Lesotho: New Maseru Market Centre to Boost Food Production, Encourage Young People

A project recently launched in Lesotho looks at getting young people to work in agro-processing, boosting food production in a country which – surrounded by South Africa… Read more »

Malawi: Govt Should Keep Promises to Rural Residents, Protect Them From Mining

Provide Information, Protect Livelihoods When Mines Move In Read more »

South Africa: Struggle Icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Has Died

Veteran freedom fighter and former first lady Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died at the age of 81, her personal assistant, Zodwa Zwane‚ confirmed. Read more »

South Africa: Court Sentences Convicted Racist to Two Years in Prison

The Randburg Magistrate's court has sentenced former real estate agent Vicki Momberg to three years in prison, with one year suspended. Momberg was found guilty on four counts of… Read more »

Angola: Former President Dos Santos' Son Charged With Fraud

José Filomeno dos Santos, the former president of the Angolan Sovereign Fund and son of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos is barred from leaving the… Read more »

Africa: African Designers Pull Out All Stops For Fashion Week

If you couldn't make it to the African Fashion International's Cape Town Fashion Week, don't worry I've got you covered... Read more »

Africa: Homegrown Approaches to Achieving Quality Education for Girls

Education is so much more than an opportunity to go to school; it is an opportunity to determine one’s future, to establish a voice within and outside of one’s… Read more »

Cameroon: Using History to Resolve the Anglophone Crisis

Cameroon’s history points to an outcome that might end its conflict: a return to a federal system in which each linguistic region enjoys a level of autonomy. Read more »

South Africa: Musician Jennifer Ferguson Proceeds With Criminal Charge Against Danny Jordaan

On the 21 March 2018 , I decided to proceed with a criminal charge against Danny Jordaan for rape. The disclosure of this rape was initially widely reported on 18 October 2017 My… Read more »

Africa: Pompeo – Sadly - Unlikely to Pay More Attention to Africa

When it comes to Africa, don't expect much from the changes that are taking place at the State Department.  Africa has been poorly served by the Trump administration and that… Read more »

Southern Africa: Will Ramaphosa's 'New Dawn' Ripple Across the Region?

The recent decision by South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa to make his first official tour of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region so soon after taking… Read more »

South Africa: Envoy Asks WTO To Heed Mandela on Just Rules for Global Trade

Xavier Carim, South Africa's Ambassador to the World Trade Organization and the outgoing chairman of the WTO's General Council, quoted words from a speech by his former president,… Read more »

Africa: Trump Fires U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson After Africa Visit

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, a day after he cut his visit to Nigeria short to return to Washington ahead of schedule to deal with… Read more »

Africa: WhatsApp Tweaks its 'Delete for Everyone' Feature

WhatsApp users will now be able to delete specific messages, sent to either a group or an individual chat, up to one hour, eight minutes and 16 seconds after sending them. The… Read more »

Burundi: Ruling Party Gives President New Title of 'Supreme Eternal Leader'

The ruling party CNDD-FDD has elevated President Pierre Nkurunziza to the rank of "supreme eternal leader". Top party officials who met on Saturday in Buye, Ngozi province in… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Should Rejoin the Commonwealth Now

Zimbabwe, the country, was not expelled from the Commonwealth. It was former President Robert Mugabe who took the decision to leave. Read more »

Djibouti: The new ambitions of the Doraleh Container Terminal

Djibouti, République de Djibouti, March 9, 2018 - Following the termination, on February 22, 2018, of the concession contract previously awarded to DP World regarding the… Read more »

Africa: Women-Friendly Trade - What Can Governments Do Better?

It's a familiar sight at border posts: women with baskets groaning under the weight of fresh produce, cheap manufactured goods or handicrafts ready to be traded on the other side. Read more »

Nigeria: Business Mogul Dangote Tops Africa's Richest List

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has retained his position as the richest man in Africa. His fortune is estimated at U.S.$14.1 billion. Read more »

Africa: Time Is Now To Scale Up Women's Rights And Nutrition Activism In Africa

Op-ed by Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of IPU, Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO of NEPAD Agency and Nahas Angula, former Prime Minister of Namibia and Convener of the Namibia Alliance… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Secretary Tillerson's Visit Unlikely to Cut Much Ice With African Leaders

The visit to Africa by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, his first since taking office 14 months ago, will do little to shore up the Trump administration's relations… Read more »

Eritrea: Actress Tiffany Haddish Stuns in Eritrean Attire at Oscars

Popular actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish stole the show at the Oscars red carpet wearing a traditional Eritrean dress. Read more »

Africa: Lupita, Viola Davis Set to Star as African Warriors in New Movie

Oscar-winning actresses Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong'o are set to team up for a new movie, The Woman King, inspired by true events that took place in the Kingdom of Dahomey, a… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Time for Visionary, Purposeful & Competent Leadership' - Presidential Declaration

Declaration of Intention to Contest the 2019 Presidential Election Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: French Govt, Obiang at Loggerheads Over Corruption Charges

Equatorial Guinea has taken the French government to the International Court of Justice, accusing it of violating the diplomatic immunity of Vice President Teodorin Obiang, son of… Read more »