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Let us use sports to come together
Around 1300 hours on November 19, 2024, I fought my way from store to store in order to obtain a football ticket so that I could attend an Afcon match between South Sudan and the home team, Bafana Baf...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 14:29hrs | 181 | by Leonard Koni
Factional fighting in ZANU PF: Is Mnangagwa's quest for power putting Zimbabwe at risk?
IN 2017, Simon Khaya Moyo, the then ZANU-PF spokesperson, described Emmerson Mnangagwa as "dishonest," "divisive," and "deceptive" when the ruling party dismissed him. Today, these descriptors...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 17:22hrs | 1084 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zambia seeks Zimbabwe's support for AfDB candidacy
Zambia has sought Zimbabwe's support for its candidate in the 2025 African Development Bank (AfDB) presidency elections, as disclosed by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Fre...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:20hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Nigerian cleric prophecies Mnangagwa victory, says opposition wasting their money
NIGERIAN cleric Primate Elijah Ayodele, who is the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has issued prophecies on the presidential elections of Zimbabwe, Central African Republic (CAR) and Sout...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF will win 2023 elections and turn country around - Fresh Prophecy
NIGERIA - The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has released fresh prophecies for some African countries namely South Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Libya ...Published: 07 Jan 2023 at 09:07hrs | 22 | by Oluwatosin Issac
Chiwenga at Kibaki funeral
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday joined several African Heads of State and government in paying last respects to former Kenyan President Emilio Mwai Kibaki during a State funeral....Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Massive cheers for Mnangagwa at Ramaphosa inauguration
The two heads of state were among the few that had the crowd erupting with cheers.The crowd gathered for President Cyril Ramaphosa's inauguration ceremony at Loftus Versveld Stadium in Pretori...Published: 25 May 2019 at 15:18hrs | | by ANA
Zimbabwe urged to improve dialogue process
RENOWNED human rights lawyer from Sudan, Yasmin Sooka has challenged Zimbabwe to take a cue from other African countries that have successfully managed to handle their political crisis through an effe...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 11:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean prophet takes Angola by storm
Quoting from the Bible: "Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honour in his own country" (John 4:44), this popular verse from the scriptures could arguably apply to Gweru-born Proph...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga poised to topple Mnangagwa, as another coup imminent in Zimbabwe
The 30 July 2018 harmonized elections were like no other ever held in the country for so many reasons, but the most outstanding was the huge difference between the two-thirds majority won by the rulin...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 19:48hrs | | by Kudakwashe Sheddy Marangwanda
South Sudan to hang former South African colonel
A court in South Sudan has sentenced a former South African colonel to death by hanging for conspiring against President Salva Kiir's government.William John Endley, who served as an adviser t...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 11:04hrs | | by BBC
Zimbabwe risks plunging into civil war
In the past few years, Zimbabwe has witnessed politics of hate speech, power jostling and factionalism, mainly in the ruling Zanu-PF and the main opposition MDC-T.In the ruling party, the war ...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 05:00hrs | | by Avoid Masiraha
The rescinded Goodwill Ambasssdorial honour a welcome move
The withdrawal by WHO director to honour and appoint President Robert Mugabe as a Goodwill Ambassador has been applauded by most of Zimbabweans who have been going through a lot of challenges to acces...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 10:41hrs | | by Leonard Koni
WATCH: Museveni wants to make East Africa one country
"I want to see the political integration of East Africa," Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni told Talk To Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall. "Our aim is to make East Africa one country, one state. It's now int...Published: 02 May 2017 at 18:21hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Zimbabwe-born prophet 'invades' South Sudan
South Africa-based and Gweru-born man of the cloth Prophet Gerry King who is making waves across southern Africa through miracle services, recently took his crusade to northeastern Africa where th...Published: 02 Apr 2017 at 12:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
African opposition parties need to form a shadow African Union
It has now become an open secret that the African Union (AU) is nothing more than a dictators' club, which seeks to serve and protect the interests of those in power, at the expense of the suffering o...Published: 16 Aug 2016 at 08:37hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
