World & Africa

Zambian president suspends judges who ruled in favour of rival

By BBC Africa LUSAKA: Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has suspended three top judges over alleged judicial misconduct, prompting accusations of
Read More

Biden making long-awaited visit to Africa in October. He’ll stop in Germany, then Angola

By Associated Press WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will make his long-awaited visit to Africa when he travels to Germany and Angola in
Read More

Late snowstorms batter South Africa’s coast and leave 2 people dead

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: Unseasonably late snowstorms battered coastal areas of South Africa over the weekend, killing two people and
Read More

Police arrest 8 of Tanzania’s main opposition figures ahead of planned protests

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Police arrested Tanzania’s most prominent opposition figures Monday whose party has called for protests against what
Read More

UGANDA: Museveni’s so ends 2026 presidential election bid; backs his father

By Reuters KAMPALA: The son of Uganda’s long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday he had abandoned plans to run for
Read More

Ghana’s VP and former president among 13 candidates for presidency

By Reuters ACCRA: Ghana’s electoral commission on Friday published a list of 13 candidates approved to run in the presidential
Read More

South African families in Zimbabwe to exhume, repatriate remains of political activists who died in

By IOL News Several South African families, whose relatives were political activists who migrated and later died and were buried
Read More

Zimbabwe and Namibia will kill scores of elephants to feed people facing drought

By Associated Press HARARE: Zimbabwe and Namibia have announced plans to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals to
Read More

GENEVA: WTO’s Nigerian head seeks second term to complete ‘unfinished business’

By Reuters GENEVA: WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will seek another four-year term as head of the World Trade Organization following
Read More

Trump Assassination Attempt: US Secret Service says aware of Musk post about Biden, Harris

By Reuters WASHINGTON: The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday it was aware of a post by billionaire Elon Musk
Read More