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Six more tropical cyclones are likely to hit Zimbabwe before the end of the rainy season. local government minister, July Moyo said this on Wednesday during a cyclone recovery project ceremony in Harare. Zimbabwe, during this rainy season, had two cyclones, ANA which left a trail of destruction and Batsirai which fortunately dissipated. Minister Moyo said predictions by the Meteorological ...

Assailants struck Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s car with bullets early on Thursday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to him said, amid intense factional wrangling over control of the government. The source said the incident happened as Dbeibah was returning home, describing it as a clear assassination attempt, but the attackers fled and the incident has been referred ...

A number of African leaders gathered in Brussels on Sunday to prepare the European Union – African Union summit in February. The delegation was greeted by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. Democratic Republic of Congo’s, Félix Tshisekedi was present as well as president Macky Sall from Senegal and Paul Kagamé from Rwuanda. The discussions centred on the ...

The main opposition party in Burkina Faso, CDP, has re-elected Eddie Komboïgo has its leader. The election took place on Sunday during the 8th Congress in the capital, Ouagadougou. The party presented a new political bureau comprised of 89 members that marks another turn for the party founded 25 years ago. “I thank you and assure you that you have ...

Hundreds of Goma residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo are protesting the arrival of Rwandese security agents in the region. Clashes erupted between angry youths and local police resulting in several injuries and the death of a policeman on Monday in Goma which is the capital of North Kivu. They mostly erected barricades on several roads blocking traffic. “In ...

Pope Francis has condemned domestic violence against women as “almost satanic”, in some of his strongest language yet on the issue. The head of the Catholic Church made the remark during a programme broadcast on Italy’s TG5 network on Sunday. He spoke to a panel of four people from difficult backgrounds, including a survivor of domestic abuse. He lamented the ...

Germany has become the latest European country to ban most travellers from Britain, to try to slow the spread of the Omicron variant. German nationals and residents will still be allowed to enter from the UK. They must have a negative test and quarantine for two weeks, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated. The measures took effect on Sunday ...

Olaf Scholz has been confirmed as German chancellor, leading a three-party government that takes over from Angela Merkel after 16 years in office. He was voted in by the German parliament, where his coalition has a substantial majority. Mr Scholz’s new government is formed of his Social Democrat party along with the with Greens and Free Democrats. The handover of ...

Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa has blasted off on a trip to the International Space Station (ISS), joining the growing list of billionaires who have made it to space. A Russian rocket carrying Mr Maezawa took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. He is expected to spend 12 days at the ISS, and is the first space tourist to visit ...

Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world’s newest republic. In an overnight ceremony in the capital, Bridgetown, Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president. The Prince of Wales and Barbadian singer Rihanna attended the event, which coincided with the country’s 55th anniversary of independence. In a speech, Prince Charles acknowledged ...