Zimbabwe

Altar boys prepare ahead of the Sunday Mass celebration at the Sacred Heart Church in Harare, Zimbabwe, on August 5th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Voting closed in Zimbabwe's first election since the former president was ousted after 37 years in power.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

The animal is considered sacred in certain regions of the country, and that belief is being used to prevent locals from killing the endangered creature for profit.

• By Andrew Mambondiyani

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Supporters of the Zimbabwe opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, listen and cheer as the party's acting president addresses the crowd gathered outside the party headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

During the hardline president's 37-year regime women were largely forced out of politics. Will things change under new leadership?

• By Tendai Marima

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Harare residents celebrate in the streets following the resignation of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on November 21st, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Pedestrians pass a tank stationed at an intersection as Zimbabwean soldiers regulate traffic in Harare on November 15th, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Zimbabwe receives $150 million in U.S. aid funding annually to combat food insecurity and support climate resilience programs for 2.1 million people.

• By Andrew Mambondiyani

How the West can (and must) help developing countries adapt to extreme weather.

• By Lucia Graves

The Lacey Act, a 115-year-old law that seeks to protect threatened species, is still going strong.

• By Lauren Kirchner

If #CeciltheLion got you mad about big cat trophies, wait until you hear what they’re doing with the bones.

• By Jason Bittel

Restoring Africa's peace could be helped by restoring its fabled—and endangered—fauna.

• By Michael Todd

Consider the evidence.

• By Marc Herman

Global Witness, the London-based resource watchdog, thinks so.

• By Marc Herman

In some places, nearly 15 percent of monthly income goes to greasing palms.

• By Marc Herman