President Robert Mugabe has allegedly deployed the military and other security forces to surround Harare in a bid to thwart increasing anti-government protests. Read more »
The government has banned all demonstrations in Harare for 2 weeks - a day before opposition parties were to hold a joint march. Read more »
Several people are reported to have been killed in various parts of the Amhara regional state in Northern Ethiopia, where an ongoing protest by the people is intensifying, Addis ... Read more »
Activists have vowed to go ahead with planned protests until President Robert Mugabe, 92, steps down. Read more »
This follows calls by foreign envoys for police to stop using force against protesters. Read more »
People posted videos online of themselves shaving off their hair with electric razors in response to a letter smuggled out of prison by Oromo political leader Bekele Gerba, writes ... Read more »
Scores of anti-riot police were deployed despite court approval for a march demanding electoral reforms. Clashes between police and protesters then spread throughout Harare, which ... Read more »
Opposition protesters threw back teargas canisters as well as rocks towards the police, who fired more in an exchange that lasted for hours. Read more »
The escape to U.S. by the young pastor who led a social media campaign against Robert Mugabe's oppresive regime has been described as betrayal. Read more »
Long-distance runner Feyisa Lilesa may be in hot water for his gesture after he managed to hold on to collect silver in an exciting race that saw Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge grab gold. Read more »
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