Death toll rises to at least 12 after tropical storm Ana sweeps through Mozambique, Malawi

The death toll from tropical storm Ana has risen to at least 12 in Mozambique and Malawi, authorities said, although officials and aid agencies are still assessing the full impact of the storm that swept through southern Africa on Monday.
#ecologicaldisaster #southernafrica #malawi

Mozambican officials swept away in storm-swollen river

A convoy of Mozambican officials inspecting damage from Tropical Storm Ana was swept away by a swollen river on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and another missing. The car was trying to cross the Revuboe River, after a bridge had collapsed when Ana tore through the region earlier this week, Tete provincial governor Domingos Viola said on Radio Mozambique.
#mozambique #mozambicanofficials #river

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera reshuffles cabinet after corruption scandals

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed several new ministers in a rejigged cabinet, a statement from his office showed, after the old cabinet was dissolved over corruption scandals. Chakwera dissolved his entire cabinet this week, saying some ministers as well as other public officials had to account for graft accusations made against them.
#chakwera #malawi #malawipresident

Zimbabwean by-elections: Change of name, colours for MDC as parties test waters before 2023 polls

Zimbabwe's most popular opposition figure, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday announced a change of name for his Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC Alliance). Chamisa's party will now be known as Citizen's Coalition for Change (CCC).
#zimbabwe #citizencoalitionforchange #democraticchangealliance

Suspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo attacks on villages

Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, two local human rights groups said on Wednesday.
#islamists #congo

More South African and sub-Saharan African children dying of Covid-19 than elsewhere - researchers

Researchers have found that six African countries have substantially higher morbidity and mortality rates among children and adolescents hospitalised for Covid-19 than countries like the United States and the United Kingdom.
#southafrica #subsaharaafrica

Malawi president spares anti-corruption unit boss as leaked audio points to graft tussle

Political analysts in Malawi say President Lazarus Chakwera's shock axing of his Cabinet is a result of his clash with the director-general of the country's Anti-Corruption Bureau (AC Martha Chizuma. Leaked audio has seemingly exposed Chizuma's frustration with her work being undermined, as well as the depth of corruption in the legal system and allegations of state capture. 
#malawipresident #lazaruschakwera

Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore detained at military camp by soldiers following mutiny

Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has been detained at a military camp by mutinying soldiers, four security sources and a West African diplomat said on Monday, following heavy gunfire around his residence on Sunday night in the capital Ouagadougou.
#burkinafaso #ouagadougou #rochkabore

Botswana president vows to honour gay rights judgment

Botswana's president vowed Monday to fully implement a 2019 court ruling decriminalising homosexuality, two months after losing an appeal that sought to overturn it.
President Mokgweetsi Masisi invited LGBT leaders to his office to reassure them that he would respect the court's decision and protect their rights.
#botswana #mokgweetsimaisis #lgbt

Malawian President dissolves cabinet on corruption row

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday sacked his entire cabinet over graft concerns, vowing to "confront all forms of lawless conduct by public officials". "I have dissolved my entire cabinet effective immediately, and all the functions of cabinet revert to my office until I announce a reconfigured cabinet in two days," Chakwera said in a national address.
#malawi #lazaruschakwera