1. Stanley met him in Africa in 1871.
2. Africa's second highest uninterrupted waterfall (6th letter)
3. the Capital of Midlands Province, in Zimbabwe (-1)
4. Zimbabwe's first president after independence
5. shallow wetlands characterized by grasses, rushes and sedges
6. Zambia's principal export
7. the Capital of Zimbabwe
8. the national bird of Zambia (last word)
9. the animals who use their neck as a weapon in combat
10. Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe have enormous specimens of this strangling plant.
11. the highest mountain in Zimbabwe (last letter)
12. the Capital of Matabeleland South Province, in Zimbabwe (-1)
13. the Capital of Zambia

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