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Namibia Rejects Starlink Licence, Deepening Southern Africa Setback

Starlink, the satellite internet venture backed by Elon Musk, has suffered another setback in southern Africa after Namibia denied the company a licence to operate ...

  • 24 March 2026
  • Africa

Fayemi Pushes for Fairer Africa-West Deals, Urges Industrialisation and Tech Transfer

  • 19 March 2026
  • Africa

Zambian Official Alleges ‘Sextortion’ in Politics Ahead of General Election

  • 18 March 2026
  • Africa

Youth in Oil-Rich Congo Struggle With Poverty, Seek Economic Change

  • 13 March 2026
  • Africa

Death Toll Rises to 64 as Landslides, Floods Devastate Southern Ethiopia

  • 12 March 2026
  • Africa

African Hospitals Face Rising Cyberattacks as Digital Health Systems Expand – Microsoft Executive Warns

  • 10 March 2026
  • Africa

UN Warns South Sudan on Brink of Return to Full-Scale War Amid Rising Atrocities

  • 27 February 2026
  • Africa

Kenya Arrests Man Accused of Recruiting Kenyans to Fight for Russia in Ukraine War

  • 26 February 2026
  • Africa

India, Zimbabwe Clash in Must-Win T20 World Cup Super Eights Showdown

  • 26 February 2026
  • Africa

Egypt Pushes for Global Backing as Lebanon Advances Plan to Disarm Hezbollah

  • 25 February 2026
  • Africa

Hunger Crisis Deepens in Somalia as Food Insecurity Doubles to 6.5 Million — UN Experts Warn

  • 25 February 2026
  • Africa

Ramadan in Libya Marred by Soaring Prices, Fuel Shortages, and Economic Struggles

  • 23 February 2026
  • Africa

South Africa national cricket team Thrash India national cricket team by 76 Runs in T20 World Cup Super Eight Clash

  • 23 February 2026
  • Cricket

Zimbabwe Pioneers National Rollout of Breakthrough HIV Prevention Injection Lenacapavir

  • 20 February 2026
  • Africa

UN Experts: RSF Attacks on El Fasher Show ‘Hallmarks of Genocide’

  • 19 February 2026
  • Africa

Zimbabwe Stun Sri Lanka Again, Top Group B at T20 World Cup

  • 19 February 2026
  • Africa

Family Dismisses Poisoning Claims as Probe Delays Burial of Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu

  • 18 February 2026
  • Africa
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