Kariba REDD+ has been prevented from trading after allegations of mismanagement and corruption

The ceremony at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre drew thousands of supporters and was cast by officials as a stress test for Malawi’s fragile democracy

The 85-year-old’s victory last month was a referendum on the cost of living in a country where inflation hovers near 30%, fuel and foreign currency are scarce and poverty is endemic

There is anxiety over the fate of hundreds of jobs and the stability of the country’s fragile consumer market

In the past three years, Zambia has recorded a nearly 300% increase in international tourist arrivals, following the removal of visa fees

Government critics abducted, the main opposition leader detained and the presidential candidate for the second largest opposition party disqualified indicate a government crackdown before the election

Sources said Mnangagwa and Ramaphosa discussed Kabila’s predicament in Zimbabwe in August and agreed that the treason charges were not fair

His return as president highlights the country’s deep political divides, rooted in regional loyalties

The Malawi Electoral Commission has so far validated results from 24 of 36 councils, which show Peter Mutharika ahead by an unassailable

However, a high court judge said the president and his Malawi Congress Party can proceed with a judicial review of alleged irregularities

Victory very unlikely for the incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera

The country’s high-stakes vote has been plagued by allegations of cheating, rivalry and arrests, leading to a demand for transparency

The former president, long dismissed as yesterday’s man, has become the improbable vessel of hope for millions in the poverty-stricken country

Personnel and equipment have been airlifted from Lubumbashi and Kinshasa to Pretoria, amid tension over unpaid allowances for soldiers

Despite there being 17 candidates, the poll was dominated by incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and former president Peter Mutharika

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 […]

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

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

This is the first presidential race since the Constitutional Court annulled the 2019 results

Kabila, who has been living in exile since late 2023, faces charges including treason, complicity with M23 rebels, crimes against humanity and corruption

The dam is expected to be the Horn of Africa country’s solution to acute power shortages, but it brings problems for downstream countries