New State-owned Namibian diamond sales and marketing firm
The Namibian government has set up a new diamond marketing company that will handle the sales of up to 15 per cent of the...
Zimbabwe rules out membership of Rand Monetary Union
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has ruled out the adoption of the South African rand, or joining the sub-regional Rand Monetary Union (RMU),...
South Sudan ambassador accuses opposition leader of failing to ‘shoulder responsibility’
As controversially ousted former South Sudanese opposition leader, Dr Riek Machar, receives expert medical care in South Africa, his spokesman has placed the responsibility...
Zimbabwean teen schoolgirl goes into labour while writing grade seven exam
A Zimbabwean child, aged between 12 and 13, went into labour while she was writing examinations at school and was taken home to her...
Special Envoy Shaarik Zafar Travels to Nigeria
Special Representative to Muslim Communities Shaarik Zafar will conduct his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa from October 17-19, traveling to Kano and Abuja,...
President Zuma tells South Sudan’s rebel leader to stop war, return...
South African President Jacob Zuma has on Tuesday, slammed South Sudan’s rebel leader, Riek Machar, for calling for an armed struggle against the government...
Burundi Government suspends collaboration with the office of the high commissioner...
The Burundi government announced on Tuesday that it had suspended all cooperation with the Burundi office of the Geneva-based United Nations High Commissioner for...
Suspected assassins of Nkurunziza ally General Nshimirimana appear in court in...
Five soldiers and three policemen suspected of assassinating General Adolphe Nshimirimana, the former intelligence chief who was reportedly very close to Burundian President Pierre...
SA and Kenya sign MoU on investment cooperation
Investment South Africa (ISA) and its counterpart, Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Investment Cooperation, the Department of...
Situation in Central African Republic remains fragile
The United Nations has warned that the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains fragile following recent violence.Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping...