HIV: Johnson & Johnson halts trials in Africa to find a vaccine
This is a trial program, named Imbokodo, which started in 2017 in five southern African countries. Due to lack of conclusive results, “the Imbokodo trial […]
Zimbabwe
Will the remains of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe be exhumed?
That’s what the children of the former Zimbabwean president who died in September 2019 fear. Three of his sons are challenging in court the verdict […]
ICJ: Uganda rejects DRC’s “exorbitant” claims
War reparations are at the heart of the proceedings underway at the International Court of Justice since Tuesday. In 2005, the UN court found Uganda […]
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa appointed as Netflix’s new director
London-based Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa, considered the country’s top billionaire, was appointed as Netflix’s new director last week. This is the first time an African […]
Zimbabwe: Harare bets on gold to emerge from the crisis due to coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis has further contributed to the collapse of an economy that had already been on its knees for decades. Harare is now betting […]
Four traffickers arrested in Zimbabwe in possession of thirty-two chimpanzee specimens from southeastern DRC
Thirty-two live chimpanzee specimens from southeastern DRC were seized in Zimbabwe on Tuesday. They were headed to South Africa. According to the Congolese Environment Ministry, […]
Zimbabwe: President vows to ‘flush out’ opponents
“The bad apples that tried to divide our people and weaken our system will be eliminated,” the Zimbabwean President promised in a speech to the […]
Zimbabwe: Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga appointed Minister of Health
Zimbabwe has not had a real Minister of Health since the dismissal of Obadiah Moyo, 66, accused of illegally awarding a $20 million contract to […]
Zimbabwe: stock exchange reopens after a one-month hiatus
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange reopens on Monday, August 3. It had been closed since the end of June due to speculation allegedly harmful to the […]
Covid-19: Fifteen African countries threatened by a food crisis, FAO and WFP warned
According to a joint analysis by the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 15 “at-risk” African countries are threatened by […]