International war crimes judges Friday acquitted former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba on appeal, overturning an 18-year sentence for war crimes committed in the Central African Republic (CAR). « Mr Bemba cannot be...

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From the sprawling capital Kinshasa to villages deep in the equatorial forests, Congo’s ruling PPRD is in full-on election campaign mode – and President Joseph Kabila’s face is everywhere. The deadline for...

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The forum for East Africa Civil Society Organisations has accused EAC partner states of going against the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance due to shrinking democratic spaces in the countries....

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Angola and Zambia have agreed to waive visa requirements for their citizens traveling between the two countries. The agreement was announced after the Angolan President Joao Lourenco was in Zambia for a...

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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders Sunday began an extraordinary summit to analyse the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Lesotho. The meeting featuring leaders from the host...

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Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has appointed Mr Slumber Tsogwane as his vice, the government confirmed on its online page. Mr Tsogwane, 58, was Wednesday sworn-in as the Republic of Botswana’s 9th vice-president....

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Border zones are by nature rather tense, unpleasant places, but the actual significance of any particular border is simply a reflection of the politics of the region. An incursion by soldiers into...

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Africa has the world’s most youthful population. It also has the world’s oldest and longest serving heads of government. Though African countries form 28 per cent of the members of the UN,...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-delayed election may finally take place at the end of this year. Violence is inevitable and a return to chaos and breakdown is likely. Each election since...

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At least 26,000 children have crossed into Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since January. The children represent about half of the 42,000 Congolese that have fled ongoing conflict in...

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Congolese refugees in Rwanda said soldiers shot at them and wounded at least two people on Tuesday as the refugees tried to march out of their camp in protest at a cut...

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If there are decades in which nothing happens, this will go down as a week in which decades happened. In less than 17 hours, two of Africa’s most powerful nations, South Africa...

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