BBC

Zimbabwe arrests 40,000 people for ‘violating lockdown’

Two journalists who’d been interviewing alleged victims of state torture are among the 40,000 people that Zimbabwean police say they’ve arrested. Most of those people were arrested for breaking the rule on not moving more than 5km (3 miles) from their homes.

May 26, 2020

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe accused of using lockdown to silence reporters

Two Zimbabwean journalists who’d been charged with violating lockdown regulations have now been freed on bail, amid accusations the government is using the lockdown to silence dissent. Frank Chikowore and Samuel Takawira were arrested on Friday, as they interviewed three opposition officials

May 26, 2020

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe minister sacked over abduction slur

Zimbabwe’s deputy information minister has been fired, hours after dismissing the abduction of a female member of parliament and two of her colleagues as a row over payment for sex. The government gave no reason for the dismissal of Energy Mutodi. A

May 21, 2020

Africa

President Donald Trump says WHO ignored racism against Africans in China

United States President Donald Trump has criticised the World Health Organization (WHO) for not responding strongly to reports of racism and discrimination against Africans living in southern Chinese city of Guangzhou in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. President Trump has also

May 19, 2020

Africa

Africa HIV deaths ‘could rise by 500,000’ amid pandemic : WHO

More than half a million people in Africa could die between now and next year from Aids-related illnesses amid the Covid-19 pandemic – unless governments move to address the issue. A modelling analysis done by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAids

May 12, 2020

Africa·Breaking News

Coronavirus could kill 190,000 in Africa ‘in one year’

As many as 190,000 people across Africa could die in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic if crucial containment measures fail, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns. The new research also predicts a prolonged outbreak over a few years. “It likely

May 8, 2020

Zimbabwe

More prisoners freed in Zimbabwe coronavirus amnesty

Zimbabwe has granted clemency to more prisoners, broadening the conditions for release in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a government notice, those who are facing life sentences and who have served at least 20 years of that sentence could

May 1, 2020

Africa

Ghana plans 90 new hospitals in wake of pandemic

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans to construct more than 90 hospitals to beef up Ghana’s health system in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. According to the president, the pandemic has exposed the weakness in the country’s health system following

April 27, 2020

Europe

World Health Organization (WHO) launches plan to fast-track vaccine

World leaders have launched a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to speed up the research, development and distribution of vaccines, drugs and tests against the coronavirus. “Our shared commitment is to ensure all people have access to all the tools to defeat

April 24, 2020

Mozambique

The European Union blasts Mozambique’s ‘rigged’ election

The European Union has described as “astonishing” the extent of vote-rigging in last October’s elections in Mozambique. In their final report, published on Wednesday, EU observers gave a withering assessment of the polls saying they found fraud at almost every stage of

February 13, 2020

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