Africa

Morocco King Mohammed-VI

The impact of Morocco’s admission to the African Union on the dispute over the Western Sahara

By Alonso Illueca* & Sophocles Kitharidis * On 30 January 2017, Morocco was admitted to the African Union (AU) after previously withdrawing more than three decades ago from the Organisation of African Unity (its predecessor).…

25 February 2026

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Gauteng Member of Executive Council promotes environmentally-friendly culture among learners

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg What may have seemed like a routine handover of separation at source bins and a tree-planting activity at Rus-Ter-Vaal Secondary School carried a deeper message from Gauteng Member of Executive Council…

23 February 2026

Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Republic to Ethiopia and the African Union

Attempt to Impose Morocco’s Colonial Autonomy Plan Is a Ticking Time Bomb

by Kholoud B. In an interview with DZ54, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal*, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Republic to Ethiopia and the African Union, stated that Western Sahara expects Washington to use its weight to…

17 February 2026

Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Lesotho, Hon. Ts’epang Matlhohonolofatso Ts’ita‑Mosena

Lesotho Deputy Speaker Champions condom use as an act of love ahead of Valentine’s Day

By Moses Magadza The Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Lesotho, Hon. Ts’epang Matlhohonolofatso Ts’ita‑Mosena, has urged Basotho to embrace condom use as a responsible and caring choice to protect loved ones from HIV, sexually…

13 February 2026

Ms Boemo Sekgoma SADC PF SG

SADC PF rallies Parliamentarians to end condom stigma and domesticate the HIV Model Law

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The Secretary-General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma, has called on parliamentarians across Southern Africa to intensify efforts to promote condom use, eliminate stigma and domesticate the…

13 February 2026

IHMOTEP: The God of Medicine

Imhotep to Crumpler: Black Pioneers Who Shaped the Healing Arts

When history books speak of the “Father of Medicine,” they often point to Hippocrates of Greece. Yet centuries before Hippocrates, Africa had already given the world its first physician: Imhotep, the ancient Egyptian polymath who…

11 February 2026

Namibian President Hage Geingob is seen during a joint press conference with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (not visible) during his state visit to South Africa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on April 20, 2023. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP) (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)

The Quotable Hage Geingob

By Vitalio Angula At the Premiere of her Documentary, Lead from Where You Are, Monica Geingos, the Third First Lady of Namibia, mentioned how her late husband, Hage Geingob, often referred to himself as a…

8 February 2026

Greenland: Strategic Prize or Imperial Adventurism?

Analysing Trump’s quest for annexing Greenland By Fortune Madondo “The US will do something on Greenland whether they like it or not. Because if we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland…

5 February 2026

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Parliament in action: Lesotho mobilises MPs to scrutiniseclimate and SRHR laws through an SDG lens

By Moses Magadza The Parliament of Lesotho, in partnership with the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), has convened a two-day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening parliamentary scrutiny…

4 February 2026

Esparanza Luvindao

The Miseducation of Esperanza Luvindao, Namibia’s Minister of Health

By Vitalio Angula At a workshop on tobacco and alcohol control policies in Windhoek last year, Namibia’s Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperanza Luvindao, proposed raising taxes and prices on tobacco and alcohol as…

3 February 2026

President Brahim Ghali calls for accelerating the decolonisation process in Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony

Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), September 7, 2026 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr Brahim Ghali, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, informing him of the latest…

3 October 2026

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu met South Africa's Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa in New York

AFRICA’S $3.4 TRILLION DREAM IS BLEEDING

By Fortune Madondo The diplomatic tension between Nigeria and South Africa is killing Pan-African solidarity. As the continent’s two economic powerhouses, their friction stalls consensus, disrupts trade, and bleeds the $3.4 trillion dream. It exposes…

1 October 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu

FROM UNGA WALKOUT TO PITCH CONTROVERSY

By Fortune Madondo In 72 hours, the same state was confronted in two theatres. On September 24, 2026, at the 81st UN General Assembly, an estimated 75 to 77 delegates walked out as Prime Minister…

1 October 2026

Orange Botswana CEO Nene Maiga and TEMCO Chairman Sailas Temwa sealed the deal

Orange Botswana, TEMCO Sign Deal to Drive Digital Healthcare Project

GABORONE – Orange Botswana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Extraordinary Medical Company (TEMCO), positioning the telecommunications firm as the preferred connectivity provider for a major healthcare development planned for the Gaborone…

30 September 2026

Vivo Energy Opens 85th Shell Service Station in Mmopane

GABORONE, September 25, 2026 – Vivo Energy Botswana has expanded its national retail network with the opening of the Shell Mmopane service station, bringing the total number of Shell-branded stations in the country to 85.…

30 September 2026

Xi Jinping at 18th BRICS summit in New Dehli, India

Cementing the foundation for BRICS cooperation and bolstering the strength of the Global South

Statement by H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, at Session II of the 18th BRICS Summit, New Delhi, September 13, 2026. Your Excellency Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Colleagues, I thank Prime…

28 September 2026