Outgoing Namibian president Nangolo Mbumba commended his country on a smooth election day on Wednesday.

Tanzanian opposition party Chadema, said two of its members were killed on the eve of Wednesday’s local elections, and accused the authorities of rigging the vote.

As a wave of election upsets batters the region, the Southern African country could be next.

Zimbabwe plans to pay $331 million (R6 billion) to white former farmers whose land the nation seized in 2000 as a step toward getting creditors to agree to restructure the nation’s debt pile.

Almost a million of the registered voters for Namibia’s general elections on Wednesday are below the age of 42, and there are more women than men registered to vote, according to the Namibian Electoral Commission.

Mozambican opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has tabled a list of demands ahead of a proposed meeting with other presidential candidates called by President Filipe Nyusi – which he will not be attending in person.

The arrest of a Ugandan opposition figure in Kenya was carried out with Nairobi’s knowledge, a Ugandan government spokesperson told AFP Friday.

A Zimbabwe court ruled Friday that opposition leader Jameson Timba and 34 people in prison since their arrest at his home more than five months ago were guilty of unlawful gathering.

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The International Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a jihadist police chief to 10 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu.

The UK’s Royal Institute of International Affairs, commonly known as Chatham House, has says Mozambique President-elect Daniel Chapo can speak on its platform after election disputes are laid to rest.

A veteran Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya at the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in the capital, his wife said on Wednesday.

Southern African Development Community (SADC) has advised the people of Mozambique to remain calm while an election dispute is adjudicated – while some feared the country was on the verge of a state of emergency declaration to stamp out protests.

Zimbabwe and Zambia are combining efforts to deal with their electricity crises, which have seen power cuts of up to 21 hours per day.

Lesotho could soon have legislation to ensure access to gender affirmation treatment for children and birth certificates that reflect a transition.