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Zimbabwe's China-funded COVID-19 treatment and isolation center upgrade complete

Zimbabwe's main COVID-19 isolation and treatment center, Wilkins Hospital, which was upgraded by Chinese enterprises at a cost of more than 500,000 U.S. dollars, has b

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: Challenges ahead as Africa braces for impact

Editor's note: This is the 26th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is the previous one.South Africa, the hardest-hit country in the African continent, recorded its first coronavir

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Kenya postpones cricket Africa T20 Cup amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Africa Cricket Association has postponed the inaugural Africa T20 Cup, which was due to be held in Nairobi this week. With test-playing nations South Africa and Zimbabwe not set to compete, th

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China's assistance example for global cooperation amid COVID-19 threat, says SADC official

Senior officials from Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Harare City Council participate in the China-Africa Video Conference on COVID-19 in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuliang)The

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Botswana president in coronavirus self-isolation after Namibia trip

Botswana President Eric Masisi (extreme right) at the inauguration of Namibian President Hage Geingob on March 21, 2020. PHOTO | COURTESY Botswana President Eric Mogweetsi Masisi is in self-is

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Zimbabwe's chief justice suspends hearing of non-urgent cases amid COVID-19 outbreak

Zimbabwe's chief justice Luke Malaba on Monday suspended trials and non-urgent hearings for a period not less than two months as the country fights COVID-19 which has so far claimed one life. A

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Zimbabwe reports first COVID-19 death

The Zimbabwean government on Monday reported the country's first death related to COVID-19, state broadcaster ZBC reported. The victim, 30-year-old businessman and broadcaster Zororo Makamba, wa

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Chinese embassy launches rehabilitation project for Zimbabwe's main COVID-19 isolation facility

The Chinese Embassy on Thursday launched the rehabilitation project for Zimbabwe's main coronavirus isolation and treatment facility in Harare, as the Asian nation ste

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Xinhua Headlines: Traditional Chinese Medicine gaining popularity in Africa amid COVID-19 outbreak

Africa is facing an increasingly severe epidemic situation as over 500 COVID-19 cases have been reported in some 30 African countries. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining popularity in the

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Zimbabwe inflation soars to 540% in February

A man poses with Zimbabwe’s new two-dollar banknotes as customers queue outside a bank in Harare./Reuters Zimbabwe has suspended the transfer of local shares in dual-listed companies to foreig

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An inopportune time for Europe's 'Green Africa' policy?

Editor's note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, and currently serves as assistant researcher at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)

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Women's World Cup 2021: England to begin title defence against Aussies

England will begin the defence of their Women's World Cup title against T20 World Cup champions Australia in Auckland on Sunday, 7 February 2021.Hosts New Zealand open

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Women's World Cup 2021: England to begin title defence against Aussies

England will begin the defence of their Women's World Cup title against T20 World Cup champions Australia in Auckland on Sunday, 7 February 2021.Hosts New Zealand open

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COVID-19 in Europe: Daily bulletin, 10 March

TOP HEADLINES- Italy wakes up in full-country lockdown with schools and universities closed as prime minister Giuseppe Conte announces country's "darkest hour"- Worldwide death toll passes 4,000, wit

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U.S. extends Zimbabwe sanctions by a year

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa looks on at the swearing in of cabinet ministers at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, December 4, 2017. In a statement by the White House, the US said Zimba

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China to upgrade Zimbabwe's main coronavirus treatment facility

The Chinese government on Thursday pledged to upgrade Zimbabwe's main isolation center for suspected coronavirus patients in the capital Harare. Also, the Zimbabwean government announced it was step

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Zimbabwe to release prisoners to ease food shortage

The prisoner release is meant to decongest prisons that have 22,000 inmates against a carrying capacity of 17,000. /VCG Zimbabwe will release at least 5,000 prisoners to curb food shortages at