Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Lifts Ban on Genetically Modified Corn Imports

By RAY NDLOVU / BLOOMBERG

Robert Mugabe's Legacy of Broken Souls

By Evan Mawarire

Robert Mugabe Ruled Zimbabwe for Decades. Here's How He First Came to Power

By Lily Rothman

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's Ex-President, Dies at 95

By Aryn Baker
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Activist: Violence in Zimbabwe Is Escalating. But We Won't Stop Fighting for Our Freedoms

Imagine coming home and finding your entire house ransacked, your valuables stolen and your children tied to poles, their backs bleeding from being whipped with a sjambok. The sight rips your soul out and makes...

By Evan Mawarire

How Zimbabwean Grandmothers are Stepping In to Fight Depression

In Zimbabwe, the term for depression is kufungisisa, which translates to “thinking too much.” Like many low-income countries, Zimbabwe is ill-equipped to care for its citizens suffering from mental illness. The country of roughly 16.5...

By Eben Shapiro

Zimbabwe Pastor Faces 20 Years for Subversion

Evan Mawarire was arrested as security forces violently suppressed fuel protests

By Eli Meixler

KFC Zimbabwe Has Run Out of Chicken

A shortage of U.S. dollars is forcing fast food chains to temporarily pull down the shutters

By TIME Staff

What's Next for Zimbabwe After Election Unrest

On Wednesday, six unarmed civilians were shot dead by soldiers in Harare, with dozens more assaulted

By Knox Chitiyo

Zimbabwe's Historic Vote Takes a Deadly Turn

At least three people were killed after soldiers opened fire on protesters

By Laignee Barron

Zimbabwe Is Voting In Its First Ever Election Without Mugabe. Here's What to Know.

Voters in Zimbabwe began voting on Monday in a general election nine months after the removal of longtime president Robert Mugabe, 94.The election pits Mugabe’s old party, the ZANU-PF, against the Movement for Democratic Change...

By Billy Perrigo

3 Reasons Human Rights Defenders Should Feel Optimistic Right Now

Mugabe's fall, Mladic's conviction, and a long-awaited probe on Afghanistan

By Anna Neistat

Zimbabwe Is Toasting a New Beginning. But Will 'The Crocodile' Bring More of the Same?

Some think Emmerson Mnangagwa might be even more repressive than Robert Mugabe

By Aryn Baker / Cape Town

Why Mugabe Isn't Standing Aside (Or, When a Coup Is Not a Coup)

If the military does forcefully dislodge Mugabe, there would follow economic repercussions the country can ill afford

By Aryn Baker

What to Know About Trump's Reversal of an Elephant Import Ban

A lot of people don't like it

By Joseph Hincks

It's the Beginning of the End for Zimbabwe's Dictator Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, 93, was placed under house arrest on Nov. 15 after the military seized control of the country overnight. The move brings closer to an end a power struggle that has gripped...

By Tara John

Zimbabwe's Military Detained Mugabe. Here's What to Know

The president and his wife are now in custody

By Tara John and Joseph Hincks

Rumors of a Coup Are Circling Around Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe

A power struggle over who will succeed the 93-year-old Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe spilled out on the country’s streets on Tuesday, when tanks were seen heading towards the country’s capital, Harare.The move follows a threat...

By Tara John

Professional Hunter Killed By Elephant That Collapsed on Top of Him

He was a longtime big game hunter

By Julia Zorthian

The Zimbabwean Pastor Fighting Against Mugabe's Rule

Evan Mawarire does not regret coming back to Zimbabwe, though he risks jail, abduction, torture or being “disappeared” by government thugs.“This is where my family support network is, where my church is, where my roots...

By Tara John
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