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“Ben” the elephant seeks help from safari lodge after being shot by poachers
Ben, an injured bull elephant - thought to be 30-years-old - gave staffers at the Bumi Hills Safari Lodge in Kariba, Zimbabwe the surprise of their lives when he appeared to ask for help.
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The Untouchables
Why it’s getting harder to stop multinational corporations. By Michael Hobbes.
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Goes Missing After Canceled India Trip
Concern is growing in Zimbabwe after a 92 year-old man was reported missing after claiming on Monday he was traveling to India. The missing person’s name: Robert Mugabe. The veteran Zimbabwean leader, who has been in power for 36 years and is the world’s oldest serving head of state, was reported to have left the country on Monday to attend the World Culture Festival in New Delhi, which kicks off in the Indian capital on Friday.
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Robert Mugabe holds $1m birthday party in drought-hit Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe has come under fire for holding a lavish $1 million birthday party to celebrate his 92nd birthday in a drought-stricken town in Zimbabwe. Opponents said the event was "an affront to ordinary Zimbabweans" at a time when more than a quarter of the population are in need of food aid. Mugabe's birthday bashes have become an annual pilgrimage for loyalists but the decision to hold this year's party in Masvingo...
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Zimbabwe pleads for cash to stop mass starvation
Zimbabwe has appealed to local businesses and charities for more than $1.5bn aid to save more than a quarter of the population from starvation due to drought. "The government of Zimbabwe requires a total of [$1.57bn] with effect from February to December 2016," Zimbabwe's vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa said at a news conference in the capital Harare on Tuesday, adding that more than three million people were in need of food and water.
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Zimbabwe’s curious plan to adopt China’s currency
Want evidence that China is still making inroads in sub-Saharan Africa? Look no further than Zimbabwe, where the finance minister just announced a plan to begin using the Chinese yuan as an official currency within the southern African nation — part of a deal in which Beijing will also cancel about $40 million in debt. "There cannot be a better time to do this," Zimbabwean Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa explained in a statement.
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Grace Mugabe has taken over Zimbabwe, opposition leader claims
Robert Mugabe has lost his grip on power and been replaced by his wife, Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s opposition leader has claimed. Morgan Tsvangirai said that the 91-year-old president’s wife is now effectively in charge after a “palace coup”, and that the government has been paralysed as members of the ruling party jockey for position.
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Zimbabwe to make Chinese yuan legal currency after Beijing cancels debts
Yuan becomes the latest currency to be approved for public transactions in Zimbabwe, as the southern African nation seeks to increase trade with Beijing
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No charges for US dentist who killed Cecil the African lion
Walter Palmer from the US who killed an African lion will not be charged. Officials in Zimbabwe said the dentist had obtained legal authority before the hunt. The dead Lion, one of the most prized in Zimbabwe called Cecil had been fitted with a GPS collar as part of a research project.
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe shouts 'We are not gays' during UN address
Zimbabwe's infamously outspoken President Robert Mugabe, who has ruled the country for over three decades, went on a tirade against extended human rights to gay people in his country during a speech at the UN General Assembly on Monday. "We reject attempts to prescribe new rights that are contrary to our values, norms, traditions and beliefs," said Mugabe, rallying against perceived international interference in his country's affairs.
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Zimbabwe Lifts Its Hunting Ban After Just Nine Days
With some small exceptions, hunting is reportedly allowed throughout the country again. A ban on lion, leopard and elephant hunting in Zimbabwe—imposed after global outrage following Cecil the lion’s death—has largely been lifted after only nine days, South African news site news24.com reports, citing a leaked statement from the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association.
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Jericho, Cecil the lion's brother, killed
Jericho, brother of Cecil the lion, was killed by a hunter on Saturday, Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force's chairman confirmed to USA TODAY.
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