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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in Singapore hospital for extended stay

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 file photo, the body of a man lays in the closed entrance of store after being shot as opposition party supporters and police clashed in Harare, Zimbabwe. The United States has placed on its sanctions list a former Zimbabwean army general who commanded troops accused of killing six civilians after a disputed election a year ago. The listing signals U.S. frustration over the lack of accountability in the killings in the capital, Harare. It comes as Zimbabweans on Thursday mark a year since the shootings. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen, File)

US sanctions Zimbabwean official over post-election killings

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

CORRECTING PHOTO DATE TO JULY 23 - Due to lack of electricity, Learnmore Mavhura, right, helps his 9-year old nephew Lionel, left, do his homework by candlelight at a roadside market stall in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. For many Zimbabweans the economy is worse now, two years after the downfall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

‘This is hell’: Zimbabweans say economy is worse than ever

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

A man counts Zimbabwean dollar notes and coins next to a ten US dollar note on the streets of Harare, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday praised the re-introduction of the Zimbabwe dollar as the sole legal tender in the troubled country as a "return to normalcy." Zimbabwe had for 10 years used the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies after the Zimbabwean currency was dogged by hyperinflation. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Zimbabwe dollar comeback casts doubt on changes since Mugabe

By Frank Chikowore — Special to The Washington Times

Zimbabwe president praises re-introduction of local currency

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

A man puts an expired passport in his pocket while waiting in a queue to submit an application for a new passport at the main office in Harare, Friday, June 14, 2019. With Zimbabwe’s economy in shambles and political tensions rising, leaving the country seems the best option for many who are desperate for jobs. But those dreams often end at the passport office, which doesn’t have enough foreign currency to import proper paper and ink. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

‘We are trapped’: Zimbabwe’s economic crunch hits passports

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

Salah’s Egypt faces Congo, Uganda & Zimbabwe at African Cup

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Zimbabwe to exhume, rebury thousands from 1980s mass killing

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

Residents remove mud from their home and yard caused by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe Sunday, March 24 2019. The death toll has risen above 750 in the three southern African countries hit 10 days ago by the storm, as workers restore electricity, water and try to prevent outbreak of cholera, authorities said Sunday. (AP Photo/KB Mpofu)

Aid finally reaches Zimbabwe village 12 days after cyclone

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

A woman carrying water and a baby on her back after collecting water in Beira, Mozambique, Monday, March 25, March 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Correction: Mozambique-Cyclone-The Latest story

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Flood waters dominate the landscape following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid groups trying to get food, water and clothing to desperate survivors. It will be days before Mozambique's inundated plains drain toward the Indian Ocean and even longer before the full scale of the devastation is known. (Josh Estey/CARE via AP)

Floods, destruction from cyclone continue in Mozambique

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

A young girl is helped from a boat after being evacuated from flood waters following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid groups trying to get food, water and clothing to desperate survivors. It will be days before Mozambique's inundated plains drain toward the Indian Ocean and even longer before the full scale of the devastation is known. (Josh Estey/CARE via AP)

The Latest: Cyclone Idai death toll rises to over 550

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Soldiers and paramedics carry injured survivors from a helicopter in Chimanimani about 600 kilometres south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday March, 19, 2019. According to the government, Cyclone Idai has killed more than 100 people in Chipinge and Chimanimani and according to residents the figures could be higher because the hardest hit areas are still inaccessible. Some hundreds are dead, many more are missing, and some thousands at risk from the massive flooding throughout the region of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe caused by Cyclone Idai.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

The Latest: UN will press global community for cyclone aid

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A family dig for their son who got buried in the mud when Cyclone Idai struck in Chimanimani about 600 kilometres south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, March, 19, 2019. According to the government, Cyclone Idai has killed more than 100 people in Chipinge and Chimanimani and according to residents the figures could be higher because the hardest hit areas are still inaccessible. Some hundreds are dead, many more are missing, and some thousands at risk from the massive flooding in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe caused by Cyclone Idai.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

AP Explains: Why southern African cyclone is so shattering

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Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, killing 150

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

Zimbabwe’s youngest lawmaker faces subversion charge

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UN launches $234 million aid appeal for struggling Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe launches new currency measure

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

A child plays with an umbrella bearing the portrait of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, at a public school in Harare, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. Zimbabwe's public teachers are alleging intimidation as they try to launch a nationwide strike for better salaries. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Zimbabwe’s teachers report intimidation as strike begins

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

A Blessing prayer for Zimbabwe and its people

By Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon