Zimbabwe Banks Assist in Clearing Old Botswana Banknotes

Zimbabwean financial institutions have given their clients until October 31 to deposit or exchange old Botswana bank notes as part of a program to phase out the old family of pulas, APA learned Thursday. The Bank of Botswana has introduced a new family...

Lesotho Pledges $1m in Aid to Assist Zimbabwe

Lesotho will assist Zimbabwe with nearly $1 million to help the Southern African state’s recovery from the current political and economic slump, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili told the media in the capital Maseru on Wednesday. Mosisili said the pledge...

Reports Claim Uzbekistan is Preparing to Build a Military Base Near Kyrgyz Border

Uzbekistan is reported to be preparing to build an extensive new military facility near the Kyrgyz border, RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service reports. Residents of the area of Khanabad, which borders Jalal-Abad in Kyrgyzstan, say that bulldozers and other construction...

Burundi Defense Minister Claims Rwandan Rebels have Entered Burundi

Rebels from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), composed of ex-members of Rwandan Armed Forces who fled Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of Congo after their involvement in the genocide of 1994, have entered Burundi, the Burundian...