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Who is Kirsty Coventry, the next president of the International Olympic Committee?

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The next president of the International Olympic Committee is a former Zimbabwe swimmer who is Africa’s most decorated Olympian and a minister in a government often accused of oppressing political opposition.

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Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator

Read full article: Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator

Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding president who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, has been laid to rest in the country’s Heroes Acre cemetery following a state funeral attended by African leaders and foreign dignitaries.

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Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95

Read full article: Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its president for 15 years, has died.

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'Our country ignored Africa,' Jimmy Carter said. He didn't

Read full article: 'Our country ignored Africa,' Jimmy Carter said. He didn't

Jimmy Carter was the first U_S_ president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, declaring “the day of the so-called ugly American is over.”.

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Jimmy Carter sought to expand democracy worldwide long after he left the White House

Read full article: Jimmy Carter sought to expand democracy worldwide long after he left the White House

Jimmy Carter helped expand democracy around the world long after he left the White House.

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Zimbabwe launches new land policy to empower Black farmers with direct farm ownership

Read full article: Zimbabwe launches new land policy to empower Black farmers with direct farm ownership

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched a new policy that will allow beneficiaries of land taken from white people under controversial land reforms to sell it and to be able to borrow from banks using it as collateral.

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A Zimbabwe opposition figure seen by supporters as the face of resistance to repression is convicted

Read full article: A Zimbabwe opposition figure seen by supporters as the face of resistance to repression is convicted

A Zimbabwean opposition figure who has spent close to 600 days in pretrial detention has been convicted of inciting public violence.

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Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge

Read full article: Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge

Lawyers for an opposition party councilor in Zimbabwe say he and a relative were abducted, beaten and whipped by unknown men amid a post-election crackdown on criticism of recently reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party.

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Zimbabwean president at his inauguration says the disputed election reveals a ‘mature democracy’

Read full article: Zimbabwean president at his inauguration says the disputed election reveals a ‘mature democracy’

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says last month's elections are a sign of the country’s “mature democracy.”.

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Zimbabwe's opposition alleges 'gigantic fraud' in vote that extends the ZANU-PF party's 43-year rule

Read full article: Zimbabwe's opposition alleges 'gigantic fraud' in vote that extends the ZANU-PF party's 43-year rule

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has alleged “blatant and gigantic fraud” after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner of another troubled election in the southern African nation.

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Zimbabweans anxiously wait for election results as African observer missions note voter intimidation

Read full article: Zimbabweans anxiously wait for election results as African observer missions note voter intimidation

Zimbabweans are waiting anxiously for the outcome of general elections as dozens of armed police with water cannons guard the national results center, the scene of deadly violence after the previous vote five years ago.

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Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays

Read full article: Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays

Zimbabwe police have arrested 41 workers for poll monitoring groups and accused them of attempting to distort the results of the country's widely delayed presidential election to favor the opposition.

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Voting extended after delays as Zimbabwe president known as ‘the crocodile’ seeks a second term

Read full article: Voting extended after delays as Zimbabwe president known as ‘the crocodile’ seeks a second term

Delays of up to 10 hours in mostly opposition strongholds have forced electoral officials to extend voting till Thursday in Zimbabwe as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term.

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Voter fatigue edges out optimism as Zimbabwe holds 2nd general election since Mugabe's ouster

Read full article: Voter fatigue edges out optimism as Zimbabwe holds 2nd general election since Mugabe's ouster

A general election Wednesday in Zimbabwe is crucial to determining the future of a southern African nation endowed with vast mineral resources and rich agricultural land.

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Zimbabwe's president, a former guerrilla fighter known as 'the crocodile,' is seeking reelection

Read full article: Zimbabwe's president, a former guerrilla fighter known as 'the crocodile,' is seeking reelection

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who responded to being fired as vice president by unseating long-ruling autocrat Robert Mugabe in a coup.

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In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp

Read full article: In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp

Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe's rural areas say they are facing intimidation from supporters of the long-ruling ZANU-PF party and a biased state-run media that restricts their options.

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Zimbabwe's president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month

Read full article: Zimbabwe's president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month

Zimbabwe's president has urged thousands of his supporters at a rally to deliver a “thunderous victory” in this month’s national election and proclaimed that “no one will stop us from ruling this country.”.

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Zimbabwe's opposition leader tells AP intimidation is forcing voters to choose ruling party or death

Read full article: Zimbabwe's opposition leader tells AP intimidation is forcing voters to choose ruling party or death

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of violating the law and tearing apart independent institutions to cling to power.

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Election tensions rise in Zimbabwe after police bar opposition party from holding a rally

Read full article: Election tensions rise in Zimbabwe after police bar opposition party from holding a rally

Opposition party supporters in Zimbabwe have been chanting and singing freedom songs outside a courthouse Sunday following a decision to ban them from holding a rally six weeks before national elections.

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In Zimbabwe, announcement of election date triggers both hope and despair

Read full article: In Zimbabwe, announcement of election date triggers both hope and despair

Zimbabwe’s president recently announced that national elections will take place on Aug. 23.

