ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced…
GABERONE – It has emerged that the US embassy in Gaborone has tried to organise a troika, a tripartite meeting between SADC,…
Mbabane – The African kingdom of eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has gone to the polls that critics describe as a sham but…
Authorities in Brazil have seized more than $16m (£12m) worth of cash and luxury watches from a delegation accompanying Teodorin Nguema Obiang,…
GABERONE – The carcasses of 87 elephants have been found near a wildlife sanctuary in Botswana, in what conservation group Elephants Without…
BEIJING – African countries have shown a healthy appetite for Chinese loans but some experts now worry that the continent is gorging…
CAPE TOWN – Theresa May has announced plans to boost Britain’s investment in Africa after Brexit, during her first trip to the…
ACCRA – The Central Regional chairperson of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is appealing to the family of late former United Nations…
PRETORIA – A public inquiry in South Africa has started investigating alleged corruption by ex-President Jacob Zuma. The inquiry is looking into…
KINSHASA – Ebola is suspected to have caused as many as 33 deaths during the latest outbreak of the virus in the…
