AFRICA
Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife ‘killed by US aid truck’
The wife of Morgan Tsvangirai, the Zimbabwean prime minister, was killed after the car she was travelling in with her husband collided with a US aid lorry, it has been reported.
Million Face Starvation As Sudan Shuts DownHundreds of protesters gather in Sudan over warrant KHARTOUM, March 4 (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters gathered in downtown Khartoum on Wednesday after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al–Bashir, Reuters witnesses said. Jailed – judge who refused to say sorry Since being feted by Tony Blair, Ethiopia’s government has grown increasingly intolerant of dissent – and the leader of its main opposition party is paying the price. Zimbabwe Abandons Its Currency
For those who bitch about two official languages in New Brunswick (Canada), South Africa has eleven official
languages, with equal status to each, with many more named in the Constitution: Richard
Zimbabwe introduces $50 billion note Zimbabwe grappling with hyperinflation estimated at 231 million percent; As of Friday, one U.S. dollar was trading at around ZW$25 billion; The country slashed 10 zeros from the amount of its worthless currency in August; RBZ has allowed most goods and services to be charged in foreign currency Next Article in World. |