Southern Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the southernmost subregion of the African continent.
Africa facing $10-$20 billion economic hit from ‘super’ El Niño, AfDB climate chief warns
An impending "super" El Niño is likely to inflict a combined $10 billion to $20 billion hit on affected African...
Read moreDetailsGhanaian nationals ask ICC to probe xenophobic violence in South Africa
Two Ghanaian nationals have petitioned the International Criminal Court to open a preliminary investigation into attacks against foreign nationals in...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe adds freight rail option to lithium export gateway
Zimbabwe's state-owned railway company said on Tuesday its collaboration with private operators now provides capacity to haul lithium concentrate to Maputo port...
Read moreDetailsAI could lift Sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says
Artificial intelligence could boost Sub-Saharan Africa's economy by about 4% over the next decade with better electricity supply, internet access...
Read moreDetailsAfrican entrepreneurs work in challenging environments, and others may benefit from the skills they have developed
When people talk about entrepreneurship in Africa, the conversation usually starts with everything that’s missing. Limited funding. Weak infrastructure. Poor...
Read moreDetailsZambia hopes to agree new IMF programme by year-end, finance minister says
Zambia is aiming to agree a new International Monetary Fund programme by the end of the year as it seeks...
Read moreDetailsTrafigura backs out of Angola transmission line project sources say
Trafigura has walked away from a proposed 2,000-megawatt transmission line that would have carried surplus hydropower from Angola to copper...
Read moreDetailsZambia’s former Vice President Guy Scott dies at 82
Zambia's former Vice President Guy Scott, who in 2014 became Africa's first white head of state in two decades when...
Read moreDetailsZimbabweans return home from South Africa amid anti-immigrant tensions
Zimbabweans fleeing xenophobic violence and threats in South Africa arrived at a reception centre in the border town of Beitbridge,...
Read moreDetailsZambia election will put Hichilema’s economic record to the test
Zambia is gearing up for an August election in which President Hakainde Hichilema is favoured to win a second term...
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