DRC President Felix Tshisekedi has removed former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba from the Ministry of Defence in a cabinet reshuffle, but has retained him as one of six deputy prime ministers. | LENIN NDEBELE brnw.ch/21wKhdz

Botswana has a death penalty in place but wants to appeal a death sentence handed down on a Motswana in Bangladesh for drug trafficking. Sixteen deathrow inmates in Botswana are due to be hanged.

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Firms in Africa pay up to 35% more for technology than other regions. This limits adoption of digital solutions for businesses. Download IFC's new #DigitalAfrica book to learn more⬇️⬇️

There's a culture of "solving" former heads of state. Grudges come back as "sour revenge. " Because of that, it's the reason why some would wanna die in office because life after ultimate power is depressing for them. news24.com/news24/africa/…

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The population of Macomia calls for the withdrawal of Mozambican forces and the deployment of Rwandans integritymagazine.co.mz/arquivos/29200…

Business Journalism Award goes to News24 business journalist Nick Wilson won for his outstanding article, "Convicted Health & Racquet fraudsters sub-let lucrative site to Virgin Active." @standardbankza StandardBankSikuvile

Read a concise AfricanFutures Blog article by ISS Researcher Dr Blessing Chipanda sharing key insights of the new #DRC report: futures.issafrica.org/blog/2024/Can-…

A day after Rwandan President Paul Kagame met new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the Paris Olympics, a woman attempting to cross the English Channel became the 23rd person known to have died doing so this year. | LENIN NDEBELE news24.com/news24/africa/…

Public health experts are concerned a new variant of mpox, the clade I virus that emerged last year in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, could spread further into the East African Community and SADC. | LENIN NDEBELE news24.com/news24/africa/…

We are deeply concerned about reports that Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize winner Namatai Kwekweza🇿🇼 has been detained by security services in Harare. We call on the Zimbabwean authorities to confirm her whereabouts and explain what charges are being brought against her. Without

Over the weekend, Zimbabwean farmer Collins Tafireyi paid R8 million for a single bull at an auction in Mpumalanga, suddenly bringing attention to his ambition to become one of Africa's biggest pedigree Boran stud breeders. | LENIN NDEBELE brnw.ch/21wLGoY

Four of Africa's youngest leaders are military rulers, and according to an Afrobarometer survey, young people on the continent expressed a greater willingness to tolerate them compared to older citizens. | LENIN NDEBELE news24.com/news24/africa/…

#Ethiopia to restrict importation of petrol/diesel vehicles in new policy to signal transition to green energy

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The next decade of the Commonwealth could be dominated by reparations for slavery and colonisation, with the organisation headed by an African secretary general. | LENIN NDEBELE brnw.ch/21wMC0F

You can now experience a recreation of the Grand Tour: One for the Road route across Zimbabwe – minus Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond – if you have about R400 000 (per person) to spare. | LENIN NDEBELE brnw.ch/21wMMtq