38 killed in Nigeria mine gas explosion

ABUJA. —  At least 38 people have been killed and many others injured following a gas explosion at a lead mining site in central Nigeria’s Plateau State, local officials said…

Lungu family dismisses poisoning allegations

JOHANNESBURG. — The relatives of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu have dismissed allegations that he was poisoned, as South African authorities pursue inquiries that have further delayed his burial months…

SADC deploys emergency response team to Madagascar

Gibson Nyikadzino Zimpapers Politics Hub THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has deployed, up to the end of the month, its Emergency Response Team (ERT) to support the government of…

President calls Africa to action . . . ‘Let’s invest in water security’

Kudakwashe Mugari in ADDIS ABABA,Ethiopia PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has enjoined African leaders to aggressively invest in water and irrigation infrastructure to insulate the continent’s agriculture from increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. Speaking…

President Mnangagwa leaves Ethiopia after attending AU 39th Summit

Kudakwashe Mugari in ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia President Mnangagwa left Ethiopia for Harare this morning after attending the African Union’s (AU) 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State…

ONE VOICE, ONE AFRICA . . . President pushes for African Standby Force

Kudakwashe Mugari in ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA has called for the urgent reclamation of Africa’s peace and security agenda, telling continental leaders that the full operationalisation of the African…

Zimbabwe leads Africa’s water, sanitation drive

Kudakwashe Mugari in ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA yesterday joined fellow African leaders at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African…

Malawi eyes Geo Pomona partnership to tackle urban waste

Harmony Agere and Wallace Ruzvidzo MALAWI is exploring a possible partnership with Zimbabwe’s Geo Pomona Waste Management to strengthen waste management and waste-to-energy systems in its cities following a high-level…

DRC offers frontline freeze in step towards truce

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said on Friday it had “accepted the principle of a ceasefire” involving a “strict and immediate” freeze of positions in the conflict in the…

Madagascar calls for assistance after cyclone devastation

Drone footage shared by Madagascar’s National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNRGC) shows the destruction wreaked on the country’s second-largest city, Toamasina, after a powerful cyclone made landfall on…

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