Politics Rwanda sends 1 000 troops to insurgency-hit Mozambique Kigali – Rwanda said on Friday it will send a thousand troops to Mozambique to help the country battle extremist... Read more 9 Jul, 2021
Politics Jacob Zuma loses bid to avoid jail Johannesburg – A South African high court on Friday tossed out a last-ditch legal bid by former president Jacob... Read more 9 Jul, 2021
Politics ‘I won’t take you back to war,’ says South Sudan’s Salva Kiir Juba – President Salva Kiir pledged on Friday not to return South Sudan to war as the country marked... Read more 9 Jul, 2021
Politics Draft law would tighten nationality rules for DRC presidents Kinshasa – A draft law introduced in the Democratic Republic of Congo parliament on Thursday would tighten up the nationality... Read more 9 Jul, 2021
Politics South Sudan marks tortured decade since independence Juba – South Sudan marks a decade of independence on Friday but there is little to celebrate in a... Read more 9 Jul, 2021
Politics Salva Kiir: The man who led South Sudan to independence then war Nairobi – A towering guerrilla commander turned president, Salva Kiir led South Sudan to independence a decade ago before... Read more 9 Jul, 2021
Politics SA opposition speaks on Jacob Zuma’s incarceration Many South African have hailed Jacob Zuma’s incarceration, with the opposition Democratic Alliance saying “the law cannot be mocked... Read more 9 Jul, 2021
Politics Inside the jail housing Jacob Zuma Johannesburg – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, who on Thursday began a 15-month sentence for contempt, is serving his... Read more 8 Jul, 2021
Politics Troubled South Sudan to mark 10th anniversary without fanfare Juba – South Sudan will mark 10 years of independence on Friday with little fanfare as the troubled country... Read more 8 Jul, 2021
Politics Jacob Zuma eligible for parole in under four months Johannesburg – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, who on Thursday began a 15-month sentence for contempt, will be... Read more 8 Jul, 2021