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
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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