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FARAI MUTSAKA

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Newly elected IOC President Kirsty Coventry celebrated on return home to Zimbabwe

Newly elected International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry has arrived in her home country of Zimbabwe to a hero’s welcome as her victory is celebrated as a national milestone

Newly elected IOC President Kirsty Coventry celebrated on return home to Zimbabwe
Africa|Crime|Sports|World

2 men arrested in Zimbabwe for armed robbery and stealing new IOC President Coventry's memorabilia

Two brothers have been arrested and appeared in a Zimbabwe court accused of an armed robbery at the home of new International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry’s parents

2 men arrested in Zimbabwe for armed robbery and stealing new IOC President Coventry's memorabilia
Africa|Political|World

South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have killed peacekeepers while overrunning the region this year

Africa|Economy|Food|Political|World

UN food program closes its southern Africa office in the wake of Trump administration aid cuts

The United Nations’ World Food Program is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts

UN food program closes its southern Africa office in the wake of Trump administration aid cuts
Africa|Health|Political|World

Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake

The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease

Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake
Africa|Crime|Health|Political|World

24 people have died in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Zimbabwe, police say

Police say 24 people have died in a collision between a bus and a truck in Zimbabwe

Africa|Political|World

Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its president for 15 years, has died

Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
Africa|Economy|Health|Political|US|World

A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions

U.S.-funded aid programs worldwide have begun firing staff and preparing to shut down their operations as an unprecedented Trump administration freeze on foreign assistance brings their work to a sudden halt

A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
Africa|Crime|Election|News|World

Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge

Lawyers for an opposition party councilor in Zimbabwe say he and a relative were abducted, beaten and whipped by unknown men amid a post-election crackdown on criticism of recently reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party

Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge
Africa|Health|News

Zimbabwe announces 100 suspected cholera deaths and imposes restrictions on gatherings

Zimbabwe has recorded 100 suspected deaths from cholera and more than 5,000 possible cases since late last month

Zimbabwe announces 100 suspected cholera deaths and imposes restrictions on gatherings
Africa|Health|Lifestyle

Winner of albinism pageant says Zimbabwe event made her feel beautiful and provided sense of purpose

A beauty pageant held this month in Zimbabwe is seen by its contestants and organizer as a way to push back against prejudice and promote understanding of people living with albinism

Winner of albinism pageant says Zimbabwe event made her feel beautiful and provided sense of purpose
Africa|Health|News|World

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 people and infecting more than 8,000

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified
Africa|Environment|News

Longer droughts in Zimbabwe take a toll on wildlife and cause more frequent clashes with people

In Zimbabwe, rains are finally bringing relief to its second-largest national park

Longer droughts in Zimbabwe take a toll on wildlife and cause more frequent clashes with people
Africa|Economy|Travel

A Christmas rush to get passports to leave Zimbabwe is fed by economic gloom and a price hike

Atop many Christmas wish lists in economically troubled Zimbabwe is a travel document

A Christmas rush to get passports to leave Zimbabwe is fed by economic gloom and a price hike
Africa|Crime|News

A Zimbabwe opposition figure seen by supporters as the face of resistance to repression is convicted

A Zimbabwean opposition figure who has spent close to 600 days in pretrial detention has been convicted of inciting public violence

A Zimbabwe opposition figure seen by supporters as the face of resistance to repression is convicted
Africa|Crime|News|Political|World

Zimbabwe's government backs a move to abolish the death penalty having last hanged someone in 2005

Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has agreed to back a move in Parliament to abolish the death penalty

Zimbabwe's government backs a move to abolish the death penalty having last hanged someone in 2005
Africa|Education|Lifestyle|News|World

Zimbabwe's vice president says the government will block a scholarship for LGBTQ+ people

Zimbabwe’s powerful vice president says the government will block a university scholarship for young LGBTQ+ people

Zimbabwe's vice president says the government will block a scholarship for LGBTQ+ people
Africa|Health|News|World

Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation

Zimbabwe has started an emergency campaign to inoculate more than 4 million children against polio after health authorities detected three cases caused by a rare mutation of the weakened virus used in oral vaccines

Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation
Africa|Environment|News|World

Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency

Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema has declared the country’s debilitating drought a national disaster and emergency

Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency
Africa|News|Travel

Zimbabwe's president cancels a renewable energy speech after a bomb scare at Victoria Falls Airport

An official says that a bomb scare has shut down Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls Airport that forced the country’s president to cancel a planned address at a conference on renewable energy

Zimbabwe's president cancels a renewable energy speech after a bomb scare at Victoria Falls Airport
Africa|Crime|World

Zimbabwe police rescue 251 children used as labor and find graves in religious sect compound raid

Zimbabwe police say they have rescued dozens of children used as labor at a religious sect compound

Zimbabwe police rescue 251 children used as labor and find graves in religious sect compound raid
Africa|Environment|News|Science

In a cycle of extreme weather, drought in southern Africa leaves some 20 million facing hunger

A new drought has left millions facing hunger in southern Africa as they experience the effects of extreme weather that scientists say is becoming more frequent and more damaging

In a cycle of extreme weather, drought in southern Africa leaves some 20 million facing hunger
Africa|Crime|News|Travel|World

80-year-old American tourist killed in elephant attack during game drive in Zambia

A safari company says a bull elephant charged a truck that an 80-year-old American was riding in with other tourists on a game drive in a Zambian national park, flipping over the vehicle and killing her

Africa|News|World

Zimbabwe frees prisoners, including those sentenced to death, in an independence day amnesty

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted clemency to more than 4,000 prisoners in an independence day amnesty

Zimbabwe frees prisoners, including those sentenced to death, in an independence day amnesty
Africa|Economy|Finance

Zimbabwe's ZiG is the world's newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis

Zimbabwe has started circulating a new currency to replace one that has been battered by depreciation and often outright rejection by the people

Zimbabwe's ZiG is the world's newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis

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