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ABUJA – Ivory Coast’s political rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara have agreed to meet in an apparent breakthrough in efforts to end the country’s political crisis, the African Union’s envoy said Tuesday.
Gilbert Muponda’s ENG licence bid rejected
By Fanuel Kangondo
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has rejected an application for a banking licence by ENG Capital as founding managing director Gilbert Muponda intensifies efforts to be despecified.
120 000 hectares of maize planted in Mashonaland West
MAIZE farmers in Mashonaland West province have so far planted 120 000 hectares of maize crop against a target of 280 000ha this farming season.
LATEST ON IVORY COAST: US open to taking in Gbagbo: Senior official
WASHINGTON – The United States is open to taking in the Ivory Coast’s embattled leader Laurent Gbagbo to end the deadly standoff there, but the opportunity is “rapidly closing,” a senior US official said Monday.
Mediators shuttle between I.Coast presidents to end crisis
ABIDJAN – African mediators Monday held “useful” talks with Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo, who is facing the threat of military action if he does not stand down in favour of his rival after disputed polls.
Catastrophic Australian floods claim first victim
BUNDABERG- Emergency services in northeastern Australia geared up Monday to battle huge flooding that has left at least one person dead, amid warnings the worst of the devastation is far from over.
African powers in push to end Ivory Coast crisis
ABIDJAN – African powers launched a fresh diplomatic push for a peaceful solution to Ivory Coast’s deadly crisis Sunday, piling pressure on defiant leader Laurent Gbagbo to quit and avoid an armed intervention.
National hero Nyashanu buried
The late Cde Nevison Mukanganga Nyashanu who died on December 26 last year and was declared a national hero was buried Sunday at the National Heores Acre in Harare.
VP Mujuru hails SADC for backing Zimbabwe
Vice President Joice Mujuru has hailed Sadc for resolutely backing Zimbabwe in the face of a western onslaught in the past decade.
Pressure mounts on I.Coast’s Gbagbo after deadline expires
ABIDJAN- Pressure ratcheted up Sunday on Ivory Coast’s defiant leader Laurent Gbagbo to quit even as his rival faced the threat of a mob attack on his internationally recognised government’s headquarters.