Southern Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the southernmost subregion of the African continent.
Namibia projects tourism decline after wildfire in game reserve
Namibia's tourism industry is expected to suffer over the next three years after a week-long wildfire ravaged over a third of its...
Read moreDetailsSouth African court finds opposition leader Malema guilty in 2018 firearm case
A South African court on Wednesday found militant opposition leader Julius Malema guilty of firing an assault rifle in public...
Read moreDetailsWhite House says Trump supports renewal of African trade initiative due to expire
Thousands of businesses across sub-Saharan Africa are on tenterhooks as they wait to hear the fate of the African Growth...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s Eskom records first full-year profit in eight years
South African state-owned power utility Eskom on Tuesday reported its first full-year profit in eight years thanks to government debt...
Read moreDetailsChina signs deal with Zambia, Tanzania for $1.4 billion railway upgrade
China, Zambia and Tanzania on Monday signed a $1.4 billion deal to refurbish the Tanzania-Zambia railway, a vital route for...
Read moreDetailsBotswana launches citizenship program to boost economy beyond diamonds
Botswana President Duma Boko said on Friday his country will establish a citizenship-by-investment program, as the southern African country looks...
Read moreDetailsMalawi re-elects Mutharika after five years of economic crisis under Chakwera
Malawi's former president Peter Mutharika won this month's presidential election, as voters rejected incumbent Lazarus Chakwera after five years of...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s president says trade is being used as a ‘weapon’
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday his country is in talks with a U.S. trade representative to reduce...
Read moreDetailsMalawi president concedes election defeat hours before result announcement
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday conceded defeat in the Southern African country's presidential election, less than two hours before...
Read moreDetailsEswatini says Jamaican man deported by US has been repatriated
A Jamaican man deported from the United States to the southern African country of Eswatini two months ago has been...
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