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Families trek to unsafe wells as taps run dry in drought-hit Zimbabwe
Abraham Kavalanjila and his two sons have given up waiting for the water to come back on and trekked out into the maize fields to draw on an open well.
27 January 2020 | Zimbabwe
Congo's Raouf Mazou appointed as UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for operations
The UN has appointed Raouf Mazou of Congo as assistant high commissioner for operations in the office of UNHCR.
26 January 2020 | Africa
Claims of black magic, attempted murder and drug addiction in Zimbabwe VP's divorce dispute
A Zimbabwean judge on Friday described as “frightening” the use of soldiers by the country’s vice president in a divorce-related dispute.
25 January 2020 | Zimbabwe
East African locust plague: Five facts about locusts
The current desert locust plague in East Africa is alarming and presents an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods in the region, according to the United Nations' food and agriculture organisation (FAO).
25 January 2020 | Africa