Zimbabwe latest: Mugabe 'resisting calls to resign'

Zimbabwe's long-time President Robert Mugabe is reportedly refusing to step down immediately, amid growing calls for his resignation ... Chiwenga (right) Sources close to the talks say Mr Mugabe ... Read More

White farmers in Zimbabwe live and die with the toxic legacy of Mugabe’s brutal land grab

“Any hope of a proper deal needs to be part of a wider recovery ... sent money to the Zimbabwe government to pay its nationals whose farms were taken by Mugabe’s colleagues and supporters. Read More

Morgan Tsvangirai 'hopeful' after Robert Mugabe's resignation

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda told the BBC. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai told Newsnight that he hoped that Zimbabwe was on a "new ... Read More

Opposition: No 'suicide' deal with Mugabe

HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN)-- Zimbabwe's opposition said Sunday ... Last September, Mugabe and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai signed a power-sharing deal, but they have not formed a government of ... Read More

Mugabe not sick, says Zimbabwe

South African broadcasters reported that Mugabe was headed from Havana to Iran for emergency medical treatment. Zimbabwe's ambassador to Cuba Jevan Maseko said Mugabe was "very strong and healthy ... Read More

Zimbabwe grants clemency to over 4,000 prisoners, some of whom were sentenced to death

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa granted clemency Thursday to over 4,000 prisoners, including some who had been on death row. Read More

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By Jason Horowitz and Rachel Chaundler Dam Collapses in Western Kenya, Killing at Least 40 The country has been pummeled by heavy rains that have caused widespread flooding, part of a broader ... Read More

Meet ZiG, Zimbabwe’s Latest Shot at a Stable Currency

short for Zimbabwe Gold. The new unit is backed by bullion and foreign currency reserves held at the central bank. All told, the ZiG is the country’s sixth attempt at establishing its own ... Read More

Zimbabwe Launches a New Currency…Again

John Mushayavanhu, who took over as the central bank’s new governor last week, said the new unit, Zimbabwe Gold, or ZiG, will replace the current Zimbabwe dollar, which has lost around three ... Read More

Zimbabwe's New Currency Suffers Chaotic Start

Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency got off to a chaotic start with shops accepting only US dollars on Tuesday and vexed Zimbabweans queuing up outside banks for hours to access their savings. The ... Read More

90% of some of the world's traditional wine regions could be gone in decades. It's part of a larger problem.

Your favorite wines may soon cease to exist. Some of the world's traditional wine regions, from Europe to Southern California, are at risk of almost completely disappearing within decades ... Read More

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Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might alter how people think of Luton, a place long dogged by a ramshackle image and links to extremism. The administration’s top drug ... Read More