Maputo – Mozambique’s opposition leader Venancio Mondlane returned from self-exile on Thursday, claiming victory in a hotly contested October election, but security forces later dispersed supporters who had gathered to welcome him. Tear gas was used to do so. The controversial October 9 survey, which Mondlane says was rigged, has sparked demonstrations over the past … Read more
Mbabane, Eswatini – The southern African country of Eswatini has continued eligibility for benefits under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for 39 companies currently trading under AGOA, including some of Eswatini’s largest brands. US Trade Representative spokesman Sam Mitchell confirmed Eswatini’s eligibility in late December. Eswatini’s exclusion from the trade agreement in … Read more
Washington— The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and allied militias have committed genocide in Sudan and it imposed sanctions on the group’s leader in a conflict that has killed thousands and driven millions from their homes. has been removed. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a … Read more
Mutare, Zimbabwe – Government officials in Zimbabwe are investigating a Chinese mining company that has been operating a gold mine in the east of the country since at least 2021. The investigation comes as residents have expressed concerns about the impact on health and the environment. The company in question is Sino Africa Huijin Holdings, … Read more
Kinshasa, DRC – Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured a strategic eastern town near the provincial capital Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, local politicians said on Sunday. The Tutsi-led M23 group has been waging a renewed insurgency in eastern Congo since 2022. Congo and the United Nations have accused neighboring Rwanda of supporting the … Read more
Nairobi, Kenya – Jimmy Carter was the first US President to pay a state visit to Sub-Saharan Africa. He once called helping Zimbabwe transition from white rule to independence as “our greatest success”. And when he died at the age of 100, his foundation’s work in rural Africa had nearly completed his quest to eliminate … Read more
johannesburg- The dance world on Tuesday mourned Dada Masilo, the internationally acclaimed South African dancer and choreographer who died in hospital over the weekend at the age of 39. Masillo died unexpectedly on Sunday after a brief illness, a spokesman for his family said in a statement. Born in Soweto, she was described as a … Read more
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops would leave the country after a decades-long military presence. It is the latest African nation to reduce military ties with its former colonial power. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said the withdrawal would begin in January. France has about 600 troops in Ivory Coast. … Read more
Yaounde – An uneasy calm has descended on Chad, where the opposition is demanding the immediate end of the country’s transitional government and the cancellation of December. In the general elections of 2019, the opposition says that it was strongly boycotted. Chad’s election management body has promised to count the votes and announce the results, … Read more
Jarweng, South Sudan – Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging a war to eradicate an ancient parasite plaguing the world’s poorest people. Rarely fatal but extremely painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water contaminated with larvae that develop inside the body into worms up to 3 feet … Read more