Investor confidence rises as ZIDA approves 709 licences
THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) recorded a significant increase in new investment licences issued in 2024, after approvals…
Government committed to empowering local communities along Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road
Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimpapers Business Hub The government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that communities along the Bulawayo–Victoria Falls Road benefit…
Watchdog blames ‘disproportionate force’ by Kenya police for protest deaths
Kenya’s police watchdog has accused officers of using “disproportionate force” to quell a recent series of protests during which 65…
Trees, tresses and teamwork: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Forgotten ‘weeds’ prove a culinary hit…
Furious protests at move to cement Togo ruling family’s grip on power
A new constitution that has allowed Togo’s long-time head of state Faure Gnassingbé to shift to a new role as…
Cult mum Lori Daybell called ‘coward’ as she is given two more life sentences
Lori Vallow Daybell, the doomsday cult follower who killed her two children, has been sentenced to two additional life sentences…
Almost a third of people in Gaza not eating for days, UN food programme warns
Almost one in three people in Gaza are going days without eating, the UN’s food aid programme has warned.”Malnutrition is…
Trump says US may not reach trade deal with Canada
US President Donald Trump has said he does not expect to reach a trade deal with Canada, after he gave…
BBC goes inside rebel-held city in DR Congo
Six months after M23 rebels took the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, there are signs of a…
Furious protests at move to cement Togo ruling family’s grip on power
A new constitution that has allowed Togo’s long-time head of state Faure Gnassingbé to shift to a new role as…
Watchdog blames ‘disproportionate force’ by Kenya police for protest deaths
Kenya’s police watchdog has accused officers of using “disproportionate force” to quell a recent series of protests during which 65…
Trees, tresses and teamwork: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Forgotten ‘weeds’ prove a culinary hit…
Former Congolese president on trial for treason
The treason trial of the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has begun in a military…
Former beerhall converted into illegal settlement
Former beerhall converted into illegal settlementA former beer garden in Bulawayo’s Burombo suburb has been converted into an illegal housing…
Former DR Congo president on trial for treason
The treason trial of the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has begun in a military…
Oil-rich Sudanese region becomes new focus of war between army and rival forces
Sudan's oil-rich Kordofan region has turned into a major front line in the war between the army and rival paramilitary…
Furious protests at move to cement Togo ruling family’s grip on power
A new constitution that has allowed Togo's long-time head of state Faure Gnassingbé to shift to a new role as…
Former head of Central African football body jailed for war crimesEdouard Ngaïssona, along with Alfred Yekatom, was convicted of targeting CAR’s Muslim population.1 day ago
The former head of the Central African Republic (CAR) football federation, Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, has been found guiltyof committing 28 war…
Trees, tresses and teamwork: Africa’s top shotsA selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond.8 hrs ago
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit…
Former Congolese president on trial for treasonJoseph Kabila denies backing the M23 rebels, who have seized large parts of the mineral-rich east.6 mins ago
The treason trial of the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has begun in a military…