Africa

Namibia’s top opposition presidential candidate, Panduleni Itula, said Saturday that his party would not recognize the results of a controversially extended election marred by chaos and allegations of foul play. …

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has reappointed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its Director-General for a second term. Okonjo-Iweala, 70, had announced her intention to seek a second term in September. Chair …

Prince Johnson, the Liberian former warlord and senator whose brutal tactics shocked the world, has died at the age of 72, authorities said Thursday. Johnson, who infamously videotaped himself drinking …

Civil society organizations in Zambia have raised concern over the government’s introduction of a bill that they say is restrictive and suffocates Zambia’s active non-governmental organization sector. The new bill, …

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) says that the lack of land ownership among farm dwellers leads to discrimination and racial evictions by farm owners. The Commission has urged the government …

The United States is urging the Zimbabwe government to double down on reforms aimed at returning the country to the prosperity it once enjoyed. Speaking to reporters in Harare on …

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it has documented 6,779 incidents of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South Sudan from January to September 2024. This revelation comes as the country …

Arab African International Bank (AAIB) on Tuesday issued a $500 million sustainability bond, with investments from IFC, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and British International Investment (BII), …

The U.S. Embassy in South Sudan on Monday called for stiffer punishment for perpetrators as an effective way to end violence against women in the world’s youngest nation. The embassy …

Egyptian authorities said 17 people including foreigners were missing after a tourist yacht capsized off the country’s Red Sea coast on Monday, with 28 others rescued. The vessel, which was …