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Zimbabwe Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services Tatenda Mavetera, Russian Federation Ambassador Nikolai and graduates of the Cyber Security PRO national training programme pose for a group photo during the certificate handover ceremony and the presentation of the National AI Strategy 2026 to 2030. Photo: Supplied

Zimbabwe graduates 72 cybersecurity experts and launches national AI strategy

Harare - Zimbabwe's Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services has handed over the country's National AI Strategy 2026 to 2030 to Russian...

ByAdekunle OwolabiApril 13, 2026

Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Minister Lucia Iipumbu, newly appointed Deputy Minister Edward Wambo and staff members pose for a group photo during the leadership reception held at the Ministry's Head Office in Windhoek. Photo: Supplied

Africa

Namibia welcomes new deputy home affairs minister

Windhoek - Namibia's Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has officially welcomed its newly appointed Deputy Minister Edward Wambo, who assumed...

ByAdekunle OwolabiApril 13, 2026

ZRA Commissioner General Dingani Banda, Global Forum Tax Policy Advisor Alex Nuwagira and tax experts from 12 countries pose for a group photo during the opening of the Exchange of Information on Request Assessor Training hosted by the Zambia Revenue Authority in Livingstone. Photo: Supplied

Africa Finance

Zambia hosts global tax evasion training with experts from 12 countries

Livingstone - The Zambia Revenue Authority is hosting a five-day training on Exchange of Information on Request assessment and monitoring processes in Livingstone,...

ByAdekunle OwolabiApril 13, 2026

Lesotho Deputy Prime Minister Nthomeng Majara, LNDC Chief Executive Officer Thabo Khasipe, Minister of Trade Industry and Business Development Mokhethi Shelile and other dignitaries and industry leaders pose for a group photo during the official launch of the Letsema Strategy 2026 to 2031 at Avani Maseru. Photo: Supplied

Africa

Lesotho targets 50,000 jobs under new five-year plan

Maseru - The Lesotho National Development Corporation has launched an ambitious five-year strategy targeting the creation of 50,000 new jobs by 2031, with...

ByAdekunle OwolabiApril 13, 2026

Africa Crime and Courts

Suspect flees as N$5.2 million drug haul seized at Namibia border

Namibian authorities intercepted a consignment of marijuana valued at approximately N$5.2 million at the Noordoewer Border Post in the //Kharas Region during the...

ByAdekunle OwolabiApril 13, 2026

Nigerian soldiers walk past military tanks in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria on November 7, 2025 [File: Ahmed Kingimi/Reuters]

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Over 100 killed in Nigerian military air strike on village market

Maiduguri - More than 100 people have been killed and 35 others wounded after Nigerian military aircraft struck a busy village market in...

ByAdekunle OwolabiApril 13, 2026

Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo Photo by X/@MinOfInteriorNG

Africa Diaspora

Nigeria orders passport withdrawal for ex citizens

ABUJA – Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service to withdraw and deactivate passports belonging to...

ByAdekunle OwolabiApril 11, 2026