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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe’s presidential election, according to the electoral commission. With all 10 provinces declared, Mr Mnangagwa won 50.8% of votes, compared to 44.3% for opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. Police removed opposition officials from the electoral commission stage

At least one million people have downloaded the Ghana Post GPS address system, the acting Managing Director of Ghana Post Company Limited, Mr James Kwofie has revealed. According to him, they have also recorded 7.5 million location searches on the app

The number of people killed in Zimbabwe’s post-election violence has risen to six, according to police, as opposition leader Nelson Chamisa claimed victory ahead of the release of official results in the tightly-contested presidential poll. The situation in the capital, Harare,

Turkey has condemned a decision by the US to impose sanctions on two of its senior ministers in response to the detention of an American pastor who is being tried by Ankara on espionage and terror-related charges. The Turkish foreign ministry

Tense calm returned to the streets of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, on Thursday, a day after three people were killed in post-election violence between security forces and protesters. Opposition supporters, who alleged the election results were rigged, took to the streets, burning

Pope Francis has changed the teachings of the Catholic faith to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, the Vatican has said. The Catechism of the Church, which sums up the teachings, had previously stated that the death penalty could be

Businesses have shut in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, as the nation awaits the release of heavily disputed presidential election results. Armed soldiers and police are on patrol, ordering people to “behave”. Three people were killed in the city on Wednesday in clashes

A government crackdown in Zimbabwe after Monday’s elections has prompted international calls for restraint. The UN and former colonial power the UK both expressed concern about the violence, in which three people were killed after troops opened fire. Parliamentary results gave