Zimbabwe

The kings of Chigiyo music
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A person wearing a colorful hat and white shirt holds a blue fabric with a USAID logo in a room with cloth hangings and bags in the background.
Health & Medicine
Health aid pact between US and Zimbabwe collapses
A woman in a black suit and turtleneck speaks into microphones with Danish and European Union flags in the background.
Danish prime minister calls for snap elections
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Health aid pact between US and Zimbabwe collapses
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Zimbabwean comedian is making a splash in the US
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Church of England appoints first female Archbishop of Canterbury
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Zimbabwe steps up production of blueberries, with help from China
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New film ‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ explores final days of white minority rule in Zimbabwe
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A show full of comedy and laughs
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Zimbabwean comedian makes a splash in the US
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Invasive caterpillar on the rise on Zimbabwe farms
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Zimbabwean comedian is making a splash in the US
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Zimbabwe's unique stone sculptures grace museums, gardens, and art lovers' homes worldwide.
Arts
Zimbabwe’s stone sculptors struggle to keep carving
In this photo taken Wednesday Sept. 2015, a man buys kerosene at a road side stall in Harare, Zimbabwe. 
Energy
Zimbabwe struggles to keep the power on
Faina Butau prepares sorghum for grinding.
Climate Change
Zimbabwe’s farmers turn to drought-resistant grains as maize falters in drier regions
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mangudya holds a sample of a gold coin at the launch in Harare, Monday, July, 25, 2022.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Zimbabwe gambles with gold to curb soaring inflation
Cover art for albums of multiple artists included on The World's 2021 music playlist. Clockwise, starting from the top left image: 'Suba' by Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita; 'El Alimento' by Cimafunk; 'Deja' by Bomba Estereo; 'Seeking New Gods' by Gruff Rhys;
Music
Dance with The World, 2021 edition: A playlist
A man receives a shot from a health worker, both wear masks and protective gear.
COVID-19
In Zimbabwe, vaccine hesitancy among front-line workers stalls rollout 
A photo of some of the Grandmothers trained by Friendship Bench who provide mental health advice at the Mbare Clinic in Harare Zimbabwe.
COVID-19
In Zimbabwe, a talk therapy program trains ‘grandmothers’ to lend a supportive ear
Zimbabwean American singer, poet and activist Shungudzo says she finds an outlet for her activism through music.
Music
Artist Shungudzo feels an urgency to ‘use her words’ to fight against racism
US Capitol police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as members of a mob try to break into the House Chamber in Washington.
Top of The World
The world reacts to chaotic rampage at the US Capitol; China calls out US on ‘hypocrisy’; Biden victory confirmed by Congress
Several people are shown carrying an injured protester on their shoulders with smoke all around them.
Top of The World
Election protests erupt in Belarus; Lebanon remains on the brink; US tops 5 million COVID-19 cases
Tsitsi Dangerembga, left, prominent Zimbabwean author and Fadzayi Mahere, right, spokeswoman for the main opposition party, appear at the magistrates courts with others in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1, 2020.
Justice
Citizens are challenging repression with #ZimbabweanLivesMatter, says author Tsitsi Dangarembga
A nurse talks with police.
Mass arrests in Zimbabwe over coronavirus regulation violations
A Twitter logo seen in front of cyber code
Top of The World
Twitter purges state-backed disinformation accounts; US sanctions ICC staff, Syria
A black man and a black woman pose in a hug for a publicity photo of the film "Cook Off"
Arts, Culture & Media
This Zimbabwe rom-com could be your next Netflix binge
A health worker screens and sanitises visitors to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside a hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe March 26, 2020.
COVID-19
As coronavirus grows, Zimbabwe health care workers strike over vital equipment
A man is shown standing near a auto rickshaw with several police officers standing by and one holding a long baton in the air.
Top of The World
Spain reports more deaths than China; Zimbabwe doctors strike; India’s 1.3 billion people head into lockdown
Sudanese protesters chant slogans during a rally calling for the former ruling party to be dissolved and for ex-officials to be put on trial in Khartoum, Sudan, Oct. 21, 2019.
