Rigathi Gachagua says the charges against him, including corruption, are a ploy to push him out of office

Outgoing President Filipe Nyusi’s Frelimo party has held power since independence from Portugal in 1975

The foundation hosted its inaugural Africa Peace & Security Dialogue to identify solutions to the continent’s conflicts

Whistleblowers in Kenya have faced retaliation, social victimisation, and intimidation, often being targeted for disclosing information without formal procedures

Despite arrests, the Bizonto comedy troupe continues to resonate with audiences nationwide

One of Europe’s best selling Chinese electric vehicle brands, BYD, launched a showroom in Zambia in September – its fourth market in Africa

Diamonds account for 30% of the country’s economy, but lab-grown gems mean less demand for ones dug out of the soil

Agra’s drive for a ‘green revolution’ has reduced crop diversity, created a dependency on commercial seeds and fertiliser and increased vulnerability to drought

Companies owned by global investment firms mine Africa and take the profits. Cash-strapped governments then borrow from the same firms at high interest

US peace talks to end the 16-month war in the country have yielded no concrete results

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The continent asked for more say in global health decisions after Covid. It now has that. The mpox declaration is a test of this new power

Over the past few months, many government critics, including opposition leaders and journalists, have been jailed or forced into exile

A security guard’s claims that he was tortured by cops have shone a spotlight on the country’s dysfunctional police oversight agency

With remarkable creativity, Kenyans used technology to organise nationwide protests. The state’s digital response has been equally remarkable, but for all the wrong reasons

It is rumoured that the Kremlin could dispatch reinforcements to the Sahel to sustain its influence

Both sides are accused of war crimes, and millions of people have been displaced and face famine in 14 areas of civil war in the country

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Never before in its 121-year history had a stage in the Tour de France been won by a black African, until the Eritrean did it

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The mobile courts introduced during the Covid pandemic have remained, but defence lawyers and their clients don’t agree they are fair

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