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[Nyasa Times] Three senior former government officials - former Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) Colleen Zamba, former Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale, and former Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe - have been arrested as part of a major corruption investigation involving billions of kwacha in public funds.
Africanews
Nigerian billionaire Matthew Tonlagha has signed a lucrative contract with the American lobbying firm Valcour, aimed at improving Abuja’s relations with Washington, according to documents reviewed by AFP on Monday.
The Malawian government has declared a polio outbreak, bringing fears of another resurgence of the disease since the 2022 crisis.
The United Nations has announced that it would shortly send a mission to the city of Uvira in eastern DR Congo in order to closely monitor adherence to the ceasefire in the region.
Three Libyan soldiers from the army of eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar were killed in clashes at the border with Niger, the force announced on Monday.
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Hodan Mohamud Diiriye faced a firing squad after being found guilty of beating Saabirin Saylaan to death.
Eight African nations will be represented in Milan-Cortina - can any bring home medals?
The deportation protection has allowed roughly 350,000 people from the island to live and work in the US.
[Afrobarometer] Most citizens say rich countries should help Zimbabwe respond to climate crisis.
[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested a 29-year-old man in Harare accused of impersonating the multi-award-winning musician Ti-Gonzi following an incident involving reckless driving and suspected drug possession.
[263Chat] Ruling Zanu-PF youth league political commissar Taurai Kandishaya says the party is actively seeking to engage former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa as it steps up efforts to project itself as a broad church open to political returnees and new members alike.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The number of Kenyans using WhatsApp fell by about one percentage point to 53.9 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the 2025/26 financial year, according to new data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA).
[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has denied allegations of her family's alleged involvement in the oil industry.
The correspondence describes arrangements for a meal and there is no indication of wrongdoing by Zuma.
Unusually heavy snow in Japan has killed 30 people and buried some regions under 4.5 metres, forcing troops to help clear roads and support the elderly.
[Reporter] - "Ethiopia did not borrow or receive a penny to finance GERD."
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino justified awarding U.S. President Donald Trump the organization's inaugural Peace Prize last year, saying that he was "instrumental" in saving lives in conflicts including the war in Gaza.
The presidents of Botswana, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe, among others, are at the World Governments Summit in Dubai to answer the question of whether the next decade will belong to Africa - or at least how to turn this promise into reality.
[Afreximbank] President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday , 04 February 2026, deliver an address at the signing of the Instrument of Accession by South Africa to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).
Domingos Simões Pereira and Fernando Dias were liberated last Friday after having been respectively detained and blocked in the Nigerian embassy for the past months. Now, the military authorities offered their movements seats in the government, but both opposition leaders refused.
Iran saw a major fire break out on Tuesday at the Jannat bazaar in western Tehran, sending thick black smoke across a busy road and visible from several parts of the city.