Protest
Protests that rocked The World in 2019
Two women sit on the curb with their infants as doctors and nurses strike at local hospital
Health & Medicine
Mothers and newborns pay the ‘price’ during Zimbabwe medics strike
Robert Mugabe
Dead at 95, Mugabe was one of Africa’s most polarizing figures
Women sit on the ground wearing colorful head wraps waiting for aid.
Climate Change
A month after Cyclone Idai, governments struggle to secure crucial recovery funds
A woman is shown in ankle deep water walks down a flooded road with heavily damaged buildings in the background.
Environment
Mozambique starts three days of mourning after cyclone kills hundreds
A still photo taken from drone footage above a settlement on the edge of Beira, Mozambique showing dozens of buildings flooded.
Environment
Death toll in Mozambique cyclone, floods could surpass 1,000
A strip of closed offices and empty sidewalk with a single woman waiting for offices to open.
Zimbabwe’s internet crackdown shows the ‘economic sabotage’ of shutdowns
Oliver Mtukudzi plays guitar
Zimbabwe’s Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi’s career spanned four decades and 67 albums
A crowd of people stand outside a closed supermarket
Officials begin to lift internet blackout after street protests in Zimbabwe
Before 2016, Evan Mawarire was a little-known pastor in Zimbabwe. Now he's entered politics. "People went so far as clamoring for me to run for president," he said. "That is not a call to be taken lightly."
Global Politics
Pastor who sparked Zimbabwe’s anti-Mugabe movement steps into political fray
South London musician Cosmo Pyke
Arts
Cosmo Pyke and Frank Ulwenya capture the sound of travel with soul and surf rock
A man on a stretcher with a cast on his left leg is wheeled into a hospital's accident and emergency department
Economics
Doctors across Zimbabwe go on strike over pay, drug shortages
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Global Politics
Police: Refugee family stuck in Bangkok airport for two months
Thomas Mapfumo's music was banned by the country's state-owned media.
Music
Exiled Zimbabwean musician wonders if it’s safe to go home
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe watches a video presentation during the summit of the Southern African Development Community in Johannesburg, Aug. 17, 2008. Mugabe ruled for 37 years before resigning on Nov. 21, 2017, following a military takeover.
Global Politics
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of rule
Two men in the foreground wearing baseball hats watch Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on a TV.
Conflict
The deadline for a defiant Mugabe passes as Zimbabwe’s crisis deepens
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe stands center with a blue suit and tie shaking the hands of college graduates.
Conflict
Mugabe makes his first appearance after army takeover
Robert Mugabe at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, 2008
Global Politics
How Robert Mugabe became Zimbabwe’s leader and clung on till now
Robert Mugabe kisses his wife, Grace, at a rally to mark the country's 37th independence anniversary, in April
Global Politics
‘Gucci Grace’ maneuvers to succeed her aging husband as president of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwea Hunter
Conflict
Charges in Zimbabwe dropped against Cecil the lion hunter
Elephant
Justice
The largest-ever world wildlife conference made progress on stemming illegal wildlife trade
A man with a Zimbabwean flag wrapped around him throws stones
Development
Want to make or use a Zimbabwean flag? You’ll need official government permission.
Zimbabwe Money
Economics
Running out of US dollars, Zimbabwe says it will print its own ‘bond notes’
Politics
How to reduce HIV in Zimbabwe? Make women uglier.
Agence France-Presse
Minnesota dentist who killed Cecil the lion gets mauled on the internet
Agence France-Presse
People all over the world have risen up to condemn a single man
Economics
Global markets have stopped freaking out, for now
Agence France-Presse
Here’s why Robert Mugabe thoroughly deserved that peace prize from China
Leaders
Open your wallet — it’s time for Robert Mugabe’s birthday party!
Culture
Why the ‘Cecil effect’ is bad news
Lifestyle
Foreign hunter may face criminal charges for killing much-loved Zimbabwe lion
Lifestyle
US hunter reportedly paid $50K to lure and kill beloved Zimbabwean lion Cecil