Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge was found not guilty of gross misconduct but he was not exonerated ...

The deployment comes amid a long-running insurgency in Nigeria, particularly involving Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

Southern African countries committed serious human rights violations throughout 2025, creating vicious cycles of abuse and impunity, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026.

South Africa and Nigeria are among the top beneficiaries. Its expiry had disrupted trade and threatened jobs across the continent. The extension comes amid strained US-South Africa relations, but ...

Renewed attacks across Cabo Delgado since mid-December have forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in northern Mozambique, increasing fears that the conflict is expanding deeper into ...

For months, people feared an onward assault on nearby Uvira, which had become an important stronghold for the Congolese army ...

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is facing growing calls to publicly disclose and explain her family's business interests in Namibia's oil and gas sector.

The Reserve Bank of Malawi is expected to compensate the Finance Bank over wrongful closure following a landmark Supreme Court of Appeal ruling today in Blantyre.

Press Release - Journalist Jemima Beukes, who is also the secretary general of the Federation of Southern Africa Journalists (FESAJ) -- a regional body of the FAJ -- posted on Facebook that she had ...

A national initiative to improve Nigeria's capacity to detect and respond to emerging conflicts is underway in Plateau State, where government agencies, security actors, community groups, and civil ...

Some 2.6 million Ethiopians have benefited from job opportunities over the past six months, according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.