A South African court on Tuesday, April 9, allowed former president Jacob Zuma to run in May’s general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities barring him over a previous conviction. The electoral court ruled in favour of Zuma, 81, who is fronting uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new opposition party that has become a…
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Tanzanian soldiers killed in DR Congo by missile attack.
A mortar attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed three soldiers from a southern African military force. All of those who died were from Tanzania. Three others were hurt. “Hostile” missile fire “fell near the camp where they were staying,” said the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) on Monday. None…
Kagame blames the world’s inaction as Rwanda commemorates the 1994 genocide.
Getty ImagesRwanda’s President Paul Kagame said the country was “humbled by the magnitude of our loss” Rwanda’s president said the international community “failed all of us”, as he marked 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed around 800,000 people. President Paul Kagame addressed dignitaries and world leaders who had gathered in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali,…
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia names and shames customers over bank glitch money.
An Ethiopian bank has put up posters shaming customers it says have not returned money they gained during a technical glitch. Notices bearing their names and photos could be seen outside branches of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) on Friday. The bank says it has recovered almost three-quarters of the $14m (£12m) it lost,…
Zimbabwe Launches New Gold-backed Currency to tackle inflation.
Zimbabwe has introduced a new gold-backed currency called ZiG – the name stands for “Zimbabwe Gold”. It is the latest attempt to stabilise an economy that has lurched from crisis to crisis for the past 25 years. Unveiling the new notes, central bank governor John Mushayavanhu said the ZiG would be structured, and set at…
South African parliament speaker resigns, charged with corruption.
South Africa’s ex-Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been charged with 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering. She made her first court appearance after handing herself over to a police station on Thursday morning. The politician is accused of soliciting bribes in return for awarding contracts during her time as defence…
Zimbabwe president declares state of disaster due to drought.
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a national disaster to tackle the prolonged drought crisis. Mr Mnangagwa said on Wednesday the country needs $2bn (£1.6bn) to tackle hunger caused by low rainfall which has wiped out about half of the maize crop. The grain shortage has pushed up food prices and an estimated 2.7 million…
Bassirou Diomaye Faye sworn in as Senegal’s new president.
Senegal inaugurated Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its new president on Tuesday, completing the previously little-known opposition figure’s dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in recent weeks. Faye was released from prison less than two weeks before the March 24 election, along with popular opposition figure and mentor Ousmane Sonko, following a political amnesty announced by outgoing President Macky Sall….
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