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Zimbabwe's new currency woes hit traditional stores while illegal night bazaars flourish

Dec. 31, 2024 09:21 AM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Batsirai Pabwe picked detergents, toothpaste, snacks and some pasta among several grocery items spread on the tarmac of a car parking space — an unorthodox night bazaar lit by cellphone flashlights and fluorescent lamps in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. ...

Jimmy Carter sought to expand democracy worldwide long after he left the White House

Dec. 31, 2024 00:09 AM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Amid everything else on his desk — the Iran hostage crisis, domestic economic turmoil, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and a grueling 1980 reelection fight — President Jimmy Carter elevated the independence of a country in southern Africa as a top agenda item. ...