A look at what the death of Saif al-Islam means for Libya, a nation already fractured by militia rule and external interference

From the hopeful sparks of the Arab Spring in 2011 to the chaotic downfall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has transitioned from an iron-fisted autocracy to a landscape fractured by militia rule and external interference. This week, that volatile history reached a violent new inflection point with the as…

Zimbabwean authorities increasingly using the law is increasingly used as weapon against own citizens

Zimbabwe's status as a reformist state is facing its steepest challenge yet. Despite the landmark abolition of the death penalty as recently as December 2024, the Human Rights Watch World Report 2026 paints a grim picture of a country where the law is increasingly used as a weapon against its own c…

Doctors without Borders points finger at South Sudanese government for airstrike on hospital

International aid organisation, Doctors without Borders says its hospital in South Sudan's Jonglei state was hit by an airstrike on Tuesday night, destroying the hospital's main warehouse and most of its critical medical supplies. Following the attack, the organisation released a statement accusing…

Southern African committed serious human rights violations throughout 2025: Human Rights Watch

Southern African countries committed serious human rights violations throughout 2025, creating vicious cycles of abuse and impunity, this is according to Human Rights Watch's World Report 2026. The report says security forces in Angola, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe used excessive and at times…

UN Secretary General warns of possible humanitarian collapse in Cuba

The United Nations Secretary General has warned that there could be a humanitarian collapse in Cuba.  A warning coming amid U.S. threats to tariff any country that supplied oil to the Caribbean island nation. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on January 29th in which he determined th…

South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters accuse National Assembly Speaker of blocking accountability by refusing to authorise subpoenas

The leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema has intensified criticism of National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza. Malema is accusing Didiza of blocking accountability by refusing to authorise subpoenas for businessman Brown Mogotsi and forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan…

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama concludes three-day State visit to Zambia

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has concluded his three-day State Visit to Zambia that has seen a number of key bilateral and development cooperation Agreements being asserted in priority areas like agriculture and food security, energy, mining, trade and investment that are set to benefit no…

US-Iran nuclear talks off to a goof start, will continue: Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi

Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi says the nuclear talks held in Oman between Iran and the United States have gotten off to a good start and will continue. The meeting comes amid growing concerns that a failure in the high-stakes negotiations could set off another Middle East war. Araqchi's co…

Montreux Jazz Festival to make historical debut in South Africa's Western Cape province

For the first time in its 60-year history, the iconic Montreux Jazz Festival is making its African debut right here in the Cape Winelands. From the 27th to 29th of March, the Huguenot Memorial Monument, in South Africa's Western Cape province, will transform into a world-class stage for the inaugur…

By January 10, world's wealthiest 1% had exhausted the annual carbon budget required to keep global warming below 1.5°C

While most of us are just settling into our New Year's resolutions, the world's wealthiest 1% have already finished their fair share of carbon emissions for the entire year. By the 10th of January, just 10 days into 2026, this elite group had exhausted the annual carbon budget required to keep glob…