suspected cases nationwide has doubled in four days. All of those who died had not been vaccinated against measles… Read more »
South Africa: 'I Saw Death. It Was Coming to Me' - 10 Years Since Marikana Massacre
A decade after 34 striking miners were gunned down by police in Marikana, South Africa, most of the victims and their families complain that nobody has been prosecuted, nor have… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Southern Africa: More Than 150 Vultures Poisoned to Death, Seemingly for 'Muti'
The VulPro conservationist group in South Africa on Friday reported the deaths of more than 150 critically endangered vultures in two separate incidents in South Africa and… Read more »
August 11, 2022
South Africa: 14 Men Accused of Raping Women at Abandoned Mine
A group of seven self-employed miners in South Africa have been charged with raping eight women at abandoned mine in late July. Seven more men are due to be charged later on… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Africa: Blinken Outlines New U.S. Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa
The United States "will not dictate Africa's choices, neither should anyone else," Antony Blinken said in the South African city of Pretoria on Monday. Read more »
July 27, 2022
Angola: Miners Find Giant Pink Diamond, Dubbed The Lulo Rose
Australia's Lucapa diamond company said on Wednesday that miners at a site in Angola had found a 170-carat pink diamond, dubbed the Lulo Rose. Read more »
July 11, 2022
South Africa: Locals Furious Over Spate of Murders
Fifteen people were killed and nine more wounded in the raid in Orlando East in the early hours of Sunday morning. Read more »
Zimbabwe: China Beats Competition to Secure Lithium Source
A major mining company in Zimbabwe has agreed to start shipping a lithium-containing rock called spodumene concentrate from its facilities to China next year. Read more »
July 10, 2022
South Africa: President Condemns Deadly Bar Shootings
A shooting attack targeted a bar in South Africa's Soweto township, west of Johannesburg, late on Saturday, killing 15 people and critically injuring others. Read more »
South Africa: Gunmen Attack Soweto Bar
A shooting attack targeted a bar in South Africa's Soweto township, west of Johannesburg, late on Saturday, killing 15 people and critically injuring others. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Eswatini: Security Tight in Mbabane On Protest Anniversary
Police and troops were deployed across Eswatini's major cities for Wednesday's anniversary of bloody pro-democracy protests. Read more »
June 28, 2022
Africa: Malawi Case Shines Light On Anti-Albino Prejudice in Africa
From the day they are born, they have to hide in the shadows. They're derided for the way they look, ostracized from communal life and persecuted. In some cultures, superstitious… Read more »
South Africa: Don't Hold Back - Say It Loud!
Want to hear frank and open conversations about what young South Africans really have on their minds? Read more »
June 27, 2022
Angola: Opposition and Activists Allege 'Dirty Tricks' As Election Nears
On Sunday, June 19, an Emirates airplane waited for takeoff for an hour on the tarmac at Angola's Luanda International Airport. Read more »
June 26, 2022
South Africa: At Least 20 Die in Mysterious Tavern Disaster
South African police on Sunday were looking into the deaths of at least 20 young people who died at a bar in the coastal town on East London. Read more »
June 25, 2022
South Africa: Zuma Slams Corruption Report as 'Irrational'
South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma plans to challenge the findings of a judicial report into rampant corruption during his nine-year tenure, his spokesperson said Saturday. Read more »
June 22, 2022
South Africa: Commission Submits Final Zuma-Era Graft Report to President
South Africa's Chief Justice Raymond Zondo handed the final part of a report of an investigation into corruption during the presidency of Jacob Zuma to President Cyril Ramaphosa in… Read more »
June 17, 2022
Angola: Experts Urge Caution On Angola-Germany Green Hydrogen Deal
This week, the Angolan state energy company Sonangol and two German companies, Gauff Engineering and Conjuncta, signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a factory. Read more »
June 15, 2022
South Africa: Ryanair's Insensitive Afrikaans Test Ditched
Ryainair boss Michael O'Leary's announcement that his airline would stop testing South African passport holders in Afrikaans before boarding is almost as ridiculous as the test… Read more »
June 09, 2022
South Africa: In South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa's 'Stolen' Millions Cast Political Shadow
The South African president faces accusations of having stolen and concealed millions of dollars at one of his game farms. The scandal could derail his plans for reelection. Read more »
June 06, 2022
South Africa: Govt Says Brothers Accused of State Corruption Arrested in UAE
The two Indian-born businessmen stand accused of being at the center of a massive web of state corruption in South Africa. The brothers were arrested in Dubai. Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Being LGBT in Africa Draws Stigma, Violence and Criminal Charges
In Africa, where many countries outlaw homosexuality, LGBT people live in fear of attacks and imprisonment. Read more »
May 11, 2022
Malawi: Govt Struggles to Curb Human Trafficking
Endemic poverty makes Malawi easy pickings for traffickers. The pandemic and fallout from Russia's war on Ukraine has exacerbated the situation despite government efforts to curb… Read more »