Mozambique and Botswana sign extradition agreement
Mozambique’s Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Helena Kida, and her Botswana counterpart, Machana Ronald Shamukuni, signed an agreement to exchange prisoners and provide […]
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Equatorial Guinea signs Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Created in July 2017, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is the first globally enforceable multilateral agreement banning nuclear weapons in their entirety. […]
Botswana and South Africa ink deal to improve rail freight links to boost international trade
South Africa and Botswana have agreed to fund the improvement and extension of rail links between the countries in a bid to boost trade and […]
Rihanna launches her beauty products on the African market
The successful Barbadian pop star and entrepreneur launches her cosmetics line Fenty Beauty on the continent at the end of May. The commercial offensive shows […]
Africa Cup of Nations 2022 for Women: All qualified teams are known
The twelve teams that will play in the next African Women’s Cup of Nations (CAN 2022), scheduled for July 2-23 in Morocco, are known. Burkina […]
Ten dead in attempted robbery of cash couriers in South Africa
South African police said Monday they killed 10 suspects and wounded five of their men in an attempted robbery of a cash courier in Johannesburg, […]
Botswana’s president in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19
The president of Botswana, one of the first two countries with neighboring South Africa to detect the Omicron variant, has been placed in isolation after […]
Court upholds decriminalisation of homosexuality in Botswana
Botswana’s judiciary upheld its decision to decriminalise homosexuality on Monday, rejecting an appeal filed by the landlocked southern African country’s conservative government. “The application on […]
New Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa
A new variant of Covid-19, with a high number of mutations that could threaten the effectiveness of existing vaccines, has been detected in South Africa, […]
Another new variant of COVID-19 detected in South Africa
Scientists in South Africa say they have detected a new variant of COVID-19. The country’s National Institute of Communicable Diseases announced in a new study […]