ANTI-MIGRATION PROTEST HELD IN SPAIN

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Anti-migration protesters gathered outside the Moroccan consulate in the southern Spanish port city of Algeciras on Sunday, before marching towards the port.

Activists called for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to resign and demanded the deportation of migrants from Spain.

AU EXPERTS ADVANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

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The importance of social protection, gender equality, disability inclusion and gender-responsive policies were among the issues highlighted during the just-concluded Sixth Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment expert meeting.

ZAMBIA POLICE BOSS HELD OVER COPPER THEFT

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Zambia's Police Service Commissioner and a magistrate are among six people charged and arrested in connection with the alleged theft of copper cathodes worth roughly N$ 7 million, police said Thursday.

LAMOLA DEFENDS SOUTH AFRICA'S IMMIGRATION POLICY

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South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola has rejected allegations by Ghanaian nationals over South Africa's treatment of foreign migrants, saying the country has the "sovereign right to enforce its immigration laws" while condemning isolated acts of violence.

SA WORKERS DEMAND PERMANENT JOBS

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South African workers have launched a sit-in over 'broken promises', demanding permanent jobs.

Trade unions and workers marched through Johannesburg on Wednesday to demand permanent jobs, the insourcing of outsourced workers, and the reinstatement of dismissed employees.

MALAWI PRESIDENT TOPS APAC GOVERNANCE RANKINGS

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The African Presidency Accountability Council (APAC) released its 2026 Mid-Year Report on governance, human rights, and political stability in Addis Ababa, ranking Malawi's President Arthur Peter Mutharika as the best-performing African president.

BOTSWANA RAISES CONCERN OVER DRC CONFLICT

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Botswana's Minister of International Affairs, Phenyo Butale, has said the continued conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is fuelling the proliferation of armed groups.

ZAMBIA RECEIVES 12 MILLION BALLOT PAPERS

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In a major milestone ahead of the 13 August general elections, a consignment of over 12 million ballot papers printed in Dubai touched down at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport today under tight security. 

SADC TRAINS ZAMBIA ELECTION OBSERVERS

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Observers for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) to the Zambia's presidential, parliamentary and local government general elections undergo a four-day refresher training.

GHANA DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR SOUTH AFRICA KILLINGS

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Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa demanded arrests and prosecutions over the killings of two Ghanaian nationals in South Africa as a flight in the latest phase of a voluntary repatriation operation landed in Accra on Monday.