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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 ...

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 01, 2019

Zimbabwe opposition lawmakers walk out of president's speech

Zimbabwe's opposition lawmakers walked out of Parliament on Tuesday as President Emmerson Mnangagwa presented his state of ...

September 28, 2019

'This man lives forever': Zimbabwe's Mugabe is buried

A priest asked God to take pity on Robert Mugabe as the family of the longtime Zimbabwean leader buried him Saturday at his ...

September 27, 2019

Zimbabwe's Mugabe now expected to be buried on Saturday

Zimbabwe's longtime leader Robert Mugabe is expected to be buried on Saturday, a family spokesman said Friday, after three ...

September 26, 2019

Zimbabwe drama around Mugabe's burial place continues

Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe now will be buried at his rural home, a government spokesman said Thursday, the ...

September 20, 2019

Zimbabwe doctor is found alive after alleged abduction

A Zimbabwean doctor whose alleged abduction led to days of protests has been freed, activists announced on Friday, as the ...

September 18, 2019

Zimbabwe doctors march as abducted leader is still missing

A line of baton-wielding police on Wednesday stopped a march by Zimbabwean doctors protesting the alleged abduction of a ...

September 18, 2019

'Welcome back' _ a reporter's fraught re-entry to Zimbabwe

The immigration officer lifted his stamp to put the visa into my passport and I heaved a sigh of relief. But then my passport ...

September 14, 2019

Zimbabwe's Mugabe honored at state funeral, burial delayed

African heads of state joined thousands of Zimbabweans at a state funeral Saturday for Zimbabwe's founding president, Robert ...

September 14, 2019

Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe regains prominence for husband

The controversy swirling around the burial of Zimbabwe's founding leader, Robert Mugabe, centers on his widow, Grace, who has ...

September 13, 2019

Zimbabwe's Mugabe to be buried in 30 days, at new mausoleum

The burial of Zimbabwe's founding president, President Robert Mugabe , will be delayed for at least a month until a special ...

September 12, 2019

Mourning for Zimbabwe's Mugabe marred by dispute, stampede

Controversy over where and when former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be buried and a stampede which injured several ...

September 11, 2019

Few turn out as Mugabe is returned to a Zimbabwe in crisis

Zimbabwe's founding leader Robert Mugabe made his final journey back to the country Wednesday, his body flown into the ...

September 11, 2019

Mugabe's body heading home to Zimbabwe for mourning, burial

The body of Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe was being returned to his homeland Wednesday to lie in state before his ...

September 09, 2019

Zimbabwe's Mugabe to lie in state at 2 different stadiums

Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's body will lie in state at two different stadiums in the capital city for three ...

September 09, 2019

Correction: AF-Obit-Robert-Mugabe story

In a story Sept. 6 about the death of former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, The Associated Press reported erroneously that ...