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Sierra Leone Imposes Nationwide Curfew After Armed Attack on Military Barracks in Freetown

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military’s main and largest barracks in the West African nation’s capital, raising fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups

November 26, 2023

Breaking News·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s imposing new Chinese-funded parliament opens

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa hailed “excellent” relations with China as he delivered for the first time a State of the Nation address at a new multimillion-dollar parliament building gifted by the Asian economic giant. China funded and constructed the

November 23, 2022

Sports

Bangladesh beats Zimbabwe after last-ball drama at world T20

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) – Shakib Al Hasan and his Bangladesh players hugged, traded high-fives, and shook hands with their Zimbabwe rivals as they walked off the field Sunday to celebrate what they thought was a narrow Super 12 win in the Twenty20

October 30, 2022

Breaking News·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s ruling party backs leader Emmerson Mnangagwa despite huge inflation

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s president on Friday officially opened a ruling party congress that is set to renominate him as the party’s presidential candidate for next year’s election, but soaring inflation and a government crackdown on dissent are fueling tensions in

October 28, 2022

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean author Dangarembga found guilty for role in civil rights protest

World-renowned author Tsitsi Dangarembga was found guilty Thursday of promoting public violence in her home country of Zimbabwe for participating in a largely peaceful antigovernment protest in 2020 that called for reforms. She was fined around $120 and given a six-month suspended

September 29, 2022

Breaking News

Russia to formally annex 4 regions of Ukraine Friday

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Friday will formally annex occupied parts of Ukraine where it held Kremlin-orchestrated “referendums” in which it claimed that residents had voted overwhelmingly to live under Moscow’s rule. The Ukrainian government and the West have denounced the

September 29, 2022

Featured

UN agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant amid safety fears

A UN nuclear watchdog team set off on an urgent mission on Monday to safeguard the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine, a long-awaited trip the world hopes will help avoid a radioactive catastrophe. The stakes

August 29, 2022

Breaking News·Zimbabwe

Russia says station attack was on Ukrainian military target

CHAPLYNE, Ukraine — The death toll from a Russian rocket attack on a train station and the surrounding area as Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day climbed to 25, including at least two children, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday. Russia said it targeted a

August 25, 2022

South Africa

South African workers march in capital against inflation

South African workers on Wednesday demonstrated against the country’s rising cost of living including record-high fuel prices and increased costs for basic foods. About 1,000 workers marched to the Union Buildings, the seat of government in the capital Pretoria, calling for President

August 24, 2022

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe votes in by-elections seen as test for ruling party

Zimbabweans voted Saturday in key parliamentary and municipal by-elections seen as a test for President Emmerson Mnangangwa’s ruling party in next year’s general polls. The polls had generated so much interest in the run-up that Mnangangwa led various campaign rallies to shore

March 26, 2022

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