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It is the worst time to be in the shoes of ED
Zimbabwe is in a very precarious condition. Prices are dancing a dance of their own. Life is very hard and it is a nightmare being Zimbabwean. Everybody from the rich and the poor are crying. As expec...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 22:18hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Is it time for Africa to teach Europe what democracy and passive racism are?
Picture it. The aftermath of a national election, where senior international observer from a leading European country declares of the election process he has just witnessed: "In all the many election ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | | by Anonymous
Macron win puts Mugabe's age on spotlight
The election of 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron as new France president has ignited fresh debate on social media on President Robert Mugabe whose party confirmed him as its candidate for the next presiden...Published: 11 May 2017 at 11:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anti-EU candidate could win election in France, Hollande warns
Paris - Far-right leader Marine Le Pen could win the forthcoming presidential election in France, President Francois Hollande warned on Monday, vowing to "do everything" in his power to stop it ha...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 14:36hrs | | by Agencies
Mugabe engages France over UN Security Council seat
President Robert Mugabe has engaged France's leader, Francois Hollande, to intervene in calls to include one of Africa's 54 States in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).Mugabe ' cu...Published: 19 Jan 2017 at 12:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, French President to hold talks over 'diplomatic tiff'
President Robert Mugabe is expected to come face-to-face with his French counterpart Francois Hollande in Mali on Saturday to discuss the diplomatic tiff that emerged following anti-Mugabe protest...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 19:08hrs | | by new24.com
Mugabe expected in Mali for France-Africa summit
President Mugabe is today expected to join other African Heads of State and Government gathered here for the 27th edition of the France-Africa Summit.The summit is aimed at strengthening t...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Britain exit from EU could boost Zimbabwe-EU relation
The imminent exit of Britain from the European Union should see the bloc reverting to constructive multilateral engagement with Zimbabwe considering that most countries were victims of the internation...Published: 25 Jun 2016 at 06:50hrs | | by Felex Share
Africa needs support to develop says Mugabe
Antalya (Turkey) - African countries require financial and technological support from developed countries to transform their economies through value addition and beneficiation of their abundant natura...Published: 17 Nov 2015 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'French policy to blame for Paris attacks'
Damascus - Syrian President Bashar Assad said on Saturday that French policy had contributed to the "spread of terrorism" that culminated in attacks claimed by the Islamic State group which killed 128...Published: 14 Nov 2015 at 12:54hrs | | by AFP
Mugabe leaves for G20 Summit in Turkey
African Union chairman President Mugabe left Harare yesterday for Antalya, Turkey, to attend the G20 Summit where topical issues such as the emerging economies and climate change are set to take centr...Published: 14 Nov 2015 at 07:16hrs | | by Munyaradzi Huni
Respect term limits, says French President
COTONOU - French President Francois Hollande last week urged African leaders to respect their constitutional term limits amid concerns that some are prepared to risk political instability in order to ...Published: 06 Jul 2015 at 08:28hrs | | by Reuters
Ghana's Rawlings says Africa is 'proud' of Mugabe as AU chair - a tyrant what is there to be proud of!
