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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa sworn in as president after disputed election
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivers his speech during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital Harare, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Mnangagwa Monday hailed recent elections as a sign of the country’s “mature democracy” and a victory over Western adversaries, as he took an oath of office following polls whose credibility was questioned by multiple observer missions, including those from Africa. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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Ruling party wins Zimbabwe election after 43 years in power
President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives for a press conference at State House in Harare on August 27, 2023. Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa won a second term in office, election officials said Saturday, but the opposition rejected the result of a vote that international observers said fell short of democratic standards. Mnangagwa, 80, won 52.6 percent of the ballots against 44 percent for the main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, 45, according to official results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP) (Photo by JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Zimbabwe ruling party’s vote lead grows as observers decry ‘climate of fear’
Members of the police stand guard near barricades at the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) offices as vote counting for the general election progresses in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 25, 2023. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
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Voting extended after delays as Zimbabwe president known as `the crocodile’ seeks a second term
A voter casts her vote at Emakhandeni Secondary School during general election in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, August 23, 2023. REUTERS/KB Mpofu
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Opposition faces a surge of violence in Zimbabwe as election approaches
Nelson Chamisa, leader Zimbabwe main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) gestures while addressing delegates during a manifesto launch in Bulawayo on August 8, 2023. (Photo by Zinyange AUNTONY / AFP) (Photo by ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Zimbabwe has joined the growing ranks of the world’s electoral autocracies
Robert Rotberg
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Iran signs economic agreements with Zimbabwe as Raisi ends Africa tour
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is welcomed by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, at Harare airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 13, 2023. Iran's Presidency/Mohammad Javad Ostad/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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Zimbabwe’s ‘Patriotic Bill’ has made free and fair elections impossible
Robert Rotberg
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Canada and Commonwealth face difficult dilemma over Zimbabwe membership bid
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives for the inauguration of Cyril Ramaphosa as South African president, at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
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Evening Update: Federal government introduces legislation to delay changes to the MAID law until next year
Mental Health and Addictions Minister and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett looks on as Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti speaks during a news conference, Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Impoverished nurses are barred from leaving Zimbabwe, despite shortages of health workers abroad
FILE - Health workers led by nurses take part in a demonstration over poor salaries at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare on June, 21, 2022. Zimbabwe has decreed a law that bans health workers such as nurses and doctors from prolonged strikes, while imposing punishments of up to 6 months jail time for defiant workers and union leaders. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)
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The bloodshed of Zimbabwe’s past elections has citizens bracing for what’s to come next year
An armed soldier patrols a street in Harare during protests by opposition party supporters Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. Hundreds of angry opposition supporters outside Zimbabwe's electoral commission were met by riot police firing tear gas as the country awaited the results of Monday's presidential election, the first after the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe. (AP Photo/Mujahid Safodien)
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Blind Ambition is an underdog tale about passion for wine and home
production stills from BLIND AMBITION (2022) which follows four friends who have conquered the odds to become South Africa’s top sommeliers. Photo courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Famed novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga convicted in Zimbabwe after peaceful protest
Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga talks to the press upon arrival at the magistrates courts for judgment in her court case in Harare, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Dangarembga faces charges of inciting public violence for protesting against corruption and the rule of law in Zimbabwe.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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Queen Elizabeth’s death revives memories both fond and bitter in Zimbabwe
Congregants attend a memorial service led by Farai Mutamiri for the late Queen Elizabeth II at the Anglican Cathedral of St Mary and All Saints in Harare, Zimbabwe September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
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Canadian men lose to France, women down China at Rugby World Cup Sevens
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 09: Breanne Nicholas (Captain) of Canada during day 1 of the Womens Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 Round of 16, Match 5 between Canada and China at DHL Stadium on September 09, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
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U.S. authors Elizabeth Strout, Percival Everett among Booker Prize finalists
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 05: Elizabeth Strout attends the New York Public Library 2018 Library Lions Gala at the New York Public Library at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on November 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)
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Zimbabwe moves 2,500 wild animals due to climate change
FILE - An elephant is hoisted into a transport vehicle at the Liwonde National Park southern Malawi, July 10 2022. In neighbouring Zimbabwe, National Parks is moving more than 2,500 wild animals from a southern reserve to one in the country’s north to rescue them from drought, as the ravages of climate change replace poaching as the biggest threat to wildlife. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondo, File)
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Zimbabwe introduces gold coin to help bolster collapsing currency
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, John Mangudya holds a sample of a gold coin at the launch in Harare, Monday, July, 25, 2022. Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold to the public in a bid to to tame runaway inflation that that has further eroded the country's unstable currency. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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Canada teams learn path at Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa
