Southern Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the southernmost subregion of the African continent.
Zambia: Provisional liquidator Konkola Copper Mines resigns
The provisional liquidator of Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a company over which Vedanta Resources and the government have been...
Read moreDetailsAU says integration of African continent well above average
The integration of the African continent is well above average with regional economic communities demonstrating progressive efforts toward integration, a...
Read moreDetailsUS Secretary of State Blinken commends Malawi’s ‘strong democratic foundation’
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Friday lauded Malawi’s strong democratic foundation and applauded President Lazarus Chakwera for...
Read moreDetailsWTO says negotiators made major steps on Covid vaccine patent waiver plan
The director general of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says negotiators have made a major step towards a deal...
Read moreDetailsZambia’s former president Rupiah Banda dies aged 85
Zambia’s fourth president, Rupiah Banda, died at home in Lusaka on Friday after a long battle with colon cancer, according...
Read moreDetailsKenyan president calls for the lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on the international community to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe stating the restrictions are hurting...
Read moreDetailsSouth African charity to send aid to Ukraine, fund repatriation of SA students
South African charity Gift of the Givers has said it will send humanitarian aid to Ukraine where the UN estimates...
Read moreDetailsFormer South Africa President backs Putin in Ukraine conflict
Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma has backed President Vladimir Putin in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, describing him as...
Read moreDetailsAfrican software developers in high demand due to global economic crisis
The demand for African computer software developers skyrocketed in 2021 due to the global economic crisis, and of course, Covid...
Read moreDetailsHow African states voted on UN debate on Ukraine
Some 17 African countries abstained from the vote at the UN General Assembly to deplore the Russian invasion of Ukraine....
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