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Zimbabwe plans ‘Disneyland in Africa’ Tourism minister outlines scheme to build $300m entertainment complex, with banks and casinos, near Victoria Falls   David Smith The Guardian UK The formula has worked in California, Florida and Paris. Now officials in Zimbabwe, eager to rebrand a country notorious for economic collapse and political violence, want to build […]

Thousands attend inauguration of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a seventh term in office as Zimbabwe’s leader Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter The Herald (Harare) HARARE, Zimbabwe- President Mugabe took his Oath of Office August 22, 2013 before a colorful, jubilant capacity crowd comprising Zimbabweans from all walks of life, […]

Brazilian oil firm HRT confident of major Namibia oil find AFP WINDHOEK– Finding large quantities of oil in Namibia is only “a matter of time” the head of Brazilian oil firm HRT said on August 15, 2013, playing down lacklustre initial drilling results. The chief executive of HRT, Milton Franke, told AFP he was confident […]

President Barack Obama invites Nigerian President for talks on terrorists activities in the African continent By George Agba Leadership (Abuja) United States President Barack Obama has invited Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan for talks on issues bordering on terrorists activities in the African continent among others . Disclosing this to State House correspondents in Abuja, United […]

Immigration officials express fears as team set up to probe airport fire By Moses Michira, Lonah Kibet and Felix Olick The Standard (Nairobi) NAIROBI- Senior Immigration officials Wednesday evening expressed unease with hasty plans to reopen the damaged Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to international flights. The Immigration Department said it would not be pushed […]

Why Robert Mugabe scored a landslide victory in Zimbabwean elections Triumph for president and his party Zanu-PF cannot be dismissed as rigging and obstruction by the incumbent Blessing-Miles Tendi The Guardian UK HARARE- There is a phenomenon in African politics called the preponderance of incumbency. Simply put, it maintains that it is difficult to defeat […]

Mugabe declared winner of presidency in Zimbabwe The Guardian (UK) Robert Mugabe was on Saturday declared the winner of Zimbabwe’s presidential election with 2,110,434 votes, giving him 61% of the total and Morgan Tsvangirai 34%. The margin was enough to avoid a repeat of the runoff in 2008. As Zanu-PF supporters celebrated the national election […]

Zimbabwe: Polling stations open as citizens cast ballots By Peta Thornycroft The Star (Johannesburg) Harare – With 9,735 polling stations opening for business at 7 am today, Zimbabweans are getting the chance to vote more freely than at any time in the past 13 years. Electoral reforms since the last disastrous poll in 2008 have […]

Voters defy threats as polls close in Mali Thousands of Malians went to the polls in country’s first presidential election since a military coup last year. Al Jazeera Mali’s polls have closed amid reports of high voter turnout in the capital, but elsewhere in the country people found themselves unable to cast their ballots. Sunday’s […]

Caribbean nations seeking compensation for slavery Associated Press Leaders of more than a dozen Caribbean countries are launching a united effort to seek compensation from three European nations for what they say is the lingering legacy of the Atlantic slave trade. The Caribbean Community, a regional organization that typically focuses on rather dry issues such […]