Botswana has not lower off electrical energy provide or closed borders amid anti-migrant motion in South Africa IN SHORT: As anti-migrant demonstrations proceed to shake South Africa in Might 2026, claims about neighbouring Botswana taking motion are circulating on-line. However there isn’t a proof the nation has closed borders or lower off electrical energy provide…
Botswana’s former head of state Festus Mogae has died on the age of 86, President Duma Boko has introduced. “At this time Botswana mourns a distinguished statesman and patriot whose life was dedicated to the service of his nation,” Boko introduced, including that Mogae died early on Friday. The previous president, who led Botswana from…
The Mo Ibrahim Basis is deeply saddened by the passing of H.E. Festus Gontebanye Mogae, former President of the Republic of Botswana, recipient of the 2008 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Management, and former Chair of the Ibrahim Prize Committee. President Mogae was an exemplary statesman whose management was outlined by integrity, self-discipline, and a steadfast…
Nairobi — Kenya is positioning itself as a continental chief in digital innovation because the nation prepares to host the inaugural Africa Ahead Summit in partnership with the French authorities. The summit, set to be held in Nairobi, is anticipated to highlight Kenya’s increasing digital economic system and entice funding into youth-led improvements and know-how…
Throughout a lot of the Western monetary press, Africa’s rising use of China’s renminbi (RMB) is commonly framed by the lens of geopolitics, increasing Chinese language affect and shifting world alliances. But beneath the political framing lies a much more sensible story, one rooted in value administration, effectivity and monetary pragmatism. Kenya gives one of…
A brand new case of hantavirus has emerged on the MV Hondius, elevating considerations amongst well being authorities relating to human-to-human transmission. One other passenger on the cruise liner MV Hondius has been identified with a hantavirus an infection and is being handled in a Swiss hospital. He was on the ship for the primary…
Throughout Rwanda, ladies farmers are quietly constructing a few of the most resilient cooperative companies in African agriculture. What started as small financial savings teams in rural districts is evolving into one thing rather more vital: regionally owned agricultural economies that transfer milk, meat, eggs, crops, and capital communities every single day. Having labored in…
Bitget Pockets, the on a regular basis finance app, right this moment introduced the enlargement of its crypto card in South Africa. The cardboard lets customers spend crypto straight from a self-custodial pockets at lots of of tens of millions of retailers worldwide, overlaying on a regular basis purchases reminiscent of groceries, journey, and digital…
PRETORIA — The federal government of South Africa has strongly condemned the circulation of what it termed “faux movies and pictures” allegedly portraying assaults on overseas nationals, as diplomatic tensions rise throughout a number of African states over considerations of xenophobic violence. Authorities in Pretoria dismissed the web content material, stating that it was being…
Toamasina – The hospital ship Africa Mercy has arrived in Toamasina, marking the sixth time that Mercy Ships (https://MercyShips.org) has visited the island nation since 1996. Additionally it is her third consecutive discipline service to the nation, reaffirming the energy of a rising partnership between Mercy Ships and the federal government of Madagascar. Following the…