Speaking during a meeting with former Mozambique leader, Joachim Chissano, former Ghana President Jerry Rawlings said he was shocked that France had objected to Mugabe assuming the chairmanship of th...Published: 17 Apr 2015 at 16:40hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
'Hands off Mugabe,' Jerry Rawlings tells France
GHANA'S former President Jerry Rawlings has blasted France for questioning African leaders' decision to elect President Robert Mugabe as the African Union chairman. France, along with its Euro...Published: 17 Apr 2015 at 07:05hrs | | by Felex Share
Egypt bombs Islamic State targets
Egyptian jets bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, a day after the group there released a video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians, drawing Cairo directly into the conflict ac...Published: 16 Feb 2015 at 12:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'US considers sending weapons to Ukraine'
US President Barack Obama has said that his administration is looking at all options in handling the crisis in Ukraine, but he has not yet decided whether the US will provide lethal arms to Kiev....Published: 09 Feb 2015 at 22:55hrs | 1 | by Staff Reorter
Mugabe to become most powerful 91-year-old African
RECENTLY the internet was abuzz with rumours that Zimbabwe's long-term ruler Robert Mugabe had abdicated, and his new vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa had taken over the reins.The rumours of ...Published: 07 Jan 2015 at 19:25hrs | | by Charles Onyango-Obbo
Hollande warns African leaders who cling to power
Dakar - French President Francois Hollande is taking to task African leaders who seek ways around term limits to extend their reigns.At a summit of francophone countries in Senegal on Satu...Published: 30 Nov 2014 at 13:32hrs | | by AP
Crashed Air Algerie pilots asked to turn back
Paris - France said on Monday the pilots of the Air Algerie passenger plane that crashed in Mali, killing all 118 people on board, had asked to turn back, in a new development to a tough probe into th...Published: 28 Jul 2014 at 19:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Obama urges Putin to make choice over Ukraine
Warsaw, Poland - President Barack Obama wants his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to take steps to rebuild the trust shattered by Russia's actions in Ukraine.Obama's comment came as he visi...Published: 03 Jun 2014 at 14:13hrs | | by CNN
African leaders on plan to combat Boko Haram
African leaders at a summit in Paris have agreed on a regional plan of action to combat Boko Haram, the Islamist group that has abducted more than 200 girls and threatened to sell them into slavery....Published: 20 May 2014 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Obama, Beyonce dangerously in love', French media goes crazy over romour
A French media firestorm has been circulating claims that Barack Obama and Beyonce are dangerously in love.It came as Francois Hollande, France's head of state and a well-known love cheat, a...Published: 11 Feb 2014 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Obama cheating on Michelle? Michelle to file divorce papers?
For the past couple of weeks, a US tabloid, the National Enquirer has been publishing prominent stories claiming that the marriage of United State President Barrack Obama and US first lady Michelle...Published: 18 Jan 2014 at 21:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
French First Lady hospitalised after alleged Hollande affair
French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler is admitted to hospital after media reports of an alleged affair involving her partner, Francois Hollande.Her office said she had been admitted "for rest...Published: 12 Jan 2014 at 15:17hrs | | by BBC
Mugabe snubs France-Africa summit
Paris - At least 40 African leaders gather in Paris this week for a French-led summit on improving security on the unstable continent following France's military mission in Mali and a new one in the ...Published: 02 Dec 2013 at 04:02hrs | | by AFP
Britain approves new nuclear plant
London - Britain agreed on Monday the construction of its first nuclear plant in 20 years to a consortium of state-backed French and Chinese firms, underlining its controversial commitment to atomic p...Published: 21 Oct 2013 at 12:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Egyptian police to use live ammunition on protesters
The Egyptian military is deploying to guard "vital installations" ahead of mass anti-government protests across Egypt Friday. Police are threatening to use live weapons to protect themselves against p...Published: 16 Aug 2013 at 11:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Malema to visit prophet TB Joshua to 'ask for blessings'
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is set to follow in struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's footsteps – by visiting Nigeria's foremost charismatic preacher, TB ...Published: 10 Aug 2013 at 03:41hrs | 20 | by Staff Reporter
Ranger Odyssey vs Africa - Mission Accomplished!
