Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the suspension of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and the launch of a commission of inquiry into allegations linking him to criminal gangs and interfering in investigations of politicall…

London: More than 70 people were arrested Saturday at protests in the UK against the Palestine Action group being proscribed as a terrorist organization by the British government following a break-in and vandalism at a Royal Air Force base.

Accordin…

Kinshasa: The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its Global Gender Gap Report 2025, revealing that seven African countries are among the ten lowest-ranked nations globally in terms of gender parity. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) stan…

Kainji: Nigeria has sentenced 44 members of the Boko Haram jihadist group to jail terms of up to 30 years for financing terrorist activities, as reported by a spokesman for a counterterrorism agency. This marks a significant step in Nigeria’s ongoing …

Berlin: Life-sized animal puppets, part of an international art project called “The Herds,” are marching from the DR Congo to the Arctic to confront the public with the human and ecological cost of the climate crisis.

According to Deutsche Welle, “T…

Pretoria: South Africa, through the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), is set to host the second technical meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) next week. The event, s…

Pretoria: President Cyril Ramaphosa has convened the inaugural meeting of the Eminent Persons Group to kickstart a critical national dialogue aimed at addressing South Africa’s persistent challenges 31 years after democracy. Speaking at the Union Buil…

Washington: President Donald Trump has officially delayed the imposition of higher tariffs on US imports, while sending letters to 14 countries, including Japan and South Korea, detailing the levies they will face. The development comes as a 90-day pa…