South Africa deploys 2,900 troops to combat armed groups in DRC
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Monday that South Africa will contribute a substantial force of 2,900 troops from the South African National Defense Force to combat armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). South Africa said that this deployment is crucial to fulfilling South Africa’s obligations to the Southern African Development Community [...]
Zimbabwe presidential election results met with international concern
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced Saturday that incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa won the presidential election, maintaining power. However, international election watchdogs and the international community have raised doubts about the legitimacy of Mnangagwa’s election, along with Mnangagwa’s main opponent, Nelson Chamisa of the opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change Party (CCC). After the release of [...]
Numerous African and international nongovernmental organizations urged Zambia to reaffirm its membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday. The calls come in response to the African Union's (AU) decision to adopt...
JURIST Guest Columnist Tseliso Thipanyane, of the Columbia University Law School and the Safer South Africa Foundation, discusses human trafficking and slavery issues in Africa and the causes ... More than two hundred years since the abolition of the Trans-Atlantic...
Southern African Tribunal Weakened By Endorsment of Mugabe Re-Election
Drew F. Cohen, Constitutional Court of South Africa
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday released a report entitled Angola’s Upcoming Elections: Attacks on the Media, Expression, and Assembly alleging that the government of Angola is responsible...
Zimbabwe not bound by regional court rulings: justice minister
Zimbabwean Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa said Sunday that Zimbabwe is not bound by the rulings of the Tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) . The statement comes two days after the Tribunal ruled that farmers who...
Africa court refers Zimbabwe land reform case to regional summit meeting
The Tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ruled Friday that the farmers who lost their land under Zimbabwe's land reform program may take their case to the SADC summit meeting...
Zimbabwe government voids law restricting foreign ownership of companies
Zimbabwe's government on Wednesday declared void a law mandating that indigenous people have majority ownership in all businesses valued at over $500,000. The law took effect last month, but the country's stock market has since fallen 10...
Zimbabwe high court rejects African tribunal's land reform ruling
The Zimbabwe High Court ruled on Tuesday that it is not bound by the decision of the Southern Africa Development Community Tribunal (SADC Tribunal) that ordered the state to halt its controversial Land Reform Program...
