By nyasatimes
Africa-Press - Malawi. Prophet Shepherd Huxley Bushiri and his wife, Mary, have won a major legal victory after the High Court in Lilongwe overturned a lower court’s decision that ordered their extradition to South Africa.
Delivering a detailed ruling on Friday, Justice Mzonde...
Bushiri Wins Landmark Extradition Case Against South Africa
Burying bad news
By Paidamoyo Muzulu
Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. ZIMBABWE has become adept at burying bad news. We are in a stage where we have the feel good stories.
However, burying denotes creating a cemetery for bad news and cemeteries by their own nature are visible to people.
At every turn and...
Tanzania’s 2025 Elections: No Real Race, No Real Reform
By
Dragos Alexandru Ionita
Africa-Press - Tanzania. Political Landscape & Key Contenders
Tanzania’s ruling Party of the Revolution (CCM) has dominated the country’s politics ever since its independence over 60 years ago. Incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Africa’s first...
PM Abiy's Recent National and Global Engagements
By ena
Africa-Press - Ethiopia. In October 2025, the Prime Minister undertook a series of national and international engagements focused on infrastructure development, rural transformation, governance reform, and diplomatic cooperation. Here is a brief recap of the past month:
On Urban...
Bushiri Wins Landmark Extradition Case Against South Africa
Africa-Press - Malawi. Prophet Shepherd Huxley Bushiri and his wife, Mary, have won a major legal victory after the High Court in Lilongwe overturned a lower court’s decision that ordered their extradition to South Africa.
Delivering a detailed ruling on Friday, Justice Mzonde Mvula of the...
Youth Driving Africa's Media Peace and Security
By ena
Africa-Press - Ethiopia. Africa must involve its productive youth towards driving the continent’s contemporary media and ensure sustainable peace and growth, winners of the 2025 Tana Forum essay competition said.
The 2025 Tana Forum essay competition winner, Sabelo Skenjana from South...
Osun APC, PDP trade words over Gov Adeleke’s Tinubu remarks
By Francis Ezediuno
Africa-Press - Nigeria. The Osun State chapters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have engaged in a war of words following Governor Ademola Adeleke’s comments at the South-West Stakeholders’ Dialogue held in Akure, Ondo...
China'S Tariff Removal: A Chance for Africa'S Growth
Africa-Press - Ghana. A major economic development is unfolding in China that could significantly shape the course of industrial progress across Africa.
Beijing’s decision to remove all tariffs on products from African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations is seen by analysts...
Mbeta's Appointment Reveals Fault Lines in Leadership
Africa-Press - Malawi. Let’s be clear — this is not a personal attack. I have deep respect for Mr. Mbeta as a man and as a professional. His brilliance as a lawyer is not in dispute. But with all due respect, if I had the immense powers that President Peter Mutharika wields today, I would...
Cuban Man Deported to Eswatini on Hunger Strike
Africa-Press - Eswatini. A Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation of Eswatini is on a hunger strike at a maximum-security prison having been held there for more than three months without charge or access to legal counsel under the Trump administration's third-country program,...
Luxury Tourism Risks for African Economies Study
Africa-Press - Botswana. How successful is luxury tourism in Africa? What happens if it fails to produce higher tourism revenues: can it be reversed? And does it depend on what kind of government is in place?
Pritish Behuria is a scholar of the political economy of development who has conducted...
Strengthening Rural Roots to Empower Zimbabwe's Farmers
By Tonderayi Matonho
Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. IN Zimbabwe’s peri-urban and rural fields, dedicated farmers grapple with the overwhelming influx of imports, determined to reclaim their livelihoods and restore pride in local produce for their communities.
Toiling under the scorching sun, in a...
Why Russia Donated $53M Military Equipment to Uganda
By Faridah N Kulumba
Africa-Press - Uganda. Recently the president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni received defence equipment donation from Russian Federation valued at USD 53 million to the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF). Museveni also launched the Military Mechanised Major Repair...
Disillusion and Disconnect in Gambia under Barrow
By Alkali Dibba
Africa-Press - Gambia. Adama Barrow rose to power in 2017 as the embodiment of hope for a peaceful departure from tyranny, a promise of transformation. But eight years on, many ordinary Gambians feel that “the centre is shaking”: despite reformist rhetoric and visible...
FCT Rep Chinedu Calls to Scrap Constituency Projects
By Ochogwu Sunday
Africa-Press - Nigeria. Member of the House of Representatives representing the Bwari/AMAC Federal Constituency of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Obika Chinedu, has called for the burden of constituency projects to be taken off lawmakers.
In an exclusive interview with...
Parents Decry WAEC Directive Limiting Trade Subjects
By Ihechukwu Sunday
Africa-Press - Nigeria. The sudden directive restricting students of the Federal Science and Technical College (FSTC), Yaba, Lagos, to only one trade subject has become a major source of concern for parents, students, and education stakeholders.
The authorities of the...
Ghana'S Banks Fail to Adequately Support Key Sectors
Africa-Press - Ghana. Bank lending is a major source of funding for businesses in Ghana. It helps pay for operational expenditure and investment in expansion of productive capacity. Therefore, it is important that there is substantial, affordable, and accessible financial credit for all businesses...
Referee or Party Agent? Malawi's Next Speaker Test
By nyasatimes
Africa-Press - Malawi. When Malawi’s Members of Parliament cast their votes for the next Speaker, they won’t just be choosing who holds the gavel — they’ll be defining what kind of democracy Malawi wants to be. Will the Speaker be a true referee of the House, enforcing...
INEC Faces Backlash Over 2027 Campaign Posters
By John Owen Nwachukwu
Africa-Press - Nigeria. Political observers and stakeholders have aired their views on the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to control the activities of political parties in the country.
There is the belief that laws and regulations are...
Behind Uganda and UK Reaffirmed Security Collaboration
By Faridah N Kulumba
Africa-Press - Uganda. The Republic of Uganda and the United Kingdom recently reaffirmed their commitment to deepening defence and security cooperation during the high-level meeting between British High Commissioner Lisa Chesney and Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces Gen....