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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa sets election date as Aug. 23

Read full article: Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa sets election date as Aug. 23

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that national elections will take place on Aug. 23.

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Zimbabwe opposition figure fined for slain activist comments

Read full article: Zimbabwe opposition figure fined for slain activist comments

A prominent opposition leader and lawmaker in Zimbabwe who has been detained for nearly 10 months was convicted Wednesday of obstructing the course of justice for recording a video of himself accusing ruling party supporters of killing and dismembering an activist.

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Zimbabwe's imposing new Chinese-funded parliament opens

Read full article: Zimbabwe's imposing new Chinese-funded parliament opens

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa has delivered a State of the Nation address at the country's new multimillion-dollar parliament building.

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Saudi prince's new title key to dodging lawsuit over killing

Read full article: Saudi prince's new title key to dodging lawsuit over killing

A recent boost in titles for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has proven crucial to shielding him from a U.S. lawsuit in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist.

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Zimbabwe government harasses opposition with arrests, jail

Read full article: Zimbabwe government harasses opposition with arrests, jail

Zimbabwe’s general election is several months away but many opposition figures say they are already battling government repression similar to the iron-fisted rule of Robert Mugabe, the former president who died in 2019.

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Toes-for-cash hoax reflects Zimbabwe fears of soaring prices

Read full article: Toes-for-cash hoax reflects Zimbabwe fears of soaring prices

Rampant inflation is making it increasingly difficult for people in Zimbabwe to make ends meet.

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In Commonwealth, queen’s jubilee draws protests and apathy

Read full article: In Commonwealth, queen’s jubilee draws protests and apathy

Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times after seven decades on the throne.

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Zimbabwe: 1 dead after clashes at opposition party rally

Read full article: Zimbabwe: 1 dead after clashes at opposition party rally

Police say one person has died and several others were injured at an opposition party rally in Zimbabwe.

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Ex-US soldier fined for trying to take gun on plane

Read full article: Ex-US soldier fined for trying to take gun on plane

A retired U.S. Army soldier has been fined $400 and given a suspended 36-month jail sentence for attempting to carry a gun and ammunition onto a plane in Zimbabwe.

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African leaders hail Tutu, but many don't follow his lead

Read full article: African leaders hail Tutu, but many don't follow his lead

African leaders are paying tribute to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu for his fearless campaign that helped end South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime.

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Tutu's advocacy for LGBTQ rights did not sway most of Africa

Read full article: Tutu's advocacy for LGBTQ rights did not sway most of Africa

Desmond Tutu is being remembered for his passionate advocacy on behalf of LQBTQ people as well as his fight for racial justice.

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Zimbabwe's tobacco booms, but Black growers complain of debt

Read full article: Zimbabwe's tobacco booms, but Black growers complain of debt

Zimbabwe’s tobacco is flourishing again.

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Myanmar protesters defy curfew; media outlets ordered shut

Read full article: Myanmar protesters defy curfew; media outlets ordered shut

It announced that the licenses of five local media outlets — Mizzima, DVB, Khit Thit Media, Myanmar Now and 7Day News — have been canceled. We call on those security forces to withdraw and allow people to go home safely,” said the U.S. Embassy's statement. On Monday night, security forces chased crowds, harassed residents watching from windows, and fired stun grenades. AdGuterres also called the occupation of a number of public hospitals in Myanmar by security forces “completely unacceptable,” the U.N. spokesman said. Security forces shot and killed two people in northern Myanmar during the day, local media reported.

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Zimbabwe starts administering China's Sinopharm vaccines

Read full article: Zimbabwe starts administering China's Sinopharm vaccines

Zimbabwe is starting its rollout with China's Sinopharm vaccine and Chiwenga said he took the first shot to “exhibit the government’s confidence" in the inoculation. Zimbabwe received 200,000 doses of Sinopharm on Monday as a donation from China's government, joining Egypt and Equatorial Guineas as the first few African countries to get the vaccine. Another 600,000 Sinopharm doses purchased by the Zimbabwean government are expected to arrive early next month, according to government officials. The government says it has budgeted $100 million for vaccines and local businesses have also been asked to donate to the effort. Zimbabwe has reported 35,423 COVID-19 cases, including 1,418 deaths, as of Wednesday, a significant increase from just over 10,000 cases and 277 deaths at the beginning of December.

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Zimbabwe holds burial for 3 top leaders who died of COVID-19

Read full article: Zimbabwe holds burial for 3 top leaders who died of COVID-19

Pallbearers stand next to coffins of three top government officials at their burial at the National Heroes acre in Harare, Wednesday, Jan, 27, 2021. Pallbearers in full COVID-19 protective gear wheeled the coffins of the two Cabinet ministers and a former head of Zimbabwe's prisons on a red carpet for burial with military honors. Zimbabwe has now lost four cabinet ministers to COVID-19. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the coronavirus is reaping a “grim harvest” in the country while presiding last week at the burial of one of the ministers who died from COVID-19 at the same shrine. Several other prominent political and business leaders have died from the virus in recent weeks, leaving the country scratching for answers.

