Zimbabwe has run out of passports and vehicle registration number plates, forcing citizens to wait for long periods to get them – yet another sign of a desperate shortage of U.S. dollars in the southern African nation. A hoped-for economic turnaround under
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who suffered a health crisis on Thursday, is reportedly improving “significantly”. The 92 year old was taken to hospital on Thursday. A spokesperson said Mr Essebsi’s health had improved significantly and he had called the defence minister
Nearly 250 people have been arrested in Ethiopia’s capital and the main city in its Amhara region since a coup attempt was foiled, state TV reported on Thursday. A mourner holds the photo of Amhara president Ambachew Mekonnen during a funeral ceremony
The Police have revealed the identity of the man accused of shooting dead Ethiopia army chief Gen Seare Mekonnen and another generals. The two men were killed on Saturday in the capital, Addis Ababa, in what the authorities have said said was
Harare-Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mangudya is suing Zanu PF deputy youth secretary Lewis Matutu over utterances made by the latter insinuating that Mangudya was corrupt. Matutu on Monday released a list of alleged corrupt politicians, individuals and top government
Uganda and Zimbabwe made big impressions in their opening matches in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Uganda recorded a victory over Dr Congo while Zimbabwe suffered a defeat against the host Egypt in their opener, the Cranes will square against Zimbabwe
Harare-The Zimbabwe Government has with immediate effect abolished the use of multi-currency system heralding the official use of the local currency. In a notice through Statutory Instrument 142 of 2009 the Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube said the Zimbabwe dollar will be
MDC activists in Mberengwa are living in fear following alleged attempts to abduct their colleagues by suspected State security agents. Two activists have since gone into hiding after accusations of mobilising rural voters to ditch Zanu PF for the MDC. Takavafira Zhou,
Zimbabwe and Zambia chose General Electric (GE) and Power Construction Corporation of China to build a $4-billion hydropower project straddling their border, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said. The 2 400 MW Batoka Gorge plant has been planned for years by the two southern
Thousands of opposition supporters have taken to the streets of several cities in Malawi to protest against last month’s re-election of President Peter Mutharika. The protesters in this southern African nation demanded the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission chairwoman Jane Ansah. A