A Salute to Our African Nations

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: This article continues our salute to the independence anniversary of African nations. This acknowledges our respect and appreciation of our brothers and sisters among us as we work together to build better lives....

World Cup qualifying update: Where teams stand as 2026 draw closes in

Willy Semedo’s 82nd-minute equalizer meant Cape Verde (6-1-2, 20 points) remained atop CAF Group D and kept Libya (4-2-3, 15 points) in third place. Victory over last-place Eswatini (0-6-3) in Praia on Monday clinched Cape Verde’s first World Cup...

Crime rate drops by 3.8%

Reading Time: 2 minutesOver the past three months, the crime rate has decreased by 3.8% compared to the same period last year. This period covers July to September. According to statistics released by the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) in...

Mwalimu Nyerere’s legacy and the African health mission

With Tanzania having marked Nyerere Day earlier in the week, memories return of a leader whose style was defined by service and moral conviction. For Mwalimu Nyerere, leadership meant walking alongside his people and Africa, lending his hand...

Swedfund Invests $15 Million to Boost Loan Access for Civil Servants in Africa

Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution, has committed $15 million to Select Africa, a microfinance institution operating in Eswatini, Lesotho, and Malawi. The investment is aimed at improving access to credit for low-income public...

E1bn Investment for Matsamo Lake Tourism Park

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn investment of nearly E1 billion is expected to transform the Matsamo Lake Tourism Park into a world-class tourism destination. | Eswatini Observer WhatsApp Channel The project will include the construction of a hotel,...

American energy diplomacy can spur human flourishing in Africa and counter Beijing and Moscow

When Russia’s state-owned Rosatom announced last week that it had signed a deal to build two nuclear power plants in Ethiopia, it was energy policy in action. Such geopolitical moves, characteristic of Moscow and Beijing extending influence across...

15 Wives, 30 Children, 100 Servants: African King's Grand Arrival Locks Down Abu Dhabi Airport

15 Wives, 30 Children, 100 Servants: African King's Grand Arrival Locks Down Abu Dhabi Airport | Instagram Screengrab Abu Dhabi: A video capturing the arrival of King Mswati III of Eswatini at Abu Dhabi Airport has gone viral on social media,...

Netball’s bumper weekend

National League returns with 29 games in two days The domestic netball season gets underway with a bumper weekend in Maun, as the tourist town plays host to 29 games in two days. The return to action marks the first crucial part of Botswana...

Borrowing now 0.25% cheaper

Commercial banks have decided to lower interest rates on loans by 0.25%. In an announcement made yesterday, the Bank of Namibia said it will be reducing the lending rate spread, which was 3.75%. Currently the repo rate is 6.75% while the prime...

‘Something else influenced closure of liquor outlets’

Reading Time: 2 minutesKWALUSENI Member of Parliament Sifiso Shongwe says he does not want to believe that the location of the university influenced the closure of liquor outlets around Kwaluseni. He said this was because only adults were enrolled...

South Africa Faces a Diplomatic Tightrope on Iran

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: South Africa treads a fine diplomatic line after the United States strikes Iran, Nigeria faces a Boko Haram resurgence in its northeast, and Egypt imposes electricity rationing...

OPINION:Why embarrass King Mswati with a poor sound system during such an important UNESWA Graduation Ceremony?.

By Zweli Martin Dlamini In this country, it is becoming a norm to award tenders to companies that will provide services of poor quality and then, cash millions of public funds. King Mswati was embarrassed on Saturday by a poor sound system and...

Ruto rallies COMESA bloc to embrace technology for inclusive growth

President Ruto joins COMESA heads of state and government at the 24th summit in Nairobi. President William Ruto has urged African nations to embrace digital transformation to strengthen regional integration, create jobs, and secure economic...

Wednesday briefing: The new, devastating flood risk facing nearly all of Britain

Good morning. For years, whenever I read about parts of Britain being wrecked by flooding, it always felt like something distant – because until your house is flooded, it’s hard to imagine it happening, isn’t it? Not any more. According to a...

PSUs yield to budget pressure

Reading Time: 3 minutesPublic Sector Unions (PSUs) have expressed disappointment as they signed for E800 million worth of the salary review implementation with government. This is despite that the consultants, Umalusi Partners and Emergence...

U.S.-Ghana Deportee Pact stirs Constitutional, Legal, and Human Rights Crisis

The controversial agreement between the government of Ghana and the United States to accept West African third-country deportees is currently facing a triple threat: a Supreme Court challenge, intense domestic political scrutiny, and severe human...

No, President Mnangagwa Was Not ‘Elected’ To Chair COMESA

The latest performance arrived neatly packaged in a ZBC headline declaring that President Emmerson Mnangagwa “has been elected” the incoming Chairperson of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). The sentence feels triumphant....

Transport corridors key to Mozambique's growth plans

Mozambique is betting on logistics to transform the country’s economic structure, with large investments going into corridors linking the hinterland to the country’s long coastline. João Jorge Matlombe, Mozambique’s minister of transport and...

Are Petty Politics Dooming AGOA Renewal?

The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act expired on September 30, despite numerous efforts to continue the program that for 25 years has enabled sub-Saharan African businesses to export their products to the United States duty-free. The chief...