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President Emmerson Mnangagwa was elected to a second five-year term in 2023.  By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Zimbabwe opposition vows to stand against new law

4 hours ago | Africa

Leading Zimbabwe opposition figures vowed Wednesday to challenge at home and internationally constitutional changes that ...

6 hours ago | Africa

The CPJ called late on Monday on Kenyan authorities to investigate this attempt by heavily armed men to snatch

11 hours ago | Africa

Beneath portraits of their Pan-African heroes, including the man they worship as God incarnate, Ethiopia's former empero ...

11 hours ago | Africa

Since he was old enough to climb into a boat, Samata Mahmoud has been fishing the vast, dune-lined waters of Mauritania' ...

22 hours ago | Africa

A Catholic cardinal touted as one of the favourites to replace Pope Francis said he was stepping back from office Tues ...

23 hours ago | Africa

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend is confident key playmaker Finn Russell will return for Saturday's Nations Championship c ...

23 hours ago | Africa

Zimbabwe's government said Tuesday it had helped nearly 21,300 of its citizens to return from South Africa in just over ...

Jul 7, 2026 | Africa

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday signed into law constitutional changes that will extend his term by t ...

Jul 7, 2026 | Africa

Medical evacuations of wounded South Sudanese rose by 50 percent in the first half of 2026, the International Committee ...

Jul 7, 2026 | Africa

Kenya and Tanzania both deployed a massive police presence on Tuesday to prevent protests as the east African nations in ...

Jul 7, 2026 | Africa

South Africa's National Treasury said Tuesday it would withhold funding from more than a quarter of the country's munici ...

Jul 7, 2026 | Africa

It began with threats of US visa bans on a swathe of African nations. Then Washington started to scatter migrants from a ...

Jul 6, 2026 | Africa

More than 500 people have now died in