Barbara Chabanda, 34, still recalls when her baby fell sick during last year's El Niño-induced drought in Buhera, 222 kilometres from Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. Her baby, who was 12 months ...

When Shupikai Komba gave birth to her son, the land around her village in Gokwe North was parched and cracked, the skies withholding rain for far too long. The sun bore down unrelentingly, and hunger ...

The following month, Zimbabwe authorized the slaughter of 200 elephants. Both governments said the culls would help alleviate the impacts of the region’s worst drought in 100 years, reduce ...

Zimbabwe's government said Thursday it is considering a proposal to cull its elephant population to address food shortages and reduce the effects of an El Nino-induced drought. "Zimbabwe has more ...

Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in decades. With nearly half of the country’s population facing the risk of acute hunger ...

Zimbabwe declared the drought a national disaster in April. Neighbouring Namibia followed suit in May and has also announced a cull on wildlife. It said half its population were struggling to ...

Zimbabwe should be “prioritising a just transition ... and therefore is not a smart solution for drought-stricken countries. “Instead, investments are needed in resilient, renewable energy ...

HARARE, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, wildlife authorities said on Tuesday. The El Nino ...