Botswana's leader praises China's constr...

GABORONE, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China is and will continue to play an important and constructive role in Botswana and the rest of the African continent, President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana said Sat

AU chair "deeply concerned" by heightene...

ADDIS ABABA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Saturday urged the various stakeholders in Libya to respect the lives and safety of civilian

AU urges external actors to refrain from...

ADDIS ABABA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) on Friday reiterated the necessity of a Libyan-owned and led process towards creating a new political dispensation in the war-torn nation. The

EU launches program to strengthen southe...

GABORONE, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) in partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has launched the "Support to Peace and Security in the SADC region" (SPSS)

Zambian expert calls for political will ...

LUSAKA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- A Zambian expert on Friday called for political will by African leaders to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The AfCFTA agreement, sign

Southern African nations urged to embrac...

An opposition political party in Zambia on Thursday urged member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to take advantage of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by coming up w

Southern African nations urged to embrac...

KITWE, Zambia, April 4 (Xinhua) -- An opposition political party in Zambia on Thursday urged member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to take advantage of the Belt and Ro

S. African gov't vows to eradicate child...

CAPE TOWN, April 4 (Xinhua) -- With child abuse continuing to plague the country, the South African government on Thursday vowed to eradicate child abuse and urged the public to join the fight. Commu

COMESA calls for expediting ratification...

LUSAKA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- An African trading bloc on Thursday urged member states of three regional economic blocs to sign and ratify the free trade area agreement as the deadline nears. Three regi

Jumia set to become Africa's first New Y...

African e-commerce company Jumia is set to become the continent's first billion-dollar business to list on the New York Stock Exchange, with plans for an initial public offering that would value the