By Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba
Africa-Press - Zambia. Late President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s daughter Hon. Tasila Lungu Mwansa has lost her Chawama parliamentary seat.
But the full weight of this decision becomes even more heartbreaking when one remembers a fact that cannot be...
Tasila Lungu's Removal Is A Cruel Family Blow
Ethiopia Strengthens Partnerships and Elevates Africa at G20
By Molla Mitiku
Africa-Press - Ethiopia. One of the most consequential moments in the diplomatic history of Ethiopia was attending the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 22nd and 23rd November 2025. It was for the first time that Ethiopia entered such a forum with clearly...
"Hostile." Embaló Blames Portugal for Coup in Guinea-Bissau.
By A Semana
Africa-Press - Cape verde. The deposed president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, said in an interview with an African channel that he regrets Portugal's hostile behavior whenever its leader is named "Mamadou, Omar, or Ibrahim."
The ousted president of Guinea-Bissau...
Chamisa Must Stop the Mind Games - The Zambian Observer
By Reason Wafawarova
Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is in the throes of a constitutional crisis — not a theoretical one, not one debated by academics, but a real, immediate, and dangerous assault on the very idea of a republic.
Mnangagwa stands ready with a bludgeon, Mudenda with an...
When Fiscal Discipline Forgets Humanity
By Lawrence Makamanzi
Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. When Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube rose to present Zimbabwe’s 2026 National Budget under the lofty theme “Enhancing Drivers of Economic Growth and Transformation Towards Vision 2030,” few would have expected a fiscal plan that so clearly...
President Taye Advocates for Strong Constitutions in Africa
By ena
Africa-Press - Ethiopia. President Taye Atske Selassie stressed today the importance of realizing strong constitutions that hold leaders accountable and protect people's rights in Africa.
Speaking at the 4th International Symposium of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of...
Rayoni's Airbus Scandal and Malawi's Sanctions Crisis
By nyasatimes
Africa-Press - Malawi. Malawi has been thrust into the middle of an international aviation scandal after revelations that Rayoni Tourism Airline — owned by businessman and former Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioner Anthony Mukumbwa — may be acting as a front for the...
Ghana'S Wetland under Siege: Researchers Investigate
Africa-Press - Ghana. Wetlands are vital ecological resources that provide several benefits in urban and peri-urban areas. They slow down flood waters, and act as a source of fishing and farming livelihoods. They also provide socio-cultural benefits for local communities. But some of these valuable...
Arm The Registrar Of Political Parties To Save Democracy
By Cydric Damala
Africa-Press - Malawi. If Malawi is genuinely committed to rescuing its democracy from decay, cleansing its elections of corruption, and burying the toxic culture of political handouts once and for all, then it must do one simple, urgent thing: fully fund the Office of the...
Bizwell Mutale Announces Bid for MP with Economic Platform
By zambianobserver
Africa-Press - Zambia. Lusaka, 25 November, 2025— Bizwell Mutale has formally announced his candidacy for Member of Parliament for Munali constituency, unveiling a focused, economy-driven policy agenda designed to deliver jobs, improve public services, and strengthen safety...
Zimbabwe's Path to US$86 Billion Economy Needs Strategy
By RUTH MASEKO
Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. ZIMBABWE’S quest to grow into a US$86 billion economy and attain upper-middle-income status by 2030 will require strategic interventions and a multifaceted policy approach, economists have said.
According to a World Bank classification, an...
De-Escalate and Reinstate Hon. Given Lubinda
By zambianobserver
Africa-Press - Zambia. I’m still troubled by the criminal and brutal attack and abduction launched against Acting President Hon. Given Lubinda in Kabwe by thugs from the UPND and worried by the feeble response so far by the Police to arrest both the perpetrators and the...
Rev Dachomo Alleges Threats Over Christian Genocide Exposé
By Lekkyez Auta
Africa-Press - Nigeria. Outspoken Plateau State clergyman, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has revealed that since he began speaking out and exposing incidents of Christian genocide in the state, he has been receiving threats and warnings from some of President Bola Tinubu’s aides and...
Dangote’s Zim visit: Sikhosana’s role behind the scenes
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. When Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote landed in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, last week to finalise his more than US$1 billion investment deal with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, he was surrounded by unfamiliar faces, which many Zimbabweans could...
China-US Geopolitical Scramble for Zambia Analysis
Africa-Press - Zambia. The choreography of diplomacy around Lusaka this week has been deliberate. Two days ago, President Hakainde Hichilema hosted China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) Chairman Dai Hegen at State House, declaring that “TAZARA is more than a railway; it is an economic...
Makebi Zulu: UPND Turns Power Into Weapon
By Brian Matambo
Africa-Press - Zambia. Honourable Makebi Zulu used a wide-ranging appearance on Showster’s House Podcast in Lusaka today, 20 November 2026, to accuse President Hakainde Hichilema’s administration of turning state power into a weapon against opponents while failing to deliver...
Zimbabwe’s daughters, lost to a distant war.
By Staff Reporter
Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. When her 19-year-old daughter boarded a flight to Russia last year, Ulita Semende of Harare believed she was watching her child soar toward a brighter future.
Now, she fears she sent her into captivity.
“We hardly speak these days,” Semende...
Malawi's Lifeline Pipeline Nears Key Milestones
By Mike Mangaye
Africa-Press - Malawi. In Lilongwe’s crowded neighborhoods, some families see tap water just once a month – and only in the dead of night. These scenes of scarcity underscore a water crisis the government hopes to end with a mega-infrastructure initiative: the...
First Chief Kachindamoto Lecture Sparks Child Marriage Debate
By Moses Magadza
Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. A panel discussion following the inaugural public lecture honouring the late Chief Theresa Kachindamoto of Malawi stirred reflection, debate, and renewed urgency for coordinated regional action to eradicate child marriage.
The Southern African...
Zambia Faces Pressure Amid Violence and Court Battles
By zambianobserver
Africa-Press - Zambia. Zambia wakes up to one of its most volatile political mornings in months. Overnight reactions to violence admissions reeling, legal filings, police deployments and constitutional disputes have collided into a single, combustible news cycle. Every major...