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.
World Dec 24 COVID-19 spike worsens Africa's severe poverty, hunger woes As 2021 comes to a close, many people in richer parts of the globe are fretting over the risk of contracting COVID-19 and how rising infections are upending their holiday plans.
World Aug 17 Zambia celebrates peaceful transfer of power after elections Business has quickly returned to normal in Zambia after veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was declared president-elect and the incumbent president Edgar Lungu conceded his election defeat.
World Aug 16 Opposition leader elected president in Zambia Zambia’s veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has won the southern African country’s presidency with more than 50 percent of the vote.
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.