Toronto Wolfpack rugby balls and training equipment are shown at Lamport Stadium in Toronto on May 10, 2019. The Toronto Wolfpack's potential new owner will make his case to England's Super League on Tuesday with the transatlantic rugby league team also submitting a new five-year business plan to bolster his case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson
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Zimbabwe urges sale of seized elephant ivory and rhino horn
A Zimbabwe National Parks official inspects some of the elephant tusks during a tour of ivory stockpiles, in Harare, Monday, May, 17, 2022. Zimbabwe is seeking international support to be allowed to sell half a billion dollars worth of ivory stockpile, describing the growth of its elephant population as “dangerous” amid dwindling resources for conservation. The Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority on Monday took ambassadors from European Union countries through a tour of the stockpile to press for sales which are banned by CITES, the international body that monitors endangered species. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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Easter holiday bus crash in eastern Zimbabwe kills 35
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Migrants flee South Africa as anti-foreigner hostility worsens
Residents listen to community leaders speaking during a protest against the rise of crime in the area in Diepsloot, South Africa, on April 6, 2022. (Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP) (Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Zimbabwe’s opposition wins majority of by-election seats in key political test
A supporter of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change glues a poster during an electoral rally on February 27, 2022 at Mbizo shopping centre in Kwekwe. - At least 17 Zimbabwean opposition activists were hospitalized on Sunday, and another killed, during violence that broke out on the sidelines of a rally in Kwekwe (center), we learned from the Coalition of Citizens for change (CCC). Thousands of activists had gathered to listen to a speech by Nelson Chamisa, party leader and main opponent of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ZANU-PF party, in power since independence (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP) (Photo by ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP via Getty Images)
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In Zimbabwe, the country with no coins, US$1 is more useful than US$100
People queue for US dollars at banks early in the morning, with some having slept in line a day before Christmas, in Harare on December 24, 2021. - Thousands of Zimbabweans are queuing at banks and currency exchange points across the country, some of them sleeping in the lines, in a desperate attempt to obtain cash. Most are unlikely to be successful as the inflation-ravaged southern African country is experiencing an acute currency shortage. Travel plans for the holiday period have been badly disrupted and many Zimbabweans are struggling even to buy Christmas presents. (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP) (Photo by JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Why Zimbabwe’s simple plaque with a not-so-simple history keeps getting destroyed and rebuilt
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Scientists mystified as Africa avoids COVID-19 disaster
People are seen at a busy market in a poor township on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Monday, Nov, 15, 2021. When the coronavirus first emerged last year, health officials feared the pandemic would sweep across Africa, killing millions and destroying the continent’s fragile health systems. Although it’s still unclear what COVID-19’s ultimate toll will be, that catastrophic scenario has yet to materialize in Zimbabwe or much of Africa. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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In death, Robert Mugabe still haunts Zimbabwe as his family fights a reburial scheme
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Mounting desperation in Africa as COVID-19 vaccine shortage persists
HARARE, ZIMBABWE - JULY 09: Nurses prepare vaccination cards for vaccinated locals on July 9, 2021 in Harare, Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe government is using vaccines from Russia and China to protect the population from Covid-19. (Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images)
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Canada’s and Zimbabwe’s paths for COVID-19 vaccination are worlds apart
FILE - In this Monday, Feb, 15, 2021 file photo, a forklift carries a pallet of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China upon its arrival at Robert Mugabe International airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, as part of the the country's first 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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Globe and Mail freelancer jailed on baseless charges, media-freedom group says
Jeffrey Moyo at the Harare Central Police Station after his arrest in Harare, Zimbabwe. NO CREDIT.
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Zimbabwe authorities arrest reporter working for New York Times
A photo provided by Doug Coltart shows Jeffrey Moyo at the Harare Central Police Station after his arrest in Harare, Zimbabwe. Moyo, a freelance journalist for The New York Times who is based in Harare, was being held on charges of violating the country's immigration laws. His lawyers say the accusation is spurious. (Doug Coltart via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY ZIMBABWE NYTIMES ARREST BY RICK GLADSTONE FOR MAY 28, 2021. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --
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Video of botched elephant hunt by U.S. NRA leader sparks fury
FILE - In this April 26, 2019, file photo, Nation Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks at the association's Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. LaPierre's testimony during the NRA's high-stakes bankruptcy trial offered a rare window into the work and habits of the notoriously secretive titan of the American firearms movement. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
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Prison sentence for pro-democracy activist signals a further crackdown in Zimbabwe
HARARE, ZIMBABWE - MARCH 16: Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa during the arrival of the shipment of Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines from China at Harare International Airport on March 16, 2021 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Today's shipment is in addition to a batch of 200,000 doses of donated Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine received last month. Zimbabwe is one of a dozen African countries to receive donated vaccines from China. (Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images)
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Despite shortages, Zimbabwe hesitates to take Chinese COVID-19 vaccines
VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE - MARCH 24: Zimbabwe's Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri receives her first first dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine on March 24, 2021 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The country recently received two deliveries of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine donated by China. Zimbabwe is one of a dozen African countries on the receiving end of China's "vaccine diplomacy." (Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images)
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Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail after second arrest
Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono speaks to the media on Sept. 3, 2020.