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BELLARMINE Chatunga Mugabe, the son of Zimbabwe’s late former president Robert Mugabe, has walked free after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) withdrew charges of possessing 72 grammes of mbanje against him before plea.
Africa · NewZimbabwe · Latest ·
Women legislators say the high cost of campaigning, negative cultural attitudes and shrinking civic space are discouraging women from contesting constituency seats despite gains in representation in Parliament and Cabinet.
Africa · Nile Post · Latest (Uganda) ·
Fatuma Nabuulime, popularly known as Wonder Gal on TikTok, has graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration from Makerere University, marking a significant milestone in a journey shaped by childhood...
Africa · Nile Post · Latest (Uganda) ·
Five Ugandan MPs and technical staff will attend the October 19–20 conference in Islamabad, with Parliament urging the delegation to strengthen bilateral ties and secure practical solutions to climate change and water security challenges.
Africa · Nile Post · Latest (Uganda) ·
President Hakainde Hichilema described it as an endorsement of the country's commitment to protecting human rights.
Africa · Africanews · Latest ·
A fire tore through Oluku market in Benin City after a tanker overturned and exploded.
Africa · Al Jazeera · Latest ·
With just two weeks to go before the vote on extending MINURSO’s mandate, tensions are rising over Western Sahara.
Africa · Africanews · Latest ·
Fruit juice may seem healthy, but its concentrated sugar and lack of fibre warrant the same front-of-package warning as other sugary beverages.
Africa · Daily Maverick · Latest (South Africa) ·
The family of detained lawyer Erias Lukwago says his health is deteriorating as uncertainty over his bail application deepens, with his brother revealing that their elderly mother is also struggling with his prolonged absence.
Africa · Nile Post · Latest (Uganda) ·
BBC Sport - Chelsea captain Reece James is set to miss three months of action after undergoing knee surgery. The defender, 26, was injured in training before Chelsea's 5-1 win over Bournemouth last weekend, and the decis...
Africa · Nile Post · Latest (Uganda) ·
BBC Sport - Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino has said a last-minute change of seats on the team coach may have saved his life while he was at Borussia Dortmund. The Spaniard was 20 years old when Dortmund's bus was hit by...
Africa · Nile Post · Latest (Uganda) ·
KINSHASA — The Democratic Republic of Congo has barred members of President Félix Tshisekedi’s office and government from direct or indirect contact with the Belgian Embassy in Kinshasa, according to… The post DR Congo President Bars His Government From Contact With Belgian Embassy appeared first…
Africa · KT Press · Latest (Rwanda) ·
[InfoWire] Africa's most populous nation emerges as one of the continent's strongest reform stories
Africa · AllAfrica · Latest ·
In this Daily Maverick Power Chat, Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya discuss March and March, the anti-migrant movement led by Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma. Both journalists covered the “third force” of the…
Africa · Daily Maverick · Latest (South Africa) ·
Warnings about AI evolving to compete with humans for resources may be prescient, but they are already too late.
Africa · Daily Maverick · Latest (South Africa) ·
On 15 October, former Constitutional Court Justice Katherine O’Regan received the George Bizos Human Rights Award, reflecting on the project of democracy and urging resistance to rising authoritarianism.
Africa · Daily Maverick · Latest (South Africa) ·
KIGALI – APR FC have been urged to deliver another strong performance when they host Egyptian giants Zamalek SC in the CAF Champions League on this Friday evening, with Rwanda… The post CDS Gen. Muganga Urges APR FC to Make Rwandans Proud Against Egypt’s Zamalek appeared first on KT PRESS.
Africa · KT Press · Latest (Rwanda) ·
[Daily Trust] At least 10 soldiers and four civilians are feared dead following a coordinated assault by suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a military base in Mairari, Borno State.
Africa · AllAfrica · Latest ·
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's federal government on Thursday welcomed an election timetable announced by the Independent National Electoral and Boundaries Commission, covering elections for both houses of parliament and the president.
Africa · AllAfrica · Latest ·
In September, the U.S. refused to grant Burhan a visa to attend the U.N. General Assembly meetings, a move seen as punishment for Burhan's reservations about Washington's easefire proposal
Africa · Africanews · Latest ·
A long life can still teach you things, even if it might seem a little late to learn something new. Like being the oldest guy in training at your gym. And planning other activities too – of the culinary kind.
Africa · Daily Maverick · Latest (South Africa) ·
As the COP17 Convention on Biological Diversity begins in Yerevan, Armenia, let’s look at South Africa’s rooibos, buchu and honeybush benefit sharing agreements.
Africa · Daily Maverick · Latest (South Africa) ·
Egypt has indefinitely suspended the transit of trucks bound for Sudan via the Qustul land port after two Egyptian drivers were killed and a third was injured in a shooting at a market in southern Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, RT Arabic reported.
Africa · Egypt Independent · Egypt ·
Rival jihadist factions in the Sahel have clashed on an unprecedented scale in recent weeks. On Monday, the Islamic State in the Sahel Province said it had killed more than 400 fighters from the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM four days earlier.
Africa · Africanews · Latest ·