When Congo’s President, Felix Tshisekedi, squeezes his corpulent bulk into designer clothing, accessorised with expensive watches that would feed thousands of his immiserated citizens for years and climbs into a flying palace to shuttle around the world to weep crocodile tears and move the powerful to pity his long-suffering people, it is a diversionary dance in step with his Western audience

The United Nations Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state, the only recognised exception being self-defence in response to an armed attack

Reports have highlighted that a significant number of elected councillors struggle with basic literacy and comprehension

Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe says the country faces challenges in developing an effective system for exploration and mining licences

Road deaths, in this context, are not random tragedies. They are predictable outcomes of structural neglect

Botswana and Ghana have become emblematic of policies and strategies designed to strengthen the mining industry by building national participation, diversifying away from historically dominant commodities and improving regulatory coherence

To call Mogadishu ‘garbage’ while extolling Botswana’s diamonds in the same sentence is not diplomacy; it is duplicity

South Africa has also taken a leading role in global health financing and pandemic preparedness

Calls mount for African solutions to respond to the vaccine cuts and the need for a broad system-wide approach to vaccine production in Africa, and for innovative financing for sustainable health systems

He stood as Africa’s foremost opposition leader and a tireless champion of democracy, a moral compass whose defiance outlasted regimes, reshaped constitutions and inspired generations

For the remainder of the year, the African Union Commission will continue to guide the review process with a view to generating a High-Level Panel Report

The 85-year-old’s victory last month was a referendum on the cost of living in a country where inflation hovers near 30%, fuel and foreign currency are scarce and poverty is endemic

His return as president highlights the country’s deep political divides, rooted in regional loyalties

However, a high court judge said the president and his Malawi Congress Party can proceed with a judicial review of alleged irregularities

Victory very unlikely for the incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera

The country’s high-stakes vote has been plagued by allegations of cheating, rivalry and arrests, leading to a demand for transparency

Millions have been displaced, millions more are starving and hundreds of thousands are dead, but Africa remains silent

The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters

Citizens want to participate but there is a lack of reciprocity from institutions

China’s ambassador said South Africa’s call to narrow its trade deficit and diversify exports required building local beneficiation capacity