Christopher Torchia, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Left: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe officiates at a student graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University on the outskirts of Harare in 2017.

Mugabe dies; liberated Zimbabwe, then held it for 37 years

by Farai Mutsaka Associated Press, and Christopher Torchia Associated PressSeptember 6, 2019

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, an ex-guerrilla chief who took power when the African country shook off white minority rule and presided for decades while economic turmoil and human rights violations eroded its early…

Charred trees stand in an area scorched by wildfires in the Chiquitania Forest near Robore, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. While global attention has been focused on fires burning across the Brazilian Amazon, neighboring Bolivia is battling its own vast blazes. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Respiratory illness hits Amazon as Brazil spurns G-7 aid

by Luis Andres Henao Associated Press, and Christopher Torchia Associated PressAugust 27, 2019

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó flashes a thumbs up at supporters during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Guaidó called for Venezuelans to fill streets around the country Wednesday to demand President Nicolas Maduro's ouster. Maduro is also calling for his supporters to rally. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

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Venezuelans take to streets as uprising attempt sputters

by Scott Smith Associated Press, and Christopher Torchia Associated PressMay 1, 2019

Fireworks launched by opponents of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro land near Bolivarian National Guard armored vehicles loyal to Maduro, during an attempted military uprising in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Opposition leader Juan Guaido took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed troops in a call for the military to rise up. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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Clashes rock Venezuela as Guaido urges opposition uprising

by Scott Smith Associated Press, and Christopher Torchia Associated PressApril 30, 2019

Nelson Mandela and wife Winnie, walk hand in hand, raising their clenched fists upon his release from Victor prison, Cape Town, 27 years in detention in 1990. South African state broadcaster SABC said Monday, April 2, 2018, that anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died.

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: A life of struggle

by Christopher Torchia Associated PressApril 2, 2018

Workers load a caged lion, who was rescued from Syria by the animal rights group Four Paws, during their arrival at OR Tambo International airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Two lions rescued from neglected zoos in war zones in Iraq and Syria have been transported to South Africa to recover from physical and psychological trauma at a big cat sanctuary. International animal welfare group Four Paws says the male lions have arrived in Johannesburg on a Qatar Airways flight after leaving an animal refuge in Jordan. The lions arrived emaciated, dehydrated and psychologically scarred in Jordan last year.. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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2 lions from Mideast war zones head to South African refuge

by Christopher Torchia Associated PressFebruary 26, 2018

People collect water from a communal tap at an informal settlement near Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, as a harsh drought may force South Africa's showcase city of Cape Town to turn off most of its taps. While the city urges people to restrict water usage, many living in poor areas already have limited access to water, and the day that the city runs out of water, ominously known as "Day Zero", moves ever closer for the nearly 4 million residents. (AP Photo)

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Cape Town to set up disaster operations HQ for water crisis

by Christopher Torchia Associated PressJanuary 28, 2018

Fidelis Mukonori, a Catholic priest who mediated talks with Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe, prays inside the sacristy after mass in Chishawasha, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Mugabe knew it was "the end of the road" days before he quit, and appeared relieved when he signed his resignation letter after 37 years in power, a Catholic priest who mediated talks leading to his ouster said Sunday. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

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Mugabe was relieved after quitting, Zimbabwean mediator says

by Christopher Torchia Associated PressNovember 26, 2017

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, center, gestures to the cheering crowd as he leaves after the presidential inauguration ceremony in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe Friday, Nov. 24, 2017. Mnangagwa was sworn in as Zimbabwe's president after Robert Mugabe resigned on Tuesday, ending his 37-year rule. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Zimbabwe’s new leader inaugurated, crowd jubilant

by Christopher Torchia Associated PressNovember 24, 2017

Zimbabweans celebrate at night at an intersection in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. Mugabe resigned as president with immediate effect Tuesday after 37 years in power, shortly after parliament began impeachment proceedings against him. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe’s president after 37 years

by Christopher Torchia Associated Press, and Farai Mutsaka Associated PressNovember 21, 2017

Author Archives: Christopher Torchia

Mugabe dies; liberated Zimbabwe, then held it for 37 years

Respiratory illness hits Amazon as Brazil spurns G-7 aid

Venezuelans take to streets as uprising attempt sputters

Clashes rock Venezuela as Guaido urges opposition uprising

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: A life of struggle

2 lions from Mideast war zones head to South African refuge

Cape Town to set up disaster operations HQ for water crisis

Mugabe was relieved after quitting, Zimbabwean mediator says

Zimbabwe’s new leader inaugurated, crowd jubilant

Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe’s president after 37 years

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