US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged Ethiopia to ensure accountability over the brutal Tigray conflict but voiced guarded optimism at preserving peace, on a trip that marked an easing of a wartime rift between the longtime allies. On the latest trip by a senior US official to Africa as China and Russia makes inroads on the continent,… Read More

Zimbabweans in voting units across Harare formed waiting lines Wednesday to register for the country’s forthcoming polls. In five months, Zimbabweans will vote in harmonized presidential and legislative elections. Ahead the vote whose dates have not been scheduled yet, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission  ZEC) has launched a 10-day registration blitz to enable those intending to register as voters to obtain critical documents like birth… Read More

According to figures released this Wednesday by Statistics South Africa, retail sales in the country fell 0.8% year on year in January after falling by a revised 0.5% in December. On a month-on-month basis, sales increased 1.5%. The numbers are relevant as they offer an insight into consumer demand in Africa’s most industrialised economy Sales in the three months to… Read More

Zambia’s Finance Minister said this Wednesday that the country is working hard with creditors, including China, in order to agree a debt restructuring by the end of March or shortly afterwards. According to Situmbeko Musokotwane, China, Zambia’s largest bilateral creditor, was being engaged on the debt restructuring with bilateral engagements on an almost weekly basis. Zambia’s external debt stood at… Read More

The president of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwerahas launched an international appeal for help in the aftermath of the devastation caused by Cyclone Freddy.  The storm killed at least 225 people.  Speaking in the capital, Blantyre, on Wednesday, President Chakwera appealed for help.  “Malawi is in a state of disaster. What cyclone Freddy has done, is to pull us back even when… Read More

Foreign students in Tunisia demand action from the government after a spate of racist attacks and comments by President Kais Saied about illegal migrants. The organisation that represents Sub-Saharan students denounced over 400 arrests. “The numbers are quite fluctuating. There are 400 arrests. There are more than 40 to 50 students who remained in detention in police stations during the… Read More