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Robert Mugabe tarnished the jewel that is Zimbabwe, now is its chance to shine again British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson By Boris Johnson The most accurate description of Zimbabwe in the era of Robert Mugabe came from a fellow leader of the struggle against white rule. It was Samora Machel, then president of Mozambique and a fervent enemy of colonialism, who told Mugabe in 1980 that Zimbabwe was the “jewel of Africa,” adding: “Don’t tarnish it!” Machel was right – both in his tribute and his sense of foreboding. If you sat down and designed a country with glittering prospects, then you couldn’t do much better than Zimbabwe. This is a fertile land of immense scenic beauty, from the Eastern Highlands to the rugged bush of Matabeleland, with an abundance of natural resources, including prodigious quantities of diamonds and platinum. There is an educated population, plentiful wildlife and what were some of the best roads and railways in Africa. Throw all this togeth...

Zimbabwe Crisis: South Africa in talks to end stalemate Samuel Ogundipe 2 hours ago Zimbabwe Military take over (Photo Credit: BBC) Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is said to be holding a meeting with South African government officials who were sent by President Jacob Zuma to resolve the stalemate occasioned by military takeover on Wednesday. Zimbabwe’s Newsday reported that Mr. Mugabe’s convoy was seen Thursday afternoon moving from his ‘Blue Roof’ residence in Harare where he had been detained by the military since Wednesday to the State House. Mr. Mugabe  was pushed aside in the early hours of Wednesday  by military leaders, in what many see as a potential end to the 37-year-old rule. Mr. Mugabe, 93, had vowed to be in charge of the country until his death. But a recent decision to make his wife, Grace, the president of the southern African nation, prompted a military intervention Wednesday morning. Military leaders in uniform took over state broadcaster...

Boko Haram: Adamawa supports 500 vigilantes in Madagali Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai decorating 65 soldiers with medals for their gallantry in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents at Bama in Borno on Wednesday Rabiu Sani/BJO/NAN No fewer than 500 local hunters and vigilance group members are being supported by the Adamawa State Government to help in the fight against insurgency in Madagali Local Government Area of the state. The Chairman of Madagali Local Council, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Yola on Thursday. Mohammed said the hunters who knew the terrain were being supported with cartridges and feeding allowances to sustain their contribution in the fight. He said that the area recorded about 6 attacks within the past one week, with the latest carried out on Wednesday in Sabon Gari village. The chairman, who did not give the number of casualties from the incidents, commended the efforts of security agen...

*NEWS* Zimbabwe: Mugabe, wife, top allies holed up in 'Blue House' compound... Zimbabwe: Mugabe, wife, top allies holed up in ‘Blue House’ compound Robert and Grace Mugabe. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace and two key figures from her G40 political faction are under house arrest at Mugabe’s “Blue House” compound in Harare and are insisting the 93-year-old finishes his presidential term, a source said. The G40 figures are cabinet ministers Jonathan Moyo and Saviour Kasukuwere, who fled to the compound after their homes were attacked by troops in Tuesday night’s coup, the source, who said he had spoken to people inside the compound, said. Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler, an intelligence source said on Thursday. The source said Mugabe is resisting mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93-year-old former guerrilla a graceful exit after a military coup. The priest, Fidelis Mukonori, is acting as a middle-m...

*News* Zimbabwe: Military plans interim government, Tsvangirai tipped to deputise for Mnangagwa... https://www.google.com.ng/amp/dailypost.ng/2017/11/16/zimbabwe-military-plans-interim-govt-tsvangirai-tipped-deputise-mnangagwa/amp/

Still on the situation in Zimbabwe... Tsvangirai, war vets leader Mutsvangwa fly back home 'for negotiations'  58 minutes ago Harare – Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai and war veterans leader Christopher Mutsvangwa reportedly flew back home from South Africa on Wednesday. According to the privately-owned  NewsDay newspaper, this came as reports indicated that both Tsvangirai and Mutsvangwa were "ready to enter negotiations to form a transitional government with former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa". Tsvangirai and Mutsvangwa had both been in South Africa on different missions, the report said. The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) on Wednesday  announced that it had taken over the country  and was keeping the country's president Robert Mugabe and his family under guard at his home as the military was getting rid of the "criminals around Mugabe". On Monday the ZDF warned the 93-year-...

When you hear the word “atom,” what occurs to you? If you’re familiar with chemistry or physics students when you were in secondary school (or, you’re still in secondary school yourself), or, in the alternative, you were/are a science student yourself, then, definitely the word “atom” shouldn’t be very un-familiar to you! All the same, for the sake of carrying-along all of our audience here on this blog, we wish to say that the word “atom” is simply that word that we use in the sciences, and particularly in physics, chemistry and biochemistry, to describe that “minutest” particle of “matter.” Remember that “matter” simply means “material” – whether in the solid state (e.g. your phone), or in the liquid state (e.g. your favourite drink), or in the gaseous (“gas”) state, (e.g. the breath of your nostrils!) “Matter” is that word that is used, in science, to refer to ‘everything’ that exists and can be felt, handled OR “experienced” and “encountered” in any manner, whatsoever, in this phys...

Welcome to my blog. I am Francis Akinnola. As you can see, my blog title is Aristocrat, and my blog address is www.aaristocrat.blogspot.com.ng (please note the double *aa* at the beginning of *aaristocrat*). In this blog, we shall be taking a deep look at various themes: e.g. *Science Is Fun* is a theme that explores the wonderful world of Science, offering useful insights for the non scientific person, into the world of science, while at the same time, offering useful insights to the examination candidate in the various sciences of physics, chemistry, and biology. *Immortality* is another useful theme we are going to be exploring on this blog, with various insights into the issue of the spirit, the soul, and the body, with respect to the hereafter, and allied subjects from the perspective of this blogger. It promises to be interesting, to say the least. *Sex* is another theme we are going to explore, with no inhibitions, whatsoever. We look forward, here, to a wonderful time of erotic...