Inflation in Zimbabwe has climbed above 100 percent for the first time since last June. It now stands at 131.7 percent. The levels of hyperinflation are hurting the local manufacturing industry, and there are concerns it could lead to job losses. Al Jazeera’s @Haru Mutasa reports from Harare, Zimbabwe. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Zimbabwe #Economy
The collapse of the Lebanese economy is rapidly accelerating. Rival politicians have so far failed to agree on the shape and make-up of a new government that would be needed to ensure international aid. And as Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, those same politicians are accused of decades of corruption that has nearly bankrupted the state. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Lebanon
Venezuela has two competing presidents — Juan Guaido and Nicolas Maduro. Neither seems able to fix the mess that the country is in. Will parliamentary elections only make things worse? And why can’t the opposition agree on their strategy? – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Venezuela_al_Jazeera #Start_Here
A shortage of medicine in Lebanon is worsening an economic crisis for millions. And the central bank’s warning that subsidies may soon end has provoked a rush to stockpile essential goods. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr has more from Beirut. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Lebanon
Zimbabwe’s government is struggling to handle an ever-deepening economic crisis that has lately been exacerbated by the impact of coronavirus. But as criticism of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s leadership grows, security forces are cracking down on political opposition and civil society voices. With security agencies showing little tolerance for public dissent, people across Zimbabwe have taken their protest against the government online. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter recently topped the ranks of Twitter’s trending topics, amplified by support from celebrities and political leaders around the world. But while online activism has put Zimbabwe’s government under the spotlight, opponents from the Movement for Democratic Change say regulations ostensibly put in place to check the spread of […]
