Zimbabwe’s climate migrants fear eviction as crackdown intensifies
Key takeaways
- Many settled in Zimbabwe’s fertile Eastern Highlands after drought left their home areas unable to support farming.
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- Many arrived hoping to rebuild their lives on land where crops can still grow.
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Many settled in Zimbabwe’s fertile Eastern Highlands after drought left their home areas unable to support farming.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A climate migrant's homestead in Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands [Andrew Mambondiyani/Al Jazeera]By Andrew Mambondiyani Published On 15 Jun 202615 Jun 2026Mutare, Zimbabwe – New homesteads cling to the slopes of Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands, a fertile mountain region that has become a destination for people fleeing drought-stricken parts of the country.
Many arrived hoping to rebuild their lives on land where crops can still grow. Now they fear they could be forced out as the government intensifies a crackdown on illegal settlements.