April 24
Zimbabwe: Amnesty International Voices Concern About Repression, Abuse in Zimbabwe
The annual report released Wednesday by Amnesty International paints a dismal picture of human rights repression and international rule-breaking worldwide, all in the midst of… Read more »
April 23
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Authorities Troubled By Tumbling New Currency
Zimbabwean authorities responded swiftly to the recent decline in the new gold-backed currency by apprehending illicit moneychangers and closing the bank accounts of businesses… Read more »
April 19
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Grants Amnesty to Ease Prison Congestion
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted amnesty to 4,000 prisoners as part of efforts to decongest the country's crowded jails. Read more »
April 16
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's New Gold-Backed Currency Sliding On Black Market
Zimbabwe's recently introduced gold-backed currency is sliding on the local black market but officials insist the currency is getting stronger and has a bright future. Columbus… Read more »
April 04
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Central Bank Says It Has Assets Worth 2.5 Tons of Gold
On the eve of the anticipated rollout of a new gold-backed currency, Zimbabwe's central bank announced Thursday that it has the equivalent of 2.5 tons of gold reserves. Read more »
April 03
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Appeals for $2 Billion to Avert Food Insecurity
Zimbabwe appealed to the United Nations, aid agencies and individuals on Wednesday for $2 billion to avert food insecurity caused by an El Nino-induced drought. Read more »
March 20
Zimbabwe: Russia Donates Fertilizer, Grain to Zimbabwe
Russia donated 25,000 tons of grain and 23,000 tons of fertilizer to Zimbabwe to help combat the effects of El Nino-induced drought, which has dwindled crop yields in most parts of… Read more »
March 07
Zimbabwe: Botswana Says Partial Lifting of Sanctions Against Zimbabwe 'Encouraging'
Botswana, which supported calls for the removal of targeted sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, has described the United States' move to partially lift the restrictions as… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Responds to Narrowing of U.S. Sanctions
Zimbabwe's government criticized the modification of U.S. sanctions this week that renew measures against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and some senior leaders while removing others… Read more »
March 05
Zimbabwe: Mixed Reactions in Zimbabwe to New U.S. Sanctions
There are mixed feelings among Zimbabwe's political class after the U.S. removed sanctions against many Zimbabweans and companies on Monday but imposed new ones on President… Read more »
March 01
Zimbabwe: Bomb Scare Forces Zimbabwe's President to Abort Landing
An aircraft carrying Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa aborted a landing Friday in the city of Victoria Falls, where he was supposed to attend an international conference,… Read more »
February 28
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Court Sentences Opposition Leader for Insulting Russian Businesswoman
A court in Zimbabwe has sentenced an opposition leader to six months in prison or a $300 fine for verbally assaulting a Russian businesswoman. Read more »
February 08
Zimbabwe: Reactions Mixed After Zimbabwe Moves to Abolish Death Penalty
Zimbabwe's Cabinet decision to abolish the death penalty, announced on Wednesday, is being hailed by human rights advocates, but not all Zimbabweans are in favor of the move. Read more »
February 05
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Gets Two-Thirds Majority in Parliament
Zimbabwe's ruling party has achieved a two-thirds majority in Parliament according to by-election results released by the country's elections commission over the weekend. That… Read more »
January 24
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Hopeful UN Cholera Vaccines Will Contain Outbreak
Zimbabwean health authorities -- battling a cholera outbreak that has infected about 20,000 people and killed more than 370 -- say they hope donated vaccines will ease the spread… Read more »
January 01
Zimbabwe: President Hopeful Zimbabwe Economy Will Turn Around in 2024
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has predicted Zimbabwe's moribund economy will turn around this year following the recent discovery of oil and gas near the country's border with… Read more »
December 07, 2023
Zimbabwe: Govt Says It Has Discovered Gas Deposits
Energy companies have discovered natural gas in northern Zimbabwe, near the country's northern border with Mozambique and Zambia. The Zimbabwean government hopes the discovery, if… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Zimbabwe: ZANU-PF Reacting Angrily to Us Visa Restrictions Announced By Blinken
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party is reacting angrily to a new visa restriction policy which U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this week, aimed at people accused of… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Zimbabwe: Journalists Ordered to Delete Photos of VP Collapsing At Rally
Media watchdogs and journalists in Zimbabwe are fuming after members of the vice presidential security detail ordered journalists to delete photos and video of Second Vice… Read more »
October 25, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Says It Lost in Excess of $150 Billion to Sanctions
Zimbabwe's vice president on Wednesday said the country has lost more than $150 billion due to sanctions imposed by the European Union and countries such as the United States… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Zimbabwe: Renowned Zimbabwean Author Receives Africa Freedom Prize
Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga received the Africa Freedom Prize in Johannesburg on Thursday, which is awarded to individuals who "have shown remarkable courage and… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Rights Groups Critical of Media Laws, Journalists' Arrests
Two rights groups - Amnesty International and the Media Institute of Southern Africa - have released reports saying Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to break with… Read more »
September 18, 2023
Southern Africa: Buffalo From Zimbabwe Expose Botswana Cattle to Possible Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Botswana has put restrictions on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals in the northeast of the country after an incursion of buffalo from Zimbabwe put cattle at risk of contracting… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Zimbabwe: Rights Groups Criticise Arrest of Lawyers
Rights groups in Zimbabwe say they are concerned about the arrests of two human rights lawyers Monday night. Read more »
August 26, 2023
Zimbabwe: US Embassy Joins Others Voicing Concern About Zimbabwe Election
The U.S. Embassy in Harare joined other election observers Saturday in voicing deep concerns about Zimbabwe's general election, saying it fell short of the requirements of the… Read more »