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Zimbabwe's energy minister fired amid blackouts
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sacked the Minister of Energy and Power Development, Joram Gumbo, amidst the worst electricity blackouts...
Social media shut in Eritrea
Social media services have been blocked in Eritrea, with people now sending messages via VPN. The reason for the shutdown...
Priest among six killed in Burkina Faso church attack
Gunmen have killed six people including a priest as Mass was being celebrated in a church in Dablo in northern...
Ivorian MP Alain Lobognan jailed for 'fake news' tweet
An Ivorian MP and ex-sports minister has been sentenced to one year in jail and fined $520 (£400) for spreading...
Scripted Trump does little to convince sceptics on border wall
According to Washington CNN, United States of American President Donald Trump delivered his scripted response to the deepening Washington stalemate...
Gatwick's runway shuts down
December 20, 2018 By ELEANOR CHAMBESHI, LUSAKA Tens of thousands of passengers at one of the UK's busiest airports are...
China urges US and Canada to clarify the arrest Huawei's financial officer
China has urged the US and Canada to "clarify" the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer. The daughter...