SADC/AU culpable for wars and conflicts in Africa
African - for decades - has had the unenviable label of being the 'war capital of the world', due the seemingly never-ending conflicts ravaging the continent - thereby, impoverishing and destroying th...Published: 28 Jul 2016 at 09:16hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'I'm still the first VP of the republic of South Sudan' Machar tells Al Jazeera
President Salva Kiir swore in Taban Deng Gai as first vice president of South Sudan on Tuesday, replacing Riek Machar, who hasn't been seen nor hear from since fighting broke out earlier this month be...Published: 28 Jul 2016 at 08:18hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Juba Monitor Editor in - Chief Arrested
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemned the arrest and detention of Alfred Taban, Editor –in- Chief of the Juba Monitor in South Sudan. Taban was arrested on Sat...Published: 19 Jul 2016 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
AU launches African passport
The African Union (AU) has today launched the African passport, a development aimed at enhancing African integration through the free movement of people and quick delivery of goods and services on...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 18:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Sudan peace agreement 'not made to be implemented' - Kiir
The fifth anniversary of South Sudan's independence from Sudan on Saturday coincided with renewed fighting in Juba between forces loyal to the president and vice-president. This led to fears and claim...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 11:40hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Mugabe back home
President Robert Mugabe is back home after attending the inauguration ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.Mugabe was met at the Harare International Airport by Vice President Emmer...Published: 12 May 2016 at 19:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's speech at his 92th birthday bash in Masvingo - Fulltext
Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Amai Mnangagwa;Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and Amai Mphoko;Minister of Provincial Affairs for Masvingo, Mai Mahofa, as represented by ...Published: 27 Feb 2016 at 23:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
FAJ calls on AU and governments to end impunity for journalists' killers in Africa
The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Africa Group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on the african Union and governments to end impunity for journalists' kill...Published: 03 Nov 2015 at 12:17hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe is the dean of all African presidents, says Nguema
President Mugabe is the dean of all African presidents and deserves respect, Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has said.In an interview after paying a courtesy call on ...Published: 31 Oct 2015 at 10:40hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Mugabe is well, says Charamba
PRESIDENT Mugabe is well and has successfully completed his mission at the just-ended India-Africa Summit Forum, says his spokesperson, George Charamba.Dismissing stories doing the rounds in t...Published: 30 Oct 2015 at 14:10hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
The African Editors Forum mourns killed Sudan journalist
The African Editors Forum has issued a statement mourning and condemning the killing of a Sudanese Journalist Peter Julius Moi.In a statement TAEF said it is shocked and saddened at the cold-b...Published: 25 Aug 2015 at 07:25hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
IFJ mourns death of journalist shot in South Sudan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the killing of South Sudan journalist Peter Moi, working for The New Nation newspaper, who was shot dead on Wednesday 19 August after le...Published: 24 Aug 2015 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Sudanise President says no to peace
South Sudan President Salva Kiir declined to sign a peace deal proposed by regional leaders yesterday, saying he required more time, the mediator of the crisis said.South Sudan, which gained i...Published: 18 Aug 2015 at 15:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Refugees turn to Ethiopia for safety and asylum
Country now hosts the largest number of refugees in AfricaAs a 17-year-old boy, James Gaw Tot fled war in South Sudan to the safety of Ethiopia. Little...Published: 07 May 2015 at 06:46hrs | | by Sulaiman Momodu
Refugees turn to Ethiopia for safety and asylum, Country now hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa
As a 17-year-old boy, James Gaw Tot fled war in South Sudan to the safety of Ethiopia. Little did he know he would call this country his home for the next 23 years. Today, still a refugee...Published: 06 May 2015 at 09:10hrs | | by Sulaiman Momodu
Mugabe meets AU senior staff
The newly appointed African Union (AU) Chairperson, President Robert Mugabe is meeting with some senior staff at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Mugabe is expected to meet the...Published: 02 Feb 2015 at 14:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mujuru's only political option
THE allegations against the Vice President, Cde Joyce Mujuru, have migrated from being mere party fictional or congress electioneering rhetoric to serious matters with far reaching consequences on nat...Published: 22 Nov 2014 at 16:22hrs | | by Qhubani Moyo
