Former Durban councillor arrested for racist rant against Ramaphosa
A South African man was arrested and will be charged in court for posting a video on social media in
DNA testing being used to build cases against suspected ivory smugglers
DNA tests on smuggled elephant tusks have identified three major ivory cartels in Africa and are helping investigators bolster the
Zimbabwe pledges $64 million to fight cholera, typhoid outbreaks
Zimbabwe plans to spend $64 million to fight against a cholera outbreak that has so far killed at least 30
Rwanda’s president warns newly freed prisoners to ‘be careful’
Rwanda’s president on Wednesday warned a prominent opposition leader and others newly released from prison to be “humble” and “careful”
DRC’s Bemba set to appeal ICC ruling
Congolese ex-vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba will appeal his sentence for bribing war crimes witnesses and hopes to overturn his conviction
Rwanda to further advance ties with China following FOCAC
Rwandan Finance Minister Uzziel Ndagijimana on Wednesday reiterated the commitment of the Rwandan government to further advance ties with China
Zimbabwe president shakes up top ranks of civil service
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday made sweeping changes to the country’s top civil service, retiring a batch of long-serving
Uganda sentences Venezuelan national to 22 years in jail for drug conviction
A court in Uganda has sentenced a Venezuelan national to 22 years in jail as the east African country battles
Cote D’Ivoire plans to cut private entities from cocoa regulating board
Cote D’Ivoire is planning to remove all private representation from the board of its cocoa regulator as the world’s biggest
UN warns of lack of trust in South Sudan despite signing of peace deal
The United Nations on Wednesday warned that entrenched suspicion clouded a newly-minted deal to restore peace to South Sudan, as