For the first time, on average, Africans can travel to approximately 27 countries visa-free or with a visa on arrival; Ethiopia moves up a record 32 places on the Index, …
Governance
South Africa: Judge clears opposition politician of hate speech
JOHANNESBURG, A court in South Africa has cleared firebrand opposition politician Julius Malema of hate speech for calling Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan a dog of white monopoly capital.
Judge …
Nairobi Startup Pushes Cleaner Home Cooking Fuel
NAIROBI, KENYA � Catherine Mutua she has always used charcoal and gas to cook for her young family.
But, the source of energy she grew up with was becoming too …
US Seeking to Mediate Feud Over Nile Dam
The Trump administration has invited the foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to Washington to discuss a giant hydropower dam project on Ethiopia's Blue Nile, the focus of an …
Botswana awaits results in cliffhanger election
GABORONE, Botswana voted on Wednesday in a cliffhanger election set to test the decades-long dominance of the ruling party and challenge the country's image of stability.
The southern African nation's …
Polls Close in Botswana’s General Election
Voters in Botswana continued to line up late Wednesday to cast their ballots even after the polling stations had closed.
Independent Electoral Commission said the voters who managed to make …