Southern Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the southernmost subregion of the African continent.
South African rand slumps after Trump’s tariff threat on BRICS-aligned countries
South Africa's rand fell on Monday as markets reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose additional tariffs on BRICS-aligned countries,...
Read moreDetailsSouth African president says national dialogue will continue without coalition partner
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday that a national dialogue aimed at uniting the country after last year's...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe court rejects opposition bid to block Gukurahundi massacre hearings
A Zimbabwean court has dismissed an opposition bid to block public hearings into the Gukurahundi massacres—an episode in the 1980s...
Read moreDetailsIndia sends geologists to Zambia to explore copper and cobalt deposits, sources say
India has dispatched a team of geologists to Zambia to explore copper and cobalt deposits, two Indian government sources said,...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s DA party withdraws from national dialogue amid coalition dispute
South Africa's Democratic Alliance party has withdrawn from a national dialogue but stopped short of leaving the coalition government after...
Read moreDetailsSouth African court halts burial of Zambia’s ex-president Lungu
A South African court prevented Zambia's former president Edgar Lungu from being buried in Johannesburg just before the ceremony was...
Read moreDetailsSouth African president sacks key coalition partner’s deputy minister
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has removed from his position as deputy trade minister a politician from the Democratic Alliance...
Read moreDetailsAngola, Zambia push Lobito Corridor rail project as financing talks advance
Zambia hopes to start work on the Lobito Corridor railway connecting its copper belt to Angola's Atlantic coast by the...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa calls for peaceful resolution to Israel-Iran conflict
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep concern at the United States’ entry into the Israel-Iran war. His comments...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa agrees $1.5 billion World Bank loan to upgrade infrastructure
South Africa has signed a $1.5 billion loan agreement with the World Bank, aiming to overhaul its transport and energy...
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