Despite strong opposition and a Supreme Court ban, Uganda is moving forward with plans to introduce a new law that allows civilians to once again be tried on politically motivated charges and various other offences by military courts, allegedly to ... Read More

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has suspended the political party of former President Joseph Kabila and ordered the seizure of his assets, accusing the 53-year-old of high treason over alleged ties to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group, reports ... Read More

Ghana has ordered foreigners to exit its gold trading market by the end of the month, a new government body said last week, according to Mining Weekly. The directive is part of the enforcement of the newly enacted Ghana Gold ... Read More

New commercial banks will once again be able to establish their presence in Kenya starting 1 July, following a decision by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to lift the moratorium on licensing that has been in place for nearly ... Read More

The Donald Trump administration may shut down nearly 30 US embassies and consulates around the world, including several in Africa, as part of a sweeping plan to reduce the country’s diplomatic presence abroad, according to a report in Punch. A ... Read More

Days after Deutsche Welle, ZDF and Der Spiegel alleged that a private hospital in Kenya is at the centre of an international organ trafficking ring, the government confirmed that it has been investigating the matter. In a statement on Tuesday, the Health ... Read More

Lesotho last week granted a licence to tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service, hours after denying it was fast-tracking the process as part of US tariff concessions, reports Fin24. Starlink operates in at least 20 countries in Africa ... Read More

Rwanda has agreed to allow troops deployed by the Southern Africa bloc to fight rebels in eastern DRC to evacuate from the rebel-held city of Goma through its territory to Tanzania, three diplomatic sources said on Friday. According to TimesLIVE ... Read More

King Mswati III of eSwatini rules over a country in deep political and economic crisis, writes activist and scholar Velaphi Mamba in the Mail & Guardian. He says today, Mswati presides over a nation in distress – one wracked by ... Read More

For many Kenyans, the case of Ruth Kamande has been a sensation. The young woman was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her boyfriend whom she stabbed repeatedly during an argument. After a failed challenge at the ... Read More

  ‘This landmark decision marks a significant step forward in the country's digital transformation.’ Lesotho Government statement after granting Elon Musk the Starlink licence    ‘Capital knows no race, and we are calling on all who identify with ... Read More

  ‘Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.’ South African singer Miriam Makeba Read More

  Ethiopia has 11 underground mediaeval churches built by being carved out of the ground. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries AD, Roha became the new capital of the Ethiopians. Conceived as a New Jerusalem by its founder, Emperor Lalibela ... Read More