Category: Africa

Mon 27 May 2019: Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has been narrowly elected to a second term in office with 38.5% of the vote.The incumbent leader, 78, had faced stiff competition in the 21 May election, including from his deputy. The result was announced on Monday after an injunction ordered by the country’s high court was […]

Mon 27 May 2019: “New shopping centres, restaurants … are particularly vulnerable as they typically don’t have jamming solutions in place yet and have new security staff who aren’t as experienced in screening visitors to identify potential threats.” Despite the sophisticated technology used in modern cars today, theft of items from parked vehicles continues to […]

Sun 26 May 2019: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s long-delayed carbon tax has been enshrined in law, the treasury said on Sunday, as one of the continent’s worst polluters transitions to lower emissions in its efforts to meet agreements on global climate change. The tax was first mooted in 2010 but has been postponed at […]

Sat 25 May 2019 KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda on Saturday protested an incursion by Rwandan soldiers on its territory that it said resulted in two deaths, a development that could inflame already tense relations between the neighbors. Two Rwandan soldiers entered Ugandan territory in the southwestern district of Rukiga on Friday in pursuit of a […]

Fri 24 May 2019: JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President-elect Cyril Ramaphosa has taken steps to crack down on corruption Wednesday as the country’s new parliament voted him to lead the country for a five-year term. South Africa’s lawmakers were sworn into the legislative body in Cape Town following elections earlier this month in which […]

Fri 24 May 2019: Many conservationists on Thursday reacted with anger over Botswana’s decision to lift its blanket ban on hunting, describing it as a “horrifying” move, though others backed the idea. Botswana fended off criticism of its decision to end the five-year ban, saying the move would not threaten the elephant population. A government […]

Wed 22 May 2019: The ANC won South Africa’s May 8 general election, enabling the party to pick the country’s president, but its share of the vote fell to a post-apartheid low — reflecting anger at corruption and cronyism under Ramaphosa’s predecessor Jacob Zuma.Many voters were also dismayed at the racial inequality that remains entrenched […]

Wed 22 May 2019: WASHINGTON (AP) — A Libyan general who has gained control of the city of Benghazi and is believed to have ties to the CIA has hired a Texas-based lobbying firm to help him forge closer relations with the U.S. as he seeks to defeat rival militias and consolidate his hold on […]

Tue 21 May 2019: BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — More than 6 million Malawians are voting Tuesday for president, parliament and local councils in the country’s sixth election since the 1994 end of dictatorship. Of a field of seven presidential candidates, incumbent 78-year-old President Peter Mutharika faces stiff competition from his vice-president, Saulos Chilima, 46, and […]