SADC to convene Multi Stakeholder Water Dialogue in Lesotho
The 11th SADC Multi-Stakeholder Water Dialogue will be held in Maseru, Lesotho, from 29 – 30 September 2025, hosted by SADC and the Government of Lesotho with support from GIZ.…
Malawi police arrest eight for alleged election fraud
Police in Malawi have arrested eight people for alleged electoral fraud as the country waits for the final results of Tuesday’s general election. Inspector General Merlyne Yolamu said the suspects,…
Weary Malawians look to this week’s presidential election as nation grapples with an economic crisis
Malawi is holding a presidential election this week as one of Africa’s poorer countries grapples with an economic crisis, food and fuel shortages — and memories of a vote six…
Fuel queues haunt Chakwera as Malawi heads to polls
In the misty dawn of Dedza district, a serpentine line of vehicles curls around the only functioning petrol station. Men sleep slumped over steering wheels, women cradle babies on the…
Boko Haram Slaughters Over 50 Civilians in Northeast Nigeria, Exposing Fragile Security Framework
At least 55 people were killed — possibly more than 70, in a brutal Friday night on the village of Darul Jama in Nigeria’s Borno State, near the Cameroonian border.…
Six Senegalese Truckers Abducted Amid Growing Terror Threat in Western Mali
At least six Senegalese nationals involved in commercial transport have been abducted in western Mali, as an al-Qaeda-linked group continues to wreak havoc across the region. The kidnapping occurred Thursday…
Sudan files a complaint with the UN about the participation of Colombian mercenaries in the conflict
The Government of Sudan filed an official complaint with the UN Security Council, accusing the UAE of directly interfering in the ongoing war in the country by recruiting, financing and…
Kenya exhumes 32 bodies as outcry grows over starvation cult deaths
Thirty-two bodies have been exhumed in southeastern Kenya in the past week, in a tragedy that is sparking fresh criticism of authorities who had vowed to crack down on extremist…
South Africa’s Top Court Dismisses Lungu Family Appeal in Burial Dispute
The Constitutional Court of South Africa has dismissed an application by the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, dealing a major blow to efforts to overturn a ruling ordering…
South Africa: Operation Dudula Blocks Babies From Getting Vaccines
Mothers of newborn babies, turned away at public clinics in Johannesburg because they are not South African, say their children are missing out on lifesaving vaccines. In recent months, vigilante…