Africa

Delegates who attended the September 2025 CLN Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa

‘Conservation without communities is conservation without sustainability’

By Emmanuel Koro  Johannesburg, 12 November 2025 At the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Community Leaders Network (CLN) of Southern Africa, held on 5 September 2025, the CLN President, Dr Rodgers Lubilo, opened proceedings…

14 November 2025

Mr. Lloyd Pisa, Community Liaison Officer in the Climate, Environment and Health Department with CeSHHAR Zimbabwe. Photo: Moses Magadza, SADC PF

CeSHHAR calls for stronger focus on climate – healthlink in Zimbabwe’s Climate Change Management Bill

By Moses Magadza recently in Kariba, Zimbabwe A Community Liaison Officer in the Climate, Environment and Health Department with CeSHHAR Zimbabwe has urged Zimbabwean lawmakers to ensure that the proposed Climate Change Management Bill explicitly…

10 November 2025

What's Donald Trump's end game for Tinubu's Nigeria?

A Pan-Africanist Reckoning: Deciphering US Imperialism’s Assault on Nigeria

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The recent pronouncement by the former US President, threatening military intervention in Nigeria under the pretext of a “Christian genocide,” is not a deviation from established imperial doctrine; it is a…

10 November 2025

Hon. Ruth Mendez of Angola, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Trade, Industry, Finance, and Investment (TIFI) programme of the SADC PF.

All set for UNCTAD – SADC PF collaboration

By Moses Magadza A panel of parliamentary leaders, global trade experts and regional economic specialists will headline an upcoming UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) collaboration. Ms. Masenate Molapo, the…

3 November 2025

Ms Clara Mapokotera, head of the GBC Secretariat. Photo: Contributed.

Body says proposed Climate Bill must tackle emissions from buildings

By Moses Magadza in Marondera, Zimbabwe The Green Building Council of Zimbabwe (CBC) has said that Zimbabwe’s draft Climate Change Bill must not overlook one of the country’s biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions by…

30 October 2025

The Chairperson of the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI) Committee, Hon. Ruth Mendes. Photo: National Assembly of Angola.

SADC PF MP warns of economic shock as AGOA non-renewal threatens jobs and exports

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK – The Chairperson of the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI) Committee, Hon. Ruth Mendes, has warned that the non-renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)…

30 October 2025

Nasser International Forum- Sudan Chapter on the Astrocities in El-Fasher, Darfur

The Nasser International Forum- Sudan Chapter Condemns the Atrocities in El Fasher, Darfur and Calls for Intervention by International Bodies

30 October 2025 The Nasser International Forum- Sudan Chapter has expressed its strong condemnation and deep outrage over the grave violations and atrocities committed against innocent civilians in the city of El Fasher, North Darfur,…

30 October 2025

This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage shows Palestinians checking the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, on November 1, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by AFP)

The Fissure of Gaza: How the Western Human Rights Order Died and the World Demands a New Global Architecture

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The tragedy unfolding in Gaza is more than a regional conflict; it is a rupture in the foundations of the global order. For decades, the system of international law, universal human…

27 October 2025

Residents and MPs pose for a photograph after the hearing. Photos: Moses Magadza, SADC PF.

Murambinda residents urge accountability, youth inclusion, and fair climate financing at Parliamentary hearing

By Moses Magadza and Cleophas Gwakwara MURAMBINDA GROWTH POINT, BUHERA – Citizens in Murambinda, Zimbabwe, have urged Parliament to strengthen environmental accountability, decentralise climate governance and ensure fair distribution of climate funds as lawmakers continue…

23 October 2025

Zimbabwean lawmakers and citizens pose for a photograph after the public hearing

Zimbabwe Parliament takes Climate Change Bill hearings to the people

By Moses Magadza in Chikombedzi, Zimbabwe The Parliament of Zimbabwe this week began a series of nationwide public hearings on the Climate Change Management Bill 2025 as Zimbabwe seeks to legally anchor its climate response…

22 October 2025

Russian presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev

Diesel diplomacy: How a Russia-US fuel deal is redrawing global alliances

The diesel supply agreement struck between Russia and the United States may appear at first glance to be a simple energy transaction. In reality, it has evolved into a geopolitical flashpoint that is exposing deep…

21 October 2026

UB Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, the force behind the new strategy designed to transform UB into a high performance organisation

UB Graduates Over 4,000 as Output Jumps 15%

GABORONE, October 19, 2026 – The University of Botswana (UB) will confer qualifications on 4,059 graduands during its 44th Graduation Ceremonies, marking a significant increase in graduate output and a notable rise in doctoral graduates.…

21 October 2026

Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti

UB to Confer Honorary Doctorates on Sesana, Moeti and Dingake

GABORONE, Oct 20, 2026 – The University of Botswana (UB) will confer honorary doctorates on indigenous rights activist Roy Sesana, public health leader Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti and jurist Justice Professor Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake…

20 October 2026

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Sweden hails SADC PF as “excellent vehicle” for advancing SRHR within the region

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, Namibia – Sweden has described the SADC Parliamentary Forum as a trusted regional partner and an effective channel for advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and has praised its…

19 October 2026

FNB Botswana Deputy Chief Executive Officer Dr Mbako Mbo

FNB Botswana backs private sector growth at National Business Conference

FRANCISTOWN – FNB Botswana has reaffirmed its commitment to private sector-led economic growth and diversification through its partnership and participation in the 18th National Business Conference (NBC), currently underway in Francistown. The conference, hosted by…

19 October 2026

Boko said Xi's journey from provincial leadership to the highest office in China testified to his resilience, integrity, wisdom and deep understanding of governance

Boko calls for reparations for colonial injustices, as he hails Xi’s pragmatic leadership

BEIJING – President Duma Gideon Boko has described Chinese President Xi Jinping as a transformative and pragmatic leader whose governance philosophy is rooted in a deep understanding of China’s material realities, while also reaffirming his…

19 October 2026