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SADC Chairperson ousted from power in Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — President Andry Rajoelina confirmed on Sunday that an attempted coup is underway in Madagascar, a day after elite army officers joined...

Cameroon’s 92-Year-Old Paul Biya Poised for Eighth Term as Nation Votes Amid Calls for Change

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Cameroon went to the polls on Sunday in a tightly watched election that could extend President Paul Biya’s four-decade rule, making...

Burkina Faso Rejects U.S. Proposal to Accept Deportees, Citing National Dignity

DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso has firmly rejected a proposal from the United States to accept deportees — including non-citizens — expelled under the...

Trouble for South Africa as local tech found in Russian drones

South African authorities said they are investigating how electronic equipment made in the country ended up in Russian drones used to attack Ukraine. The part...

SA extends Zimbabwe Exemption Permit, giving relief to thousands

In a move bringing relief to thousands of Zimbabwean nationals living in South Africa, Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber has extended the Zimbabwe...

South Africa ripe for a coup

Recent developments within South Africa's military and government circles, combined with warnings from national intelligence, suggest the country may be facing a precarious period...

South Africa now a mafia state

North West University Political analyst, Professor Andre Duvenhage, says South Africa qualifies as a mafia state, as it is difficult to differentiate between the...

South African opposition leader Julius Malema is found guilty on gun charges

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African opposition leader Julius Malema was found guilty Wednesday of breaking firearm laws in a 2018 incident where he was...

DRC’s ex-president Kabila sentenced to death in absentia by military court

KINSHASA, DRC – Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia on Tuesday by a military court that...

South Africa’s ambassador to France found dead at foot of Paris hotel tower

PARIS, (Reuters) - South Africa's ambassador to France was found dead on Tuesday at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower...

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