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Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence

Read full article: Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence

FILE In this Jan, 12, 2020 file photo, Zimbabwe's Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo in Harare, Zimbabwe. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/File)HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo, who gained prominence in 2017 as the military general who announced the coup against then-president Robert Mugabe on television, has died from COVID-19, the government announced Wednesday. Moyo was appointed foreign affairs minister after President Emerson Mnangagwa took power with military backing. Zimbabwe is experiencing a resurgence of the disease, with record numbers of daily confirmed cases and deaths. Mnangagwa is on Thursday set to bury another Cabinet minister, Ellen Gwaradzimba, who died from COVID-19 last week.

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Jailed Zimbabwean journalist urges isolation due to virus

Read full article: Jailed Zimbabwean journalist urges isolation due to virus

Zimbabwean journalist Hopwell Chin'ono arrives at the magistrates courts in Harare, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. On Friday, Zimbabwe police arrested the prominent journalist for the third time in six months. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)HARARE – A jailed Zimbabwean journalist on Tuesday said authorities are putting prisoners and jail guards at risk of COVID-19 by crowding him together with them despite a court order that he should be isolated because of his prior exposure to the virus. It is the third time he has been jailed there within the past five months in connection with items he posted on Twitter. The journalist and the opposition officials were arrested after they tweeted that police had beaten an infant to death while enforcing COVID-19 lockdown rules.

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New law cracks down on shell companies to combat corruption

Read full article: New law cracks down on shell companies to combat corruption

FILE - This Thursday, June 6, 2019 file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington. “It required all kinds of shoe-leather investigating to identify who was really behind these shell companies,” recalled Alonso. For the first time, shell companies will be required to provide the names of their owners or face stiff penalties and jail sentences. The information will be stored in a confidential database accessible to federal law enforcement and shared with banks who are often unwitting accomplices to international corruption. Box and a registered agent who is frequently a law firm dedicated to churning out companies in bulk.

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Zimbabwean activist and opposition leader dies of cancer

Read full article: Zimbabwean activist and opposition leader dies of cancer

HARARE A young Zimbabwean thrust into anti-government activism while searching for his missing journalist brother has died of colon cancer, just as well-wishers had raised money to get him into surgery. Patson Dzamara, 34, died Wednesday, according to Nelson Chamisa, leader of the MDC Alliance opposition party leader. Dzamara embarked on street protests and broadened his activism to include demands for democratic reforms and improved public health care. Dzamara's death highlighted the challenges facing Zimbabwe's health care system. Such surgery was not possible in Zimbabwes public health system which is plagued by widespread shortages and frequent strikes by doctors and nurses.

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Zimbabwe's Catholic bishops accuse government of abuses

Read full article: Zimbabwe's Catholic bishops accuse government of abuses

Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin'ono appears at the magistrates courts while handcuffed in Harare, Wednesday, July, 22, 2020. Chin'ono known for exposing alleged government corruption is now accused of plotting against the government. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)HARARE Zimbabwe is embroiled in an economic and political crisis marked by human rights abuses, said the country's Roman Catholic bishops, who were then criticized by the government as evil and trying to promote genocide. Fear runs down the spines of many of our people today," said the bishops' statement. Mtetwa said Chinono is surviving on biscuits and water because prison food does not fit his medical requirements.

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Zimbabwe continues arrests of critics, says opposition party

Read full article: Zimbabwe continues arrests of critics, says opposition party

Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin'ono appears at the magistrates courts while handcuffed in Harare, Wednesday, July, 22, 2020. More than 60 people have been arrested so far in the continuing clampdown, said Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, which is providing lawyers for the arrested people. Zimbabwes main opposition party, the MDC Alliance, says dozens of its officials have been arrested or have gone into hiding. Human rights groups accuse President Emmerson Mnangagwas administration of clamping down on dissent under the guise of enforcing anti-COVID-19 lockdown rules. The ongoing arrests are worrying, said Dewa Mavhinga, Human Rights Watch director for Southern Africa.

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Tributes, criticism pour in after death of Robert Mugabe

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HARARE, Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, the controversial founding father of Zimbabwe, has died at 95, sparking wildly different reactions around the world. After news broke of his death, some world leaders and political groups reflected the early, hopeful image of Mugabe and focused on his fight to free his country from white minority rule. The South African government tweeted its condolences, describing Mugabe as a "fearless pan-Africanist liberation fighter." The US Embassy in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, also tweeted condolences to the Mugabe family. "We join the world in reflecting on his legacy in securing Zimbabwe's independence," the tweet said.

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Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's longtime strong man, dead at 95

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HARARE, Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, the founding father of Zimbabwe who ruled the country with an iron fist for more than three decades, has died, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. "It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe's founding father and former President, Cde Robert Mugabe," tweeted Mnangagwa on Friday. "Cde Mugabe was an icon of liberation, a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people. He had a strong head start, inheriting a country with a stable economy, solid infrastructure and vast natural resources. As the country was plunged into economic ruin, Mugabe and his wife faced fierce criticism for leading lavish lifestyles.

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