Zimbabwe repossessing unused land from black farmers

Zimbabwe has begun repossessing idle land from black farmers who benefitted from controversial land reforms two decades ago, Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka said Wednesday. People whose farmland is lying unused and those who own multiple farms will lose land, he said.
#zimbabwe #agriculture #farmland

Eight UN peacekeepers killed as helicopter crashes in DR Congo

Eight UN peacekeepers - six Pakistanis, a Russian and a Serb - were killed on Tuesday when a Puma helicopter crashed in the troubled eastern Democratic republic of Congo, UN and Pakistani officials said.
#unpeacekeepers

Zimbabwe tourism sector set for take-off as European carrier launches new flight to Victoria Falls

Eurowings Discover, a German long-haul holiday carrier and subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, will now fly into Zimbabwe's prime tourism destination, Victoria Falls, three times a week from Frankfurt, providing a much-needed boost to the southern African country's economy.
#zimbabwe #victoriafalls #tourism

Zimbabwean vice-president's ex-wife set to lose limb after being denied permission to leave country

Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Zimbabwe's vice-president, Constantino Chiwenga, is set to have her right hand amputated after she was denied permission to leave the country to travel to South Africa.
#southafrica #marrymubaiwa #constantinochiwenga

Insecurity In Nigeria: Nigerian Leaders Fail To Prioritize The Safety Of Its Citizens

By Ojukwu Emmanuel

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Tigray authorites accuse Ethiopia of 'befuddling' international community over food aid truce

The transitional authority of Tigray has accused the Ethiopia of attempting to hoodwink the international community into believing that it has immediately facilitated a "temporary cessation of hostilities" to allow humanitarian aid to flow into Tigray.
#tigray #ethiopia

'Civilians killed, wounded or displaced a daily occurrence in DRC' - humanitarian agencies

An estimated 400 civilians have been killed and 83 000 displaced from the gold-rich Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022, humanitarian agencies say. The United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said "civilians being killed, wounded or displaced have become a daily occurrence".
#drc #congo #unitednations

Zimplats to plough $80m into one of Zim's largest mines after collapse and reconstruction

Impala Platinum's Zimbabwe unit Zimplats is going to plough more than $80 million into its Bimha mine just after completing a nearly $100 million reconstruction project there following a major collapse eight years ago.
#zimplats #zimbabwe #bimhamine

Absolute chaos! Fuming Nigeria fans raid pitch to attack Ghana players

After losing to Ghana yesterday on away goal rules, thousands of Nigeria fans took to the field in anger to attack the Ghana players and destroy stadium equipment. According to Nigerian publication Punch, prior to taking to the field fans threw objects at the Ghanaian players after the final whistle.

Ethereum founder is backing Zambia’s bid to be Africa’s tech hub

Zambia may be better known for mining copper than crypto, but a group of young entrepreneurs are looking to reinvent the country as an African technology hub - with support from Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin.
#ethereum #zambia #vitalikbuterin