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Mortuary personnel work at the scene of a helicopter crash that killed Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and others at Kudenga Farm near Marondera, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo)

Zimbabwean tycoon killed in helicopter crash had cultivated presidents as friends

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

A contestant competes on a game show called Masoyinbo, which translates to "Do not speak English," in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life as youth connect with roots and relatives

By Farai Mutsaka and Dan Ikpoyi - Associated Press

Funeral pallbearers sit behind caskets during a memorial service for the victims of a ferry capsized on lake Kariba in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mkhululi Thobela)

22 more bodies recovered in Zimbabwe ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 68, police say

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

Mourners gather for a memorial service for the victims of a ferry capsized on lake Kariba in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mkhululi Thobela)

Families mourn victims of Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll rises to 46

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

FILE - A health worker shows a bottle of the malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M before administering it to a child at the comprehensive Health Centre in Agudama-Epie, in Yenagoa, Nigeria, on Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

WHO says vaccinations save millions in Africa, but U.S. aid cuts and Iran war threaten progress

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

Florist Tongai Mufandaedza holds a money bouquet designed for Valentine's Day at his stall in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)

‘Money bouquets’ rival traditional flowers as coveted tokens of love for Valentine’s Day in Zimbabwe

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

A man rearranges scrap metal at a collection site in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)

Zimbabwe’s scrap metal hunters are quietly fighting climate change one piece at a time

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

FILE - South African soldiers, part of the Southern African Development Community's mission to fight against armed rebel groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, stand in Goma as the bodies of two South African soldiers are repatriated to South Africa Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

Mellisa Sachitongo, 65, exercises with the Commandos Fitness Club at the Warren Hills cemetery in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. ( AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)

A fitness club in a Zimbabwe cemetery aims to outpace death one step at a time

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

A woman takes a break from the queue outside the passport offices in Harare, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Atop many Christmas wish lists in economically troubled Zimbabwe is a travel document and people are flooding the passport office this holiday season ahead of a price hike planned in the New Year. The desperation at the office in the capital is palpable as some people fear the hike could push the cost of obtaining a passport out of reach and economic gloom feeds a surge in migration. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

A Christmas rush to get passports to leave Zimbabwe is fed by economic gloom and a price hike

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

An elderly woman pushes a wheelbarrow past campaign posters in Mabvuku on the outskirts of Harare, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Zimbabwe was holding by-elections Saturday for nine seats in Parliament after opposition lawmakers were removed from their positions and disqualified from standing again in what they have called an illegal push by the ruling ZANU-PF party to bolster its majority and have the power to change the constitution. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Zimbabwe holds special elections after court rules to remove 9 opposition lawmakers from Parliament

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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)

Zimbabwean president at his inauguration says the disputed election reveals a ‘mature democracy’

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

Zimbabwe's main opposition party deputy spokesperson Gift Siziba addresses a press conference in Harare, Tuesday, Aug, 29, 2023. Siziba told reporters at a news conference that the party was demanding fresh elections supervised by neighbouring countries, digging in on its rejection of of last weeks polls that gave President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his party a majority.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Zimbabwe opposition party calls for fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

Supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa celebrate after he was declared the winner by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. This would be Mnangagwa's second and final five year term after winning disputed polls in 2018. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Zimbabwe’s opposition alleges ‘gigantic fraud’ in vote that extends the ZANU-PF party’s 43-year rule

By Farai Mutsaka and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa attends a polling station to cast his vote, in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Polls have opened in Zimbabwe as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term in a country with a history of violent and disputed votes. (AP Photo)

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins reelection after troubled vote, officials say

By Farai Mutsaka and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Supporters of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa attend a campaign rally in Harare, Aug. 9, 2023. 80-year-old Mnangagwa is now seeking re-election for a second term as president in a vote this week that could see the ruling ZANU-PF party extend a 43-year hold on power. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Polls open in Zimbabwe as the president known as ‘the crocodile’ seeks a second and final term

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez runs during warm up before the English Premier League soccer match between Sheffield United and Manchester City at Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield, England, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (Tim Keeton/Pool via AP)

Algeria qualifies for African Cup, Egypt’s Elneny has virus

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

A car displays fruits and vegetables while selling them by the side of a busy road in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Cars have become mobile markets in Zimbabwe where enterprising residents are selling goods from their vehicles to cope with economic hardships caused by the coronavirus. With their car doors and trunks wide open by the side of busy roads, eager sellers display a colorful array of goods in Harare, the capital. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Many Zimbabweans sell goods from their cars in hard times

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

Zimbabwe’s sex workers on streets despite virus restrictions

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

Tobacco auctioneers wear face masks to protect against coronavirus while inspecting crop on the first day of the tobacco marketing season in Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. The tobacco selling season began across the country with auction floors complying with strict Covid-19 measures which included setting up clinics and isolation sites. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Troubled Zimbabwe hopes for some relief in tobacco sales

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press