Christmas Rush to Get Passports to Leave Zimbabwe is Fed by Economic Gloom, Price Hike

Travelers are seen in a queue outside the passport offices in Harare, Zimbabwe, Dec. 20, 2023. Travelers are seen in a queue outside the passport offices in Harare, Zimbabwe, Dec. 20, 2023.

Atop many Christmas wish lists in economically troubled Zimbabwe is a travel document, and people are flooding the passport office this holiday season ahead of a price hike planned in the New Year.