Peter Mutharika: Malawi’s unlikely comeback man
The former president, long dismissed as yesterday’s man, has become the improbable vessel of hope for millions in the poverty-stricken country
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SANDF repatriates more troops from the DRC
Personnel and equipment have been airlifted from Lubumbashi and Kinshasa to Pretoria, amid tension over unpaid allowances for soldiers
Malawi on a knife’s edge as it awaits presidential election result
Despite there being 17 candidates, the poll was dominated by incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and former president Peter Mutharika
Mpina’s removal from Tanzania’s presidential race boosts Samia’s reelection chances
Tanzania’s 2025 general elections campaign has taken a dramatic turn after the removal of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo) party’s candidate — former minister and outspoken legislator Luhaga Mpina — from the presidential race. The decision announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) is widely seen as strengthening President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s […]
US Republicans propose bill on removal of Zimbabwe sanctions
If the Department of State Policy Provisions Act is passed into law, the US will support Zimbabwe borrowing money from international lenders such as the World Bank
People living with HIV in fear as impact of donor funding cuts begin to show in eSwatini
HIV prevention services have been heavily affected by the pause on the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids in the country, with remote mobile clinics that served hard-to-reach people now closed
Malawi votes for the first time since 2019 amid mistrust and hardship
This is the first presidential race since the Constitutional Court annulled the 2019 results
Former DRC leader Joseph Kabila’s treason verdict postponed as new evidence emerges
Kabila, who has been living in exile since late 2023, faces charges including treason, complicity with M23 rebels, crimes against humanity and corruption
Abiy Ahmed touts Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as showcase of African excellence
The dam is expected to be the Horn of Africa country’s solution to acute power shortages, but it brings problems for downstream countries
M23 to attend peace conference, but DRC government boycotting
Opposition officials in the DRC have accused the government of blocking their attempts to travel to the forum hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation
Lesotho aims for 10% tariff on exports to US
The government is relieved by the reduction in the tariffs from the threatened 50% to 15%
News24 | Kenya police officers plead not guilty over baby’s death in 2017 election unrest
Four Kenyan police officers pleaded not guilty on Monday to the killing of a six-month-old girl during bloody riots that erupted over a presidential election in 2017.
News24 | Sudan’s RSF rebels strike Port Sudan, army says
The military said an air base and warehouse were hit by drones. While no casualties were reported, the attack marks the first time RSF paramilitaries have struck the government’s temporary seat of power.
News24 | Will Africa’s financial stability fund rise to the debt challenge?
Angola will use its chairmanship of the African Union this year to advance the creation of a continental financial stability mechanism, its finance minister said, to cushion economies from sliding into a liquidity crisis due to e
News24 | Uganda’s military chief says missing Bobi Wine’s bodyguard is ‘in my basement’
Uganda’s military chief, the son of President Yoweri Museveni, says he is holding an opposition activist in his basement and has threatened violence against him, after the man’s party said he was abducted by armed men last week.
News24 | Nigeria state leaders demand action against Islamist attacks
Governors in northeastern Nigeria have called for measures to tackle the roots of a 16-year-long Islamic militant insurgency. A recent uptick in violence has sparked calls for action.
News24 | Kenyan lawmaker shot dead in Nairobi
A Kenyan lawmaker was shot dead on Wednesday night in the capital Nairobi by gunmen on motorcycles.
News24 | Trump envoy meets DRC, Rwanda representatives in Doha
US President Donald Trump’s senior Africa adviser met with Congolese and Rwandan representatives in Doha on Wednesday, the envoy said, after the two sides agreed to negotiate an end to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east.
News24 | Who will lead the African Development Bank?
The top job at the African Development Bank is up for grabs, with the election slated for 29 May. Five candidates vying to lead the bank have been sharing their visions for the next five years.
News24 | MTN Nigeria gets profit boost from stable naira, long-awaited price hikes
MTN Nigeria, the mobile operator’s biggest market, returned to profit in its first quarter to end March, benefiting from relatively stable naira as well as the first upward adjustment to mobile tariffs in the country for over a decade.
News24 | Southern African forces leaving DRC – regional official
Southern African troops have started evacuating the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been stranded since a January offensive by the M23 armed group.