Bloomberg Boris Johnson apologised after wrongly explaining his own government’s coronavirus restrictions, in a gaffe that will fuel growing criticism of his response to the pandemic. “Apologies, I misspoke today,” the UK Prime Minister said on Twitter. It was the third time in three hours that government spokespeople had failed to be clear on the new rules that are being ...

Bloomberg Ivory Coast should briefly postpone on October 31 elections to settle a dispute over the legal framework of the vote, including the legitimacy of the electoral commission and the voter roll, the International Crisis Group said. With supporters of the ruling party and the opposition heading for a confrontation, talks would “offer an opportunity to get out of the ...

Bloomberg The US asked Zimbabwe to help put down an insurgency in neighbouring Mozambique that’s destabilising a region rich in natural gas, people familiar with the matter said. The request came in a phone call between US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Tibor Nagy and Zimbabwe Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo last week, the people said, asking not to be identified ...