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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday warned political opponents and rights groups, purportedly promoting destabilisation. He added that they will be “flushed out”. This comes after dozens of activists had been arrested in a crackdown. Mnangagwa said his administration was facing many hurdles and attacks including divisive politics of some opposition elements. “The bad apples …
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At least eight people have been killed in two separate attacks this week by terrorists in the north of Cabo Delgado, HumAngle has learned. The attacks took place in the main village of Mocimboa da Praia and Macomia in the administrative post of Chai, from Tuesday at about 8p.m. to Wednesday at 6p.m., resulting in …
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The government of Angola has expressed the need to sign a cooperation agreement on security and public order with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as the redefinition and re-marking of border marks. Angolan Interior Minister, Eugénio Laborinho, expressed this interest in a video call meeting held on Tuesday with DR Congo’s deputy …
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Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said his government will continue investigating and clamping down on corruption, as it continues to pursue goals towards achieving Vision 2030 and removing impediments towards its realisation. Speaking at the third principals’ executive plenary meeting of Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) at State House in Harare, on Monday, President Mnangagwa announced …
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South Africa’s Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, said following the terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado, the likelihood of the country to help Mozambique is going to be discussed behind closed doors. She said the matter would be discussed in the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) – a parliamentary committee that only meets …
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Burundian refugees, still sheltered in camps, in neighbouring Tanzania are set to finally go home in the near future. Tanzania and Burundi have agreed in principle to repatriate Burundian refugees still living in camps in northwestern Tanzania after the voluntary repatriation process of October 2019. Tanzania’s Home Affairs Ministry data shows that there are still …
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A joint project to promote peace, social cohesion and conflict prevention in Cabo Delgado was launched recently in Mozambique, with the aim of reaching 16, 000 people, mainly those affected by the terrorist attacks. The project is supported by the government of Mozambique, Japan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The gas-rich province of …
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme (WFP) have warned that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters as well as supply chain challenges, rising food prices and loss of income due to COVID19, threaten to leave millions of refugees across Africa without food. “Millions of refugees throughout Africa are currently reliant on regular …
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Namibia’s capital city, Windhoek, has seen a rise in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) since the ease of restrictions, under state three regulations, on June 2. There were reports of 158 cases by mid-June, which is significantly higher than those recorded during the months of lockdown. City police chief Abraham Kanime, told the press that cases are …
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Without giving clear figures on how many were captured so far, Mozambican authorities say they will punish Islamic insurgents terrorising the northern province of Cabo Delgado over the past three years, in a reign of violence that has killed over 1,000 people and created more than 200,000 internally displaced persons. Speaking on Wednesday, in the …
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King Mswati III of eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland) has called for African nations to unite in creating their own digital market that will promote ‘made in Africa’ goods and services. The king believes that all African stakeholders should work together to shape the continent’s digital transformation, using the means at their disposal. He made …
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Armed men killed eight workers of a private construction firm working on the multi-billion-dollar gas project in northern Mozambique, the company said in a statement. Fenix Constructions Service Lda, subcontracted by French oil giant, Total, said five armed men clad in military fatigues similar to those worn by the Mozambican government forces staged the attack. …
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