The government in Zimbabwe has begun to compensate white farmers economically for their property being seized around 20 years ago, under the then-president Robert Mugabe's regime.
WorldThe USA is discontinuing financing for several humanitarian aid programs that provide food to people in need, as shown by a number of contract terminations. However, some of the cuts have been announced by mistake, according to the Foreign Ministry. According to sources, some aid programs will be reinstated.
WorldTwo brothers are being held on suspicion of stealing memorabilia from the newly elected IOC President Kirsty Coventry's athletic career. The men allegedly robbed her parents at gunpoint in their home in Zimbabwe, according to the police.
SportsKirsty Coventry has as the first woman been elected as the new chairperson of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She says she is ready to tackle men like the President of the USA, Donald Trump. I have been dealing with problematic men since I was 20 years old, says the 41-year-old.
SportsA top-level meeting in Tanzania, consisting of African leaders, calls for a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo within five days.
ConflictsIntensive diplomacy is underway to resolve the crisis in eastern Congo-Kinshasa. Several countries are now considering withdrawing their forces from the war-torn area, according to sources in South African media. At the same time, the M23 rebels are threatening to continue their offensive against the capital Kinshasa.
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