Lesotho ex-first lady arrested over murder charge
Lesotho’s former first lady has been arrested over the murder of the estranged wife of her husband, the recently resigned prime minister Thomas Thabane. Maesaiah Thabane’s bail was revoked last
SA committee wants answers on controversial SA-Zimbabwe’s R37 million fence
Members of the South Africa’s standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) have expressed dissatisfaction with answers from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure regarding the 40-kilometre fence erected earlier
Home of Know Africa, Be Africa through digital storytelling
Documentation of the continent through digital stories is a quest many lovers of Africa have been yearning for with little to celebrate about NAIROBI– The spirit of Africa has lived
‘Dignified exit’ agreed for Lesotho PM
Following the intervention of South African mediators, politicians in Lesotho have pledged “a dignified retirement” for the country’s prime minister. Thomas Thabane has been under pressure to step down over
Mitigating COVID-19’s impact on Africa’s food systems
By Atsuko Toda and Martin Fregene ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast-WE are facing great uncertainty on the African continent. The global spread of COVID-19 and the rising number of coronavirus cases in
‘Nigerian security forces kill more citizens than COVID-19’
Security forces enforcing the lockdown in parts of Nigeria have killed more people than coronavirus itself, a local rights group says. Evidence of the killings comes from members of the
After COVID-19, what will Africa look like in 2030 and 2063?
By Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka The COVID-19 pandemic, one of the world’s most significant events, has resulted in cessation of economic activities that will lead to a significant decline in GDP, an
Ramaphosa extends SA lockdown by two weeks
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended South Africa’s 21 days national lockdown by two more weeks. He announced this during a television address on Thursday evening. The President says there’s compelling
AfDB chief accused of multiple violations,denies charges
The head of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has been accused by bank staff of multiple abuses and breaches of the bank’s code of ethics, charges he flatly denied.
Africa: Armed conflicts and state repression fuel cocktail of human rights violations
Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and state repression, Amnesty International said today as it published its
