Editing History of Zimbabwe (section)

===2018–2019===
[[Zimbabwean general election, 2018|General elections were held on 30 July 2018]] to elect the president and members of both houses of parliament. Ruling party [[ZANU-PF]] won the majority of seats in parliament, incumbent President [[Emmerson Mnangagwa]] was declared the winner after receiving 50.8% of votes. The opposition accused the government of rigging the vote. In subsequent riots by [[MDC Alliance|MDC]] supporters, the army opened fire and killed three people, while three others died of their injuries the following day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45035533|title=Violence flares over Zimbabwe poll|date=1 August 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en-GB|archive-date=1 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801152144/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45035533|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{main|Zimbabwe fuel protests}}
In January 2019 following a 130% increase in the price of fuel [[Zimbabwe fuel protests|thousands of Zimbabweans protested and the government responded with a coordinated crackdown that resulted in hundreds of arrests and multiple deaths]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Civilians beaten and abducted in major Zimbabwe crackdown |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/16/authorities-launch-major-crackdown-amid-protests-zimbabwe |work=the Guardian |date=16 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2019, former president Robert Mugabe died in Singapore, aged 95.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe dies – DW – 09/06/2019 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/zimbabwe-ex-president-robert-mugabe-dies-at-95/a-50321834 |work=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2023, Zimbabwe signed control over almost 20% of the country's land to the [[carbon credit|carbon offset]] company [[Blue Carbon (company)|Blue Carbon]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/30/the-new-scramble-for-africa-how-a-uae-sheikh-quietly-made-carbon-deals-for-forests-bigger-than-uk|title=The new 'scramble for Africa': how a UAE sheikh quietly made carbon deals for forests bigger than UK|author=Patrick Greenfield|journal=The Guardian|date=30 November 2023|access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref>

'''Economic statistics 2021'''

GDP growth in Zimbabwe is projected to reach 3.9% in 2021, a significant improvement after a two-year recession, according to the World Bank Zimbabwe Economic Update.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zimbabwe's Economy is Set for Recovery, but Key Risks Remain|url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/06/10/zimbabwe-s-economy-is-set-for-recovery-but-key-risks-remain|access-date=2021-08-31|website=World Bank|language=en|archive-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831215431/https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/06/10/zimbabwe-s-economy-is-set-for-recovery-but-key-risks-remain|url-status=live}}</ref>