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People wait in the stands to receive coronavirus vaccinations at the Kololo airstrip in Kampala, Uganda, Monday, May 31, 2021. As virus cases surge in the world's poorest countries, a sense of dread is growing among millions of the unvaccinated, especially those who toil in the informal, off-the-books economy, live hand-to-mouth and pay cash in health emergencies. (AP Photo/Nicholas Bamulanzeki)
In poorest countries, surges worsen shortages of vaccines

By Rodney Muhumuza And Farai Mutsaka Jun. 17, 2021 02:17 AM EDT

Nuns watch Pope Francis as he recites the Regina Caeli noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 18, 2021. Pope Francis said he is happy to be back greeting the faithful in St. Peter’s Square faithful for his traditional Sunday noon blessing after weeks of lockdown measures. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
The Latest: Michigan governor: State's surge may be ending

By The Associated Press Apr. 18, 2021 05:07 AM EDT

A nurse draws up the vaccine of the manufacturer Moderna against the coronavirus with a syringe in a posed situation a the vaccination centre in Bielefeld, Germany, Friday, April 16, 2021. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP)
The Latest: Minnesotan charged with attacks over mask demand

By The Associated Press Apr. 17, 2021 10:38 AM EDT

Female prsioners wave goodbye to their fellow inmates following their release from Chikurubi prison on the outskirts of Harare, Saturday, April 17, 2021. Zimbabwe began the release of about 3,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty aimed at easing congestion and minimizing the threat of COVID-19 across the country's overcrowded jails. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe frees some inmates to reduce COVID-19 risk in jails

By Farai Mutsaka Apr. 17, 2021 08:50 AM EDT

Harare to host 3 T20s and 2 test matches against Pakistan

Mar. 28, 2021 07:16 AM EDT
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Zimbabwe has chosen Harare as the venue for its first international cricket games since the pandemic began with Pakistan due to play three...

A nurse holds a vaccination card given to people who get a shot of China's Sinopharm vaccine, at local hospital in Harare, Thursday, Feb, 18, 2021 Zimbabwean Deputy President Constatino Chiwenga become the first person in the country to receive the jab, marking the first phase of the country's vaccination campaign.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe starts administering China's Sinopharm vaccines

By Farai Mutsaka Feb. 18, 2021 09:17 AM EST

Zimbabwe receives first vaccines from Sinopharm in China

By Farai Mutsaka Feb. 14, 2021 11:25 PM EST
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has received its first COVID-19 vaccines with the arrival early Monday of an Air Zimbabwe jet carrying 200,000 Sinopharm doses...

Pallbearers carry the coffin of a government minister of Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba who died of COVID-19, at the Heroes Acre in Harare, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa who presided over the burial called the pandemic "evil" and urged people to wear masks, practice social distancing and sanitize, as cases across the country increased amid a fragile health system. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Fourth Zimbabwean Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 in surge

By Farai Mutsaka Jan. 24, 2021 08:52 AM EST

A preacher is disinfected by a health worker, during a burial of a person who died from COVID-19, in Harare, Friday, Jan, 15, 2021. Zimbabwe, battling a spike in new COVID-19 cases, has banned families from transporting their dead relatives between cities, as part of new measures to stop traditional funeral rites that are believed to be increasing the spread of the disease. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence

By Farai Mutsaka Jan. 20, 2021 06:15 AM EST

Zimbabwean journalist Hopwell Chin'ono arrives at the magistrates courts in Harare, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. On Friday, Zimbabwe police arrested the prominent journalist for the third time in six months. Chin’ono posted on his Twitter account that police had picked him from his house and said they were charging him with “communicating falsehoods.” (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Jailed Zimbabwean journalist urges isolation due to virus

By Farai Mutsaka Jan. 12, 2021 09:19 AM EST

Thousands of people attend a music concert to celebrate New Year's in the Mbare suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, early Friday, Jan 1, 2021. Despite a government ban on music concerts and public gatherings due to a surge in COVID-19 infections and the new and more contagious variants of the disease, thousands of people gathered in one of the country's poorest neighborhoods to celebrate the new year. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe jails 3 for having New Year's party despite ban

By Farai Mutsaka Jan. 06, 2021 12:48 PM EST

Natsiraishe Maritsa, center, shares a light moment with young boys and girls after a taekwondo training session in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwean teen teaches taekwondo to fight child marriage

By Farai Mutsaka Jan. 05, 2021 05:14 AM EST

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 Nov. 16, 2020 03:03 PM EST

Chigumbura downplays Indian coach's absence on Pakistan tour

Rizwan Ali Oct. 21, 2020 02:51 PM EDT
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Senior Zimbabwe batsman Elton Chigumbura on Wednesday downplayed the absence of his team’s Indian coach Lalchand Rajput, who was...

Zimbabwe judge orders facilities reopened for pregnant women

By Farai Mutsaka Oct. 07, 2020 11:57 AM EDT
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean judge on Wednesday ordered authorities in the capital, Harare, to reopen health facilities for pregnant women that were...

Community health worker, Rosemary Rambire, left, takes notes during a COVID-19 awareness campaign in Chitungwiza, on the outskirts of Harare, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. As Zimbabwe's coronavirus infections decline, strict lockdowns designed to curb the disease are being replaced by a return to relatively normal life. The threat has eased so much that many people see no need to be cautious, which has invited complacency. That worries some health experts. Rosemary Rambire says the improving figures and the start of the searing heat of the Southern Hemisphere’s summer could undermine efforts to beat back the virus even further. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Africa

By Farai Mutsaka Sep. 26, 2020 04:04 AM EDT

The congregation practises social-distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus during a Sunday mass at the Holy Cross Cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the patience of some religious leaders across Africa who worry they will lose followers, and funding, as restrictions on gatherings continue. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
As Africa's COVID-19 cases rise, faith is put to the test

By Rodney Muhumuza Sep. 05, 2020 04:05 AM EDT

Fashion school graduate Phoebe St. Leger poses for a photo in Florence, Italy, Jan. 25, 2018. Around the world, young people armed with new degrees, diplomas and professional qualifications are struggling to enter the workforce as the pandemic pushes the global economy into recession. British fashion school graduate Phoebe St. Leger’s dream of landing a job at a design label is on hold. The coronavirus forced the cancellation of her university graduating class's final-year fashion show, which removing the chance to show her knitwear collection to people in the industry, some of whom might have liked her work enough to offer her a job. (Shannon Davidson via AP)
Pandemic wrecks global Class of 2020's hopes for first job

By Kelvin Chan Aug. 10, 2020 04:03 AM EDT

A truck carrying police enters a neighbourhood in Harare, Friday, July, 31, 2020. Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, was deserted Friday, as security agents vigorously enforced the country's lockdown amidst planned protests. Police and soldiers manned checkpoints and ordered people seeking to get into the city for work and other chores to return home. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe president vows to 'flush out' critics in clampdown

By Farai Mutsaka Aug. 04, 2020 11:53 AM EDT

Armed soldiers patrol a street in Harare, Friday, July, 31, 2020. Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, was deserted Friday, as security agents vigorously enforced the country's lockdown amidst planned protests. Police and soldiers manned checkpoints and ordered people seeking to get into the city for work and other chores to return home. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Scores of Zimbabwe protesters arrested, military in streets

By Farai Mutsaka Jul. 31, 2020 05:27 AM EDT