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Robert Mugabe’s Deputy Submits Correct Speech to Zimbabwe Parliament

Zimbabwe's Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has submitted to parliament a speech that President Robert Mugabe was supposed to deliver a day…

9 years ago

Robert Mugabe Delivers Wrong Speech at Zimbabwe Parliament Opening

President Robert Mugabe has read out the wrong speech at the opening of Zimbabwe’s parliament. The 91-year-old president gave the…

9 years ago

Hurricane Fred Hits West African Islands of Cape Verde

Hurricane Fred has hit the island nation of Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa with winds of up…

9 years ago

Burundi Inauguration: Pierre Nkurunziza Sworn in for Third Term

Pierre Nkurunziza has been sworn in for a controversial third term as Burundi president. The ceremony came as a surprise,…

9 years ago

Cecil the Lion: Game Park Operator Charged with Illegal Hunting

Honest Ndlovu, the game park operator accused of letting American dentist Walter Palmer illegally hunt and kill Cecil the lion…

9 years ago

Gabon: President Ali Bongo Pledges to Donate His Father’s Inheritance

Gabonese President Ali Bongo has announced he will give away all the money he inherits from his father – former…

9 years ago

Cecil the Lion: Robert Mugabe Blames Foreign Vandals for Lion’s Death

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has blamed foreign “vandals” for the killing of the country’s most famous lion, Cecil. The president…

9 years ago

Cecil the Lion May Have a Bronze Statue at Hwange National Park

Cecil the lion may be commemorated by a bronze statue at the entrance to Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park in, where…

9 years ago

Cecil the Lion: Zimbabwean Hunter Defends Walter Palmer

Walter Palmer, who killed Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe, had done nothing wrong and was a "good man", AFP quotes…

9 years ago

Cecil the Lion’s Head Wanted by Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force

The head of Cecil the lion is wanted by a Zimbabwe conservation group to be mounted in a case in…

9 years ago