Africa

Zimbabweans celebrate in S. Africa years after fleeing Mugabe

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Hundreds of Zimbabweans who fled their homeland for South Africa during the despotic rule of…

Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year reign over Zimbabwe

by Susan Njanji, Fanuel Jongwe, Reagan Mashavave and Ben Sheppard Agence France Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Robert Mugabe resigned…

Teenage suicide bomber kills at least 50 in Nigeria mosque

  by Aminu ABUBAKAR with Phil HAZLEWOOD in Lagos Agence France Presse KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- At least 50 people…

Japan PM welcomes U.S. designation of North Korea as a sponsor of terrorism

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (November 21) welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's move to…

Army appeals for calm as Mugabe faces impeachment test

by Susan Njanji and Ben Sheppard Agence France Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe came under increasing…

Relatives mourn Morocco stampede victims

by Hamza Mekouar © Agence France-Presse ESSAOUIRA, Morocco (AFP) -- Mourning relatives on Monday started burying the victims of a stampede that killed…

Noon deadline looms for defiant Mugabe as Zimbabwe crisis deepens

by Susan Njanji © Agence France-Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Robert Mugabe faced the threat of impeachment by his own party on…

Mugabe clings to office; dashes resignation hopes in TV speech

by Susan Njanji Agence France Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Robert Mugabe clung on as Zimbabwe's president Sunday, using national…

Zimbabwe’s ousted vice president back in the country

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Zimbabwe's former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking last week triggered the military takeover, has returned…

Mugabe meets generals, refuses to stand down

 by Susan Njanji Agence France-Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has refused to resign after meeting generals who have…

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