SOUTH Africa, the first African nation to preside over the G20, has committed to spotlighting Africa’s development priorities and advancing the interests of the Global South during its tenure. President Cyril Ramaphosa, addressing a media briefing on Tuesday, called this…
NAMIBIA could see its first woman president as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, candidate for the ruling SWAPO party, holds a commanding lead in last week’s presidential election. With two-thirds of the votes counted, she has secured just over 54 percent, according to…
THREE African conservationists who are driving meaningful change that benefits both wildlife and people on the continent have been honoured at the 12th annual Tusk Conservation Awards in London. These ‘unsung conservation leaders’ are said by the Tusk Trust to be…
IN a landmark ruling, Zimbabwe’s High Court has declared unconstitutional the law that denies abortion services to women raped by their husbands and girls under the age of 18. The ruling, delivered on November 22 by Judge Maxwell Takuva, challenges…
IN a landmark ruling, Belgium’s Court of Appeals has ordered the government to compensate five Congolese women who were forcibly separated from their mothers during the country’s colonial rule over the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The court ruled that…
ON Sunday, Ayham al-Salaymeh, a 14-year-old Palestinian, began serving a one-year prison sentence, becoming the youngest Palestinian ever to be imprisoned in Israel. Salaymeh turned himself into the Israeli Prison Service at al-Maskoubiya prison, his father, Nawaf, said in a video. The prison administration refused…
SENEGAL has marked the 80th anniversary of the tragic Thiaroye massacre, an event that continues to stir deep emotions and unresolved questions. On December 1, 1944, hundreds of West African riflemen, including Biram Senghor’s father, M’Bap Senghor, were killed by the…
GHANA’S parliament may fail to pass a provisional budget before the December 7 general election, risking an unprecedented government shutdown in 2024, according to experts and former officials. This would be the first time in over 30 years that the…
PRESIDENT Joe Biden is finally making his long-promised trip to sub-Saharan Africa, marking a significant moment for US diplomacy in a region where China has made notable inroads. His visit, which focuses on a US-backed railway project, is aimed at…
CHINA Railway Construction Engineering Group has been slapped with a 12-month Conditional Non-Debarment penalty for ‘fraudulent’ practice in its tender for the first phase of the over £350 million Msalato International Airport (MSIA) project in Tanzania. The sanction, which was…
