World Aug 23 Voting delays mark Zimbabwe’s election as Mnangagwa seeks a second term This is the second general election since the ouster of longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in a coup in 2017.
World Aug 04 Opposition leader says Zimbabwe’s voters forced to choose ruling party or death Zimbabwe's main opposition leader has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of violating the law and tearing apart independent institutions to cling to power.
World Jul 09 Zimbabwe police bar opposition party from holding a rally, increasing election tensions The Citizens Coalition for Change party criticized the move as more evidence of a push by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party to silence the opposition using the police and the courts.
World Feb 09 UN declares ‘The Year of Millets’ to address global food insecurity With concerns about war, drought and the environment raising new worries about food supplies, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization has christened 2023 as the "Year of Millets" — grains that have been cultivated in all corners of the globe…
World Dec 16 While Africa’s sports betting industry grows, many worry about who will lose In at least five African countries, gamblers and experts said that many see the growing sports betting industry as a source of regular income, and a hope out of leaving poverty.
World Dec 16 Africa faced extreme weather and an international community distracted by Ukraine in 2022 Elections, coups, disease outbreaks and extreme weather are some of the main events that occurred across Africa in 2022.
Politics Dec 11 Biden aims to narrow trust gap between U.S. and African leaders at summit President Joe Biden is set to play host to dozens of African leaders in Washington this week as the White House looks to narrow a gaping trust gap with Africa — one that has grown wider over years of frustration about…
World Aug 19 As Zimbabwe again faces inflation, government introduces gold coins Rising prices and a fast depreciating currency have pushed many in Zimbabwe to the brink, reminding people of when the southern African country faced world-record inflation of 5 billion percent in 2008.
Health Jul 01 African officials treating monkeypox spread as an emergency, call for equitable vaccine distribution Health authorities in Africa say they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak here as an emergency and call on rich countries to share the world's limited supply of vaccines.
World Feb 03 In Africa at-home COVID tests are scarce and expensive, help may not come until next year Unlike rich countries, African nations have very limited access to COVID-19 tests, especially at-home tests.