Author: Gbenga Aborowa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe who is the current Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation said the Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique is under threat from some acts of extremism and terrorism.

Since the disease spread to Cameroon, there had been concerns about president Biya’s whereabouts.

Ruling party candidate, general Evariste Ndayishimiye has suggested voters not fear the coronavirus, saying “God loves Burundi and if there are people who have tested positive, it is so that God may manifest his power in Burundi.”

It is a symbolic success for the counter-offensive that the GNA has been mounting against General Haftar’s forces for the past month.

Zimbabwe imposed its lockdown on March 30 and has recorded 44 confirmed coronavirus cases and four related deaths.

The military also found 10 explosive devices, four explosive belts, several rifles and ammunition as well as various mobile phones and walkie-talkies as a result of the operation.

The party will also file court papers challenging the constitutionality of having no parliamentary oversight inscribed in the Disaster Management Act, local media reports said.

The announcement comes just days before Burundians go to the polls on May 20 to choose a new president, parliamentarians and local officials.

“We will immediately begin a process of consultation with relevant stakeholders on the proposal that, by the end of May, most of the country should be placed on alert level three,” Ramaphosa said in a televised address.

The violence prompted authorities to launch an investigation, official SUNA news agency reported.