Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Edges Higher As Investors Remain Cautious

[263Chat] By Tinomudaishe Muzanenhamo Source

Zimbabwe: Rights Violations in Zimbabwe Rose Sharply in March, Watchdog Says

[263Chat] Human rights violations rose sharply in March, driven largely by political tensions surrounding public hearings on the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3 according to a new report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP). Source

Angola: Namibia Funds N$4 Billion Power Link With Angola

[Namibian] THE governments of Namibia and Angola have finalised a N$4-billion agreement to build the Angola-Namibia Interconnector. Source

Southern Africa: SADC to Convene High-Level Engagement Meetings for DR Congo Accession to Key Regional Protocols

[SADC] 20 April 2026, Gaborone, Botswana: The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, in collaboration with the German Government through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - Cooperation for the Enhancement of the SADC Regional Economic integration (GIZ-CESARE) Programme, will convene a High-Level Engagement Meetings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 27 April to 01 May 2026. Source

South Africa: We Are Managing HIV With Selective Lenacapavir Roll-Out, Not Ending It

[Health-e] South Africans are being told that providing a new HIV prevention tool (lenacapavir) to just about 456,000 people is a victory. It is not. In a country that still records hundreds of new infections every day, partial coverage is unlikely to slow the epidemic in any meaningful way. Worse still, all of the supplies have not yet reached our shores. Source

Africa: Counter-Terrorism Lessons to Avoid a Lake Chad Basin Scenario in Borgu-Kainji

[ISS] Reactive counter-terrorism posture risks entrenching armed groups in a new corridor linking northwest to southwest Nigeria. Source

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Welcomes Progress On Talks Between DR Congo, M23 Armed Group

[RFI] MONUSCO, the UN's peacekeeping mission in DR Congo, has hailed progress after Kinshasa and rival M23 rebels agreed to ease humanitarian aid deliveries and release prisoners within 10 days, following talks last week in Switzerland. Source

Nigeria: APGA Bans Sharing of Cash, Items During Primaries

[Premium Times] The party also banned its officials from wearing campaign materials or accepting gifts from aspirants. Source

South Africa: Komani Residents Given Ultimatum - Pay Rates or Lose Electricity

[GroundUp] But protesters say they are being billed for services they do not receive Source

Somalia: Turkey Pledges Direct Support to Somalia in Fight Against Militant Groups

[Shabelle] Ankara -- Turkey has for the first time formally announced that it will directly support efforts to combat armed groups operating in Somalia, particularly Al-Shabaab and ISIS, according to officials. Source

South Africa: Stop Blaming Immigrants for Govt Failures, Johannesburg Marchers Say

[GroundUp] "This march is a declaration that no one is illegal and that our future is bound together as one human race" Source

Botswana: Boko Rallies Party Around Faith and Unity

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Botswana National Front (BNF) marked its 60th anniversary in style on Saturday night, with President Advocate Duma Boko using the gala dinner to deliver a candid and forward-looking address centred on unity, economic reform and faith in the country's future. Source