World Aug 15 Zambia’s opposition leader takes lead in presidential poll The 59-year old businessman, contesting the presidency for the sixth time, has more than 2.3 million votes to President Edgar Lungu’s 1.4 million votes, according to results announced Sunday by the Electoral Commission of Zambia.
World Aug 12 Zambia starts counting ballots in closely fought elections Large turnouts were seen in the capital, Lusaka, and other parts of the southern African country in tense elections that the president and his main rival have said are a test of the stability of the nation's democracy.
World Mar 25 Africa’s elephants more endangered by poaching, habitat loss The number of African forest elephants has fallen by more than 86% since 1990, while the population of savanna elephants dropped by more than 60% over the last 50 years, according to the IUCN, which rates the global extinction risks…
World Sep 15 Zimbabwe government abuses critics, allege rights groups From tweeting to Whatsapp texting, singing in public or marching in the streets, those who speak out against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government are finding themselves in trouble.
World Aug 03 Zimbabwe continues arrests of critics, says opposition party Zimbabwean rights groups say the military and police are arresting scores of opposition members and activists after authorities thwarted an anti-government protest last week.
Health Mar 25 Zimbabwe doctors, nurses strike over little virus protection Zimbabwe's public hospital nurses have joined a doctors' strike over a lack of protective gear as the coronavirus spreads in a country whose health system has nearly collapsed.
Health Mar 20 Zimbabwe has 1st COVID-19 case while Africa cancels flights The health minister says the infected man lives in Victoria Falls, one of Africa's most visited tourist destinations.
World Mar 16 Zimbabwe official says coronavirus punishes U.S. for sanctions Zimbabwe's defense minister has described the coronavirus as God's way of punishing the United States and other western countries for imposing sanctions on Zimbabwe.
World Sep 28 ‘This man lives forever’: Zimbabwe’s Mugabe is buried Mugabe, who led the bitter guerrilla war to end white-minority rule in the country then known as Rhodesia, was Zimbabwe’s first leader and ruled from 1980, overseeing a years-long slide from prosperity to economic ruin and repression.
World Sep 14 Zimbabwe’s Mugabe honored at state funeral, burial delayed HARARE, Zimbabwe — African heads of state joined thousands of Zimbabweans at a state funeral Saturday for Zimbabwe’s founding president, Robert Mugabe , whose burial has been delayed for at least a month until a special mausoleum can be built for…