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Zambia-Zimbabwe cholera emergency: Schools reopen amid clean water constraints

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Schools have reopened in Zambia as a cholera emergency begins to ease. The virus has killed around 500 Zambians since October last year. Neighbouring Zimbabwe is also seeing an improvement. But access to a clean water remains a challenge in both countries. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Harare, Zimbabwe. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/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/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Zimbabwe #Zambia #Cholera #ZimbabweCholeraOutbreak #ZambiaCholeraOutbreak #AlJazeeraEnglish

African peace mission: Leaders in Kyiv for first leg of talks

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The African delegation will meet the Russian president in the coming hours. Speaking at a forum in Saint Petersburg on Friday, Vladimir Putin warned of a wider escalation. He’s also confirmed that tactical nuclear weapons have been delivered to Belarus. Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem is in Moscow for the latest updates. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #New #Ukraine #SouthAfrica

African peace mission: Four African leaders in Kyiv to meet Zelenskyy

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In Ukraine, where explosions and air raid sirens have been heard in Kyiv. It happens as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and four other African Heads of State are in the city hoping to broker peace between Ukraine and Moscow. The leaders are due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later on Friday. They’ll travel to Russia on Saturday for talks with President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg. It follows a visit to Poland on Thursday where he held talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda. We have correspondents across developments on both sides of this conflict. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull is in Kyiv and Moscow-based journalist Yulia Shapovalova is live […]

The genius behind Zambia’s first anime series | Africa Direct Documentary

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In Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, 20-year-old Tabitha Mwale is glued to her flickering screen, painstakingly bringing to life the characters in her long-held idea for a supernatural animation series. She and her partner are trying to bring The Super, Zambia’s first anime series, to local audiences. It is a long, hard road but with talent, passion and determination, they are making progress in this emerging industry in Zambia. Misheck Chiza Banda works as a documentary director and editor in Zambia. His directorial debut was with the short film On The Road, which challenges gender stereotypes. This is his first film for Africa Direct. Connect with Africa Direct: – YouTube: https://aje.me/AJAfricaDirect-YT – […]

Low water levels at Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba trigger power cuts

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A drop in water levels at a lake that supplies most of Zambia and Zimbabwe’s hydroelectric power plants has forced both countries to ration electricity. Zimbabwe shares Lake Kariba with Zambia and can sometimes be without power for up to 18 hours a day. Al Jazeera’s @HaruMutasa has more 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Zimbabwe #LakeKariba

⚽ Is women’s football in Africa at a turning point? | The Stream

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This year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) was nothing short of proof that popularity of women’s football is growing exponentially. 45,000 people gathered to watch the South African women’s team Banyana Banyana (The Girls) beat hosts Morocco, to clinch the championship trophy and earn a place in next year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Sports commentators say women’s football is gaining in popularity, in prize money and in participation on the international stage. The South African Football Association has announced that more than 400,000 women and girls are now playing football through its digital platform, MySAFA. It has also launched a professional league for women. Morocco’s […]

Zambia votes in tense presidential and parliamentary polls

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Votes are being counted in Zambia’s presidential and parliamentary elections. President Edgar Lungu is seeking a controversial third term in what is thought to be an extremely tight race. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Lusaka, Zambia. – 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 #Zambia #Elections

Zambia’s founding President Kenneth Kaunda dies aged 97

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Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero, has died at a military hospital in Lusaka where he was being treated for pneumonia, his son, Kambarage, said on Thursday. He was 97. Kaunda ruled Zambia from 1964, when the southern African nation won its independence from Britain, until 1991, and afterwards become one of Africa’s most committed activists against HIV/AIDS. “I am sad to inform (members) we have lost Mzee. Let’s pray for him,” Kambarage said on the late president’s Facebook page. The former president had been feeling unwell and had been admitted to the Maina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka earlier this week. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa has more […]