Police Chiefs from Southern Africa have taken and approved 26 decisions aimed at strengthening the fight against transnational organised crime.

Zambia is mourning the death of its sixth President, Edgar Lungu.

Lungu died today in Pretoria, South Africa, where he had been receiving specialized medical treatment.

The news was confirmed by Given Lubinda, Acting President of the Patriotic Front.

The SADC Chiefs of Police Sub-Committee will be meeting in Dar es Salaam from tomorrow until Friday for the Annual General Meeting.

The meeting will focus on tackling transnational organised crime throughout the region. 

Namibia's and South Africa's national research entities have signed a five-year partnership looking at addressing shared priorities in energy, digital health, agro-food systems, and space science.

Namibia has an interest in implementing Zambia's decentralisation policy, particularly the devolution of functions from central government to the local authority level.

The Namibian Travel and Tourism Forum assures that there is no cause for concern following the U.S. government's issuance of a Level 2 travel advisory for Namibia.

Mauritania’s candidate, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, has been elected as President of the African Development Bank, taking over from Akinwumi Adesina.

Renowned Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o has died at the age of 87.

His daughter, Wanjiku Wa Ngugi, shared the news on Facebook on Wednesday.

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has paid tribute to the visionary leaders who lit the torch of the liberation struggle across the African continent.

A member of the African Union's Transitional Group says the historical injustices against Africans need to be contextualised, as colonialism was an organisational project.