Will Chalk

And the concern that they expressed was that these samples would be used in the U.S.

for research and have potentially commercial value for the U.S., but then there's no guarantee that if in future there is some kind of an epidemic that Zimbabwe or any African country would be able to have access to.

to the results of that research.

Zimbabwe has made significant progress over the last 20 or so years, largely due to the assistance that it's received from the US.

They are effectively supplying medication to about 1.2 million people.

They've spent about $2 billion in the health sector over the last 20 years.

And the criticism that the U.S.

ambassador gave as a response to Zimbabwe deciding to terminate the talks is that they also wanted the Zimbabwean government to step up in terms of funding its own health programs.

And so that's the concern that doctors now have is will Zimbabwe be able to fill that gap?

Shingai Nyoka in Harare.

A BBC Eye investigation has revealed Nepal's top police officer gave the order, allowing the use of live fire during last year's deadly crackdown on Gen Z protests, one of the worst in the country's history.

Nineteen people were shot dead on September 8th.

The public outrage over the killings and the unrest that followed led to the resignation of the Prime Minister.

Sabina Shrestha reports.

Camera footage shows a group of girls on the side of the road in their school uniform.

They're shouting, Gen Z, here we come.

It's the morning of September the 8th, 2025, what soon would be known as one of the deadliest days of protest in Nepal's history.

It all began months earlier on social media.

The global Nepo baby trend came to Nepal.

This trend, says 26-year-old Gen Z activist Raksha Bam, exposed the luxurious lifestyle of politicians' children.