Ranger Odyssey vs Africa - Mission Accomplished! 6 countries, 22 days, 7 8...Published: 17 Jul 2013 at 07:04hrs | | by Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa
Snowden must stop leaking secrets to stay in Russia, says Putin
MOSCOW - Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Monday that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden will have to stop leaking U.S. secrets if he wants to get asylum in Russia, bu...Published: 02 Jul 2013 at 05:09hrs | | by AP
Royal Destiny Live Recording Concert: A Roaring Royal Success
Today once again I (Thulani Nkala) had a rare opportunity to talk to Maria Adonis Rusike of Royal Destiny, after a resounding success of their Live Recordi...Published: 11 Jun 2013 at 15:00hrs | 5 | by Thulani Nkala
Top 10 Selected for Ford Ranger Odyssey Africa 2013
- Ranger Odyssey Boot Camp put 17 semi-finalists through rigorous four-day selection process - Trained and evaluated in 4x4 theory, off-road drivi...Published: 03 Jun 2013 at 22:05hrs | | by Moyo Roy
UK terrorist proclaimed 'an eye for an eye' after attack
A British soldier has been butchered on a busy London street by two Islamist terrorists, one of whom proclaimed afterwards: "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." In the first terrorist...Published: 23 May 2013 at 04:59hrs | | by Gordon Rayner and Steven Swinford
French justice minister wants land for slaves' descendants
France's justice minister has said she supports land reform in the country's overseas territories to help the descendants of slaves, two days after President Hollande declared reparations for slavery ...Published: 16 May 2013 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Neo-fascist online groups attack Italy's first black minister
ROME - It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes. But Cecile Kyenge's appointment as Italy's fi...Published: 01 May 2013 at 12:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
April Fool is dead!
London - The April Fool is dead.Or at least the gentle jester of the common folk has metastised into a corporate colossus controlled by global marketing executives, bestriding the Internet to ...Published: 01 Apr 2013 at 14:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
The little boy who wrote MDC-T Manifesto
As I write this piece, my heart bleeds for the Maisiri family which lost a 12-year-old son in a horrific inferno last Saturday. I have seen images of the little boy's charred remains sticking out to ...Published: 02 Mar 2013 at 10:54hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru The Other Side
Africa: Divided, ruled, for now
Last week I gave you a perspective steeped in history. I am grateful for the polite responses I got, whether by way of counter-arguments or by way of polemical affirmations. Either way, the responses ...Published: 26 Jan 2013 at 09:30hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Somali militant group posts pic of dead French soldier
Mogadishu - A Somali militant group has posted photos of what appears to be a dead French soldier.Two photos posted by an al-Shabaab-run Twitter account show a man wearing military pants and ...Published: 14 Jan 2013 at 13:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe to address Rio plenary session
Brazilian President Dilma Roussef will today officially open the three-day United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, while the Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Z...Published: 20 Jun 2012 at 09:04hrs | | by Dorothy Mavolwane in Rio de Janeiro
Zimbabwe Pastors Attack on T.B Joshua Provoked by Fear and Jealousy
An internet material which appeared under the title "Churches rap T.B. Joshua" on Wednesday, May 2012, would not have generated any response but for the fact th...Published: 10 May 2012 at 23:42hrs | | by Ezekiel Fajenyo and Sunday Patrick
Nicolas Sarkozy's wife to return to singing
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is to start singing live again and will release a new album of songs in the autumn, her promoter confirmed yesterday. There are even rumours of France's outgoing first lady starri...Published: 09 May 2012 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF celebrates Sarkozy defeat
Zanu-PF has celebrated the defeat of French president Nicholas Sarkozy at the country's recent elections and said Zimbabwe should immediately seek to establish diplomatic ties with the new government ...Published: 08 May 2012 at 13:57hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
Zimbabwe welcomes Sarkozy defeat
Political analysts say the defeat of French president Nicholas Sarkozy should spur Zimbabwe to launch a new diplomatic offensive under the newly elected Socialist, Francois Hollande.Sarkozy is...Published: 07 May 2012 at 15:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
French president Sarkozy ousted from power
Francois Hollande scored a narrow victory in the French presidential election last night and now has seven weeks to persuade the world that it can live with the new, Socialist face of France.P...Published: 07 May 2012 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
France president, Sarkozy, loses first round
PARIS. - Socialist challenger Francois Hollande won the first round of the French presidential vote yesterday, setting himself up for a May 6 run-off with right-wing incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Estim...Published: 23 Apr 2012 at 05:52hrs | | by AFP
French president, Sarkozy, flees mob, hides in bar
NICOLAS Sarkozy was forced to hide in a bar after a mob of protesters threatened to beat him up.The 57-year-old French President, who is standing for re-election in April, was campaigning in...Published: 04 Mar 2012 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
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