Zimbabwe’s declaration follows similar actions by neighbouring Zambia and Malawi, where drought linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon has scorched crops.

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Geingob maintained close ties with the US and other Western countries but also forged a warm relationship with China. He had been receiving treatment for cancer.

Beijing is key ally of Harare, which has faced sanctions from the West, while China sees the African country as strategic location for spreading influence.

Sources say ambassador Han Tae-song may have been involved in the illegal trade of elephant tusks and rhino horns through deals in four African countries.

Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Nelson Chamisa contested the official re-election of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and claimed victory in an election which international observers said fell short of democratic standards.

Mnangagwa, who was widely expected to secure re-election, won more than 52 per cent of the vote, beating his main challenger Nelson Chamisa. A spokesman for Chamisa’s party said the final tally was false.

Those arrested were working with two accredited monitoring organisations. A police spokesman accused the monitors of being involved in ‘subversive and criminal activities’ as part of an opposition plan to fabricate the results.

Long delays marred the start of balloting in key districts and sparked accusations of voter suppression

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 80, who came to power after a coup that deposed late ruler Robert Mugabe in 2017, is seeking re-election.

The government has ‘weaponised the law’ and used nonviolent coercion to intimidate people into supporting it, political experts say.

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China lists 11 registered Zimbabwean citrus orchards and 6 citrus packing houses to export citrus to China, which may help bridge a gap in the Chinese market over summer

Harare has barred exports of the metal – used in electric-vehicle batteries – in its raw form as part of efforts to have it processed locally.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa hailed the six-storey building in Mt. Hampden as a ‘testimony of the strategic and comprehensive partnership’ between Harare and Beijing.

Analyst says future shortages of battery metals may raise cost of electric vehicles, or curb production, ‘as we’ve seen with the semiconductor shortage’.

A two-legged omnivore, Mbiresaurus raathi walked the planet around 230 million years ago and weighed up to 30kg (66lbs).

Hong Kong bowled out for 116, with Netherlands taking just 13.2 overs to chase down low score as they win by 7 wickets.

Long-discussed agreements have been struck to ease the obligations imposed on African traders to enter the Chinese market.

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The hunting season will resume this year after the pandemic scuppered plans to have elephants shot by foreign tourists in 2020.

Globalisation and technological advances mean no nation is safe from the coronavirus unless vaccination protection is available to all. Any ‘vaccine nationalism’ would be short-sighted.

Shipment of 200,000 vaccines is donated by China and the African country is buying a further 600,000, as it targets 20 million doses to achieve herd immunity.

London think tank tracks last year’s progress of flagship Chinese investment plan, finds about 15 ran into trouble.

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