Peace talks not about power-sharing, South Sudan President tells Al Jazeera
• Salva Kiir dismisses talk of power sharing with rivals • Is optimistic a peace can be reached with Piek Machar In an exclusi...Published: 31 Oct 2014 at 05:51hrs | | by Al Jazeera
Africa rescue our daughters from Boko Haram
It is now more than a month since the Boko Haram extremist group kidnapped more than two hundred (200) girls at a school in Nigeria and African leaders have failed to take any action meant to resc...Published: 16 May 2014 at 11:06hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Hundreds of dead bodies discovered
Massacre of Darfuris uncovered in town of BentiuRebel commander denies any involvement in killingsUN coordinator decries "inhumanity"Al Jazeera has aired eviden...Published: 22 Apr 2014 at 10:13hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
UN investigators discover mass grave in South Sudan
Nairobi - UN investigators discovered a mass grave in a rebel-held city in South Sudan, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as a possible opening occurred for negotiations to avert civil war in the wo...Published: 25 Dec 2013 at 04:25hrs | | by AP
US military aircraft hit by rebels in South Sudan
Kampala - Rebel fire reportedly hit two US military aircraft responding to the outbreak in violence in South Sudan on Saturday, wounding three US service members and heavily damaging at least one of ...Published: 21 Dec 2013 at 14:47hrs | 23 | by AP
Thabo Mbeki on Al Jazeera: Justice cannot trump peace
On Saturday's Talk To Al Jazeera, former South African President Thabo Mbeki explained to Mike Hanna why he is critical of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and efforts to impose justice on Afric...Published: 25 Nov 2013 at 04:04hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Uprooting the causes of conflicts
Momentum in post-conflict peacebuilding in Africa On 11 July 2011, when South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his 8.3 million compatriots celebrate...Published: 07 Sep 2013 at 05:59hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Malawi's Joice Banda congratulates Mugabe
INCOMING Sadc chairperson President Joyce Banda of Malawi has congratulated President Mugabe and Zanu-PF for resoundingly winning the July 31 harmonised elections. President Banda, is set to a...Published: 10 Aug 2013 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
S Sudan dispatches special envoy to Mugabe
SOUTH Sudan President, General Salva Kiir Mayradit has dispatched a special envoy to President Mugabe to brief him about the political situation between his country and the Republic of Sudan.I...Published: 19 Jul 2013 at 20:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe back home from Nairobi
President Robert Mugabe is back home from Nairobi, Kenya where he attended the swearing in ceremony of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta.Eleven African Heads of State including South African P...Published: 10 Apr 2013 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff Reporerter
Mugabe given a rousing welcome in Kenya
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe was cheered wildly at a sports stadium in Kasarani on Tuesday as he joined 11 other heads of state to witness the swearing-in of Kenya's new President Uhuru Kenyatta.P...Published: 10 Apr 2013 at 04:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe attends AU security indaba
President Mugabe last night attended the African Union's Peace and Security Council meeting here as African leaders met to find ways of dealing with simmering tensions between Sudan and South Sudan a...Published: 26 Jan 2013 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Thabo Mbeki is the African of the Year 2012
Statement released by former Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity Dr Salim Ahmed Salim and current Chairman of the Advisory Board of the DAILY TRUST...Published: 09 Nov 2012 at 06:09hrs | | by Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim
Hillary Clinton to visit troubled South Sudan on Africa trip
Washington - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit troubled South Sudan on an 11-day Africa trip starting this week aimed at spurring economic growth, peace and security, a US official said on...Published: 31 Jul 2012 at 05:08hrs | 10 | by AFP
Mugabe implored African leaders
President Robert Mugabe has implored African leaders to seek African solutions to African problems and seek help from the United Nations where needed to ensure that the continent's interests are prot...Published: 18 Jul 2012 at 13:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zuma takes on Ping for top AU job
President Mugabe joined 14 other heads of state and government for the African Union's Peace and Security Council meeting that convened here yesterday to deliberate on ways of resolving conflicts affl...Published: 15 Jul 2012 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sudan and South Sudan dispute oil rich Heglig
Sudan and South sudan are fighting for control of the oil-rich border area.South Sudanese troops seized control of Heglig on Tuesday, as heavy fighting raged for a second day.Fierce cl...Published: 11 Apr 2012 at 09:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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