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Zimbabwe blames Mugabe for severe energy crisis.

Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party has blamed former long-time leader Robert Mugabe for the country’s severe power outages. Mugabe was ousted in 2017 after nearly four decades in office. Over the last fortnight Zimbabweans have been facing power cuts lasting up to about 18 hours a day. The crisis worsened following…

Kagame and Tshisekedi invited for talks over DR Congo crisis.

Angolan President João Lourenço has invited the leaders of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for talks on Wednesday to discuss rebel activity in eastern DR Congo. Angop, says the talks in Luanda will also be attended by Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye and former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, the state-owned…

Kenyan building collapses after tenants evacuated.

A five-storey residential building collapsed on Monday in Ruiru on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, barely a day after its tenants were evacuated. The evacuation was witnessed by the local governor, Kimani Wamatangi, on Sunday after the building developed cracks. According to local media outlets it had more than…