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Cape Town – From the US seeking a “true partnership” with Africa; to Mary Mubaiwa, the ailing former wife of Zimbabwean Vice President Constatino Chiwenga being issued a warrant of arrest… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.

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US not trying to ‘outdo’ world powers in Africa, says Blinken

Africa

The United States is seeking a “true partnership” with Africa and not trying to “outdo” other world powers in vying for influence on the continent, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. Read more…

Ailing Zimbabwe ex-VP’s wife Mary Mubaiwa issued a warrant of arrest for failing to climb stairs to the courtroom

Zimbabwe

Mary Mubaiwa, the ailing former wife of Zimbabwean Vice President Constatino Chiwenga was reportedly issued a warrant of arrest on Friday. Read more…

WATCH | SA Police Minister Bheki Cele orders full clean up… deploys specialised unit to battle illegal mining

Bheki Cele

Police Minister Bheki Cele has reportedly announced the deployment of a national intervention unit and tactical response team to tackle illegal mining in the west of Johannesburg. Read more…

Kenya in final preparations for closely watched polls

Kenya

Kenyans braced for Tuesday’s high-stakes election, as millions prepared to vote for a new president in a tight race between Deputy President William Ruto and Raila Odinga, a veteran opposition leader now backed by the ruling party. Read more…

African Insider has made it into the top 30 South African news websites to follow in 2022!

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African Insider has made it into the top 30 South African news websites. In existence just over a year, the website is now rated among the best news sites from thousands of news websites on the web ranked by traffic, social media followers, domain authority and freshness. Read more…
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Rebels killed 15 civilians and one army captain in recent attacks on villages in eastern DR Congo’s Ituri province, a military officer said Sunday, raising an earlier reported death toll of 10. Read more…
Mortar fire hits Somalia capital as parliament approves cabinet
Somalia
Mortar shells struck residential neighbourhoods near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday shortly after parliament convened to approve the recently appointed cabinet, underlining the security challenges confronting the new government. Read more…
Kenya
For the first time in Kenya’s history, a female candidate joins the centre stage in one of the main political coalitions in the country’s August 2022 elections. It is unprecedented for large political blocs with a real chance of winning a Kenyan election to have a woman as a running mate. Read more…
Mmusi Maimane
It’s been 17 years since the Maimanes got married, and Mmusi took to social media over the weekend to write a heartfelt message in which he celebrated the love between him and his wife Natalie. Read more…
Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns began the new South African Premiership season as they finished the previous one – topping the table after the completion of the first round on Sunday. Read more…

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