The Mozambican Government has updated the number of displaced people as a result of the terrorism in Cabo Delgado and instability in the central part of the country.

Over the past month, more than 60 000 people have fled the terrorist violence in Cabo Delgado and the central area of the country.

Milton Maluleque reports…

Zimbabweans have expressed concern over what could turn out to be another wasted academic year after teachers downed tools on Tuesday. This announcement comes after the Apex, a salary negotiation body on behalf of all civil servants stormed out of a negotiation meeting with the government last week. Government unilaterally awarded a 25 percent wage increase when workers were demanding to have their current salaries matched with the US dollar amount, they earned in 2018.

More from our Correspondent, JOHN CASSIM, reporting from HARARE, Zimbabwe.

The Chadian army says a military council led by the late president's 37-year-old son Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, a four-star general, will replace him as leader of Chad. The army has also suspended the government, the Constitution and Parliament. Freshly re-elected for a sixth term, Idris Deby succumbed to injuries while leading army operations in the face of a rebellion from Libya. His son Mahamat Deby will rule the country for the next18 months.

Nhlanhla Mahlangu reports.

The Defence Minister of Mozambique, Jaime Neto, says the attack on the village of Palma earlier in April does not jeopardise the natural gas exploration project led by the oil company Total in Afungi, in the province of Cabo Delgado.

Our correspondent from Maputo, Milton Maluleque reports.

The World Wildlife Fund South Africa has published a report on the impact of the pandemic on recycling and the waste sector in South Africa.

Under lockdown, informal waste pickers were particularly hard-hit while cheaper virgin plastic, due to lower oil prices, also dealt a blow to recycling efforts, according to the report.

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Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has confirmed the arrests of over 80 people during the just concluded week of commemoration of genocide.

The Trade Law Centre says members of Africa's new free trade area should complete their tariff reduction schedules and finalise essential rules of origin by July 2021 to start trading

There’s pandemonium in Zimbabwe following the announcement early this week that the national youth service is resuming soon.

The International Labour Organization (IOL) is hosting a webinar on 'Boosting the SCORE on Better Working Conditions and Improved Productivity in South Africa's Clothing and Textile Manufacturing Sector.' More from Jens Dyring Christensen, Senior Enterprise Specialist at the International Labour Organization (IOL)

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