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January 17, 2020

Zimbabwe police raid opposition party offices, seek machetes

Zimbabwe police on Friday raided the offices of the country’s main opposition party, and a spokesman says the officers were ...

January 17, 2020

Zimbabwe gripped by drama of vice president's nasty divorce

Black magic, drug addiction, attempted murder and a wrestling match over luxury cars and overseas properties. Zimbabwe is ...

January 11, 2020

China's foreign minister heads to Zimbabwe on Africa tour

China’s foreign minister is to arrive in Zimbabwe Saturday as part of a five-nation tour of Africa that seeks to promote the ...

January 07, 2020

2 Zimbabwe park rangers drowned by poachers in Lake Kariba

Zimbabwean authorities say they have retrieved the bodies of two park rangers who had arrested four poachers but were then ...

January 01, 2020

Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger

A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future, the death ...

December 19, 2019

Amid crippling power cuts, Zimbabwe turns to solar energy

Outside Cecilia Ziwane's house sits a neatly stacked woodpile next to a small solar panel — her two major sources of energy.

December 16, 2019

Zimbabwe veep's wife charged with attempting to kill him

The wife of Zimbabwe’s vice president has been charged with attempting to murder her husband. Marry Chiwenga, a former model ...

December 03, 2019

UN says half of Zimbabwe’s people face severe hunger

About half of Zimbabwe’s population faces severe hunger amid a devastating drought and economic collapse, the United Nations ...

December 03, 2019

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe left behind $10 million, some houses

The wealth of Zimbabwe’s former longtime president Robert Mugabe was long a mystery. Now the first official list of assets ...

November 28, 2019

UN expert: Zimbabwe hunger ‘shocking’ for country not at war

Zimbabwe is on the brink of man-made starvation and the number of people needing help is “shocking” for a country not in ...

November 20, 2019

Zimbabwe police fire tear gas at opposition supporters

Zimbabwe police with riot gear fired tear gas and struck people who gathered on Wednesday to hear a speech by the country’s ...

November 12, 2019

Zimbabwe says 200 elephants have now died amid drought

More than 200 elephants have died amid a severe drought, Zimbabwe's parks agency said on Tuesday, and a mass relocation of ...

November 07, 2019

Drought parches southern Africa, millions faced with hunger

An estimated 45 million people are threatened with hunger by a severe drought strangling wide stretches of southern Africa.

November 06, 2019

Zimbabwe police stop protest march by civil servants

Zimbabwe police Wednesday blocked government workers from marching to protest for better salaries, a day after dozens of ...

October 25, 2019

Hundreds rally during Zimbabwe's new anti-sanctions holiday

The massive march that Zimbabwe's government tried to rouse for a new anti-sanctions public holiday appeared to fizzle on ...

October 21, 2019

Zimbabwe says 55 elephants have starved to death in 2 months

At least 55 elephants have starved to death in the past two months in Zimbabwe's biggest national park as a serious drought ...

October 08, 2019

Company making Costco pajamas flagged for forced labor

The Trump Administration is blocking shipments from a Chinese company making baby pajamas sold at Costco warehouses, after ...

October 02, 2019

US blocks goods from companies suspected of forced labor

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced it is holding imports of clothing, gold, diamonds and other items believed to ...

October 02, 2019

US blocks goods from 5 countries for suspected forced labor

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced it is stopping imports of clothing, gold, diamonds and other items believed to ...