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Police: Refugee family stuck in Bangkok airport for two months

Global Politics

Comparisons were quickly made with the 2004 film “The Terminal,” in which a man played by Tom Hanks finds himself stuck in a New York airport after his government collapses, rendering his papers useless.

Thomas Mapfumo's music was banned by the country's state-owned media.

Exiled Zimbabwean musician wonders if it’s safe to go home

Music
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe watches a video presentation during the summit of the Southern African Development Community in Johannesburg, Aug. 17, 2008. Mugabe ruled for 37 years before resigning on Nov. 21, 2017, following a military takeover.

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of rule

Global Politics
Two men in the foreground wearing baseball hats watch Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on a TV.

The deadline for a defiant Mugabe passes as Zimbabwe’s crisis deepens

Conflict
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe stands center with a blue suit and tie shaking the hands of college graduates.

Mugabe makes his first appearance after army takeover

Conflict
Robert Mugabe at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, 2008

How Robert Mugabe became Zimbabwe’s leader and clung on till now

Global Politics

Robert Mugabe is under house arrest, after 37 years as leader of Zimbabwe. We take a quick look back at how he got to power and how he stayed there, until now.

Robert Mugabe kisses his wife, Grace, at a rally to mark the country's 37th independence anniversary, in April

‘Gucci Grace’ maneuvers to succeed her aging husband as president of Zimbabwe

Global Politics

Robert Mugabe has run Zimbabwe for 37 years. He’s 93 and his young wife, Grace, is now positioning herself as successor. She’s known as “Gucci Grace.”

Michael Rogers as Mugabe

Actor Michael Rogers takes on the title role in ‘Breakfast with Mugabe’

Arts, Culture & Media

Robert Mugabe turns 90 this week and he has been ruling Zimbabwe for 34 years. To his critics, Mugabe is a revolutionary-turned-tyrant, but to his psychiatrist, Dr. Peric, he’s just another patient. Or at least that’s the premise of the off-Broadway play “Breakfast with Mugabe.”

Investments for Zimbabwe from Richard Branson’s Virgin Group

Enterprise Zimbabwe, a nonprofit set up in part by billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, aims to help Zimbabwe out of its economic crisis.

Tensions rising over South Africa’s foreign workers

Zimbabweans looking for work in South Africa are met with tension and violence from locals who believe the immigrants are taking their jobs.