Zimbabwe

Rage Over New Trophy Hunting Slaying Echoes Cecil the Lion

Blondie the lion was being studied by Oxford researchers when he was killed by poachers this summer.

Liam Archacki

A photo illustration of Emmerson Mnangagwa with a shot with yellow liquid inside of it layered on top.

Mystery Injections of Govt Critics May Be Serial Poison Plot

Opposition activists in Zimbabwe say they are being kidnapped and injected by regime thugs. They are terrified by what this unknown substance may be doing to them.

Andrew Mambondiyani

A Zambian man jumps into a pool on the edge of Victoria Falls

NERVE WRACKING

You Can Sit on the Edge of the World’s Largest Waterfall

For a few months each year, Victoria Falls slows enough for thrill-seekers to swim in its Devil’s Pool.

Daliah Singer

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TERRIFYING

COVID Tests Are Scarce in Africa But Burials Are Shooting Up

As nurses go on strike over colleagues dying due to a lack of PPE, one witness told The Daily Beast that burials near his home had quadrupled since the beginning of the year.

Philip Obaji Jr.

Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa (2nd L) reviews a guard of honour at the state house during his official visit to attend Uganda's 57th independence day in Entebbe, Uganda, on October 8, 2019

CAN’T BELIEVE WE’RE SAYING THIS

Zimbabweans Regret Replacing Mugabe with Brutal New Leader

Mugabe was a hated despot whose ouster in 2017 was celebrated across the country, but many Zimbabweans are now saying their new president is even more brutal and corrupt.

Andrew Mambondiyani

POWDER KEG

This Explosive Blasted Beirut—and Fuels Africa’s Worst Mines

The ammonium nitrate that incinerated Beirut was bound for Mozambique, where explosives often end up on the black market for mining operations with dubious human-rights records.

Philip Obaji Jr.