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Tendai Marima

Tendai Marima is a researcher and journalist based in Southern Africa.

Articles by Tendai Marima

Elephants graze at Kimana Sanctuary.

The Brewing Battle Over Africa’s Ivory

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June 12, 2022, 6:00 AM

An illegal diamond dealer from Zimbabwe displays diamonds for sale in Manica, Mozambique, near the border with Zimbabwe on Sept. 19, 2010.

Zimbabwe’s Chance to Shine

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December 3, 2021, 5:17 PM

U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe Harry K. Thomas Jr. in his Harare office on Dec. 7, 2017. (Cynthia Matonhodze for Foreign Policy)

An Emissary to Tyranny

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Ty McCormick, Tendai Marima

January 16, 2018, 7:55 AM

Soldiers deployed to the streets of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, on Nov. 15 as the military appeared to seize control. (AFP/Getty Images)

Zimbabwe’s Military Says There’s Nothing to See Here

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Ty McCormick, Tendai Marima

November 15, 2017, 10:25 AM

A protester holds up a street sign with President Robert Mugabe name on it as Zimbabwe opposition supporters clash with police during a protest march for electoral reforms on August 26, 2016 in Harare.
Riots erupted in Zimbabwe's capital Harare after police fired tear gas and beat protesters who responded by throwing stones in the latest of a string of tense demonstrations. The violence came a day after a High Court judge had ordered police "not to interfere (with), obstruct or stop the march". Dozens of police blocked off the site of an opposition rally to demand electoral reforms before 2018 when 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe, who has ruled the southern African country for decades, will seek re-election. / AFP / WILFRED KAJESE (Photo credit should read WILFRED KAJESE/AFP/Getty Images) — A protester holds up a street sign with President Robert Mugabe name on it as Zimbabwe opposition supporters clash with police during a protest march for electoral reforms on August 26, 2016 in Harare. Riots erupted in Zimbabwe's capital Harare after police fired tear gas and beat protesters who responded by throwing stones in the latest of a string of tense demonstrations. The violence came a day after a High Court judge had ordered police "not to interfere (with), obstruct or stop the march". Dozens of police blocked off the site of an opposition rally to demand electoral reforms before 2018 when 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe, who has ruled the southern African country for decades, will seek re-election. / AFP / WILFRED KAJESE (Photo credit should read WILFRED KAJESE/AFP/Getty Images)

Mugabe’s Last Stand 

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September 2, 2016, 2:16 PM

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