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Top Zimbabwe court confirms Mnangagwa’s election victory

Reuters News ServiceAugust 24, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 24, 2018080

Zimbabwe‘s Constitutional Court confirmed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s disputed July 30 election victory on Friday, dismissing an opposition challenge that had held up his inauguration. In...

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Zimbabwe gripped by court challenge to election result

Reuters News ServiceAugust 22, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 22, 20180103

Crowds gathered around screens outside Zimbabwe’s top court on Wednesday to watch a legal showdown challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s July 30 election victory. Many more...

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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins first post-Mugabe election

Reuters News ServiceAugust 3, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 3, 2018069

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former spy chief installed after Robert Mugabe’s removal in a coup in November, was elected on Thursday after a poll...

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Soldiers wander Zimbabwe’s capital after election violence

Reuters News ServiceAugust 2, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 2, 2018087

Zimbabwean soldiers walked the streets of the capital Harare on Thursday as subdued calm returned a day after clashes between security forces and opposition protesters...

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Three killed as Zimbabwe troops, protesters clash after vote

Reuters News ServiceAugust 1, 2018August 1, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 1, 2018August 1, 20180102

By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Joe Brock Zimbabwe police said three people were killed in Harare on Wednesday as soldiers dispersed stone-throwing opposition supporters who...

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Zimbabwe’s ruling party wins majority, EU questions poll

Reuters News ServiceAugust 1, 2018August 1, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 1, 2018August 1, 2018099

European Union observers on Wednesday listed several problems in Zimbabwe’s presidential and parliamentary election, including media bias, voter intimidation and mistrust in the electoral commission....

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Mugabe votes in first election since being ousted

Reuters News ServiceJuly 30, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 30, 20180119

Former president Robert Mugabe, 94, cast his vote in a Harare township on Monday in Zimbabwe‘s first election that does not include his name on the...

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Zimbabwe applies to re-join Commonwealth

Reuters News ServiceMay 21, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceMay 21, 20180117

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially applied for Zimbabwe to re-join the Commonwealth it left in 2003 and has invited the grouping of former British colonies...

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Cyprus-based firm signs first major post-Mugabe deal in Zimbabwe worth $4.2 billion

Reuters News ServiceMarch 22, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 22, 20184 379

By MacDonald Dzirutwe A Cypriot investor signed a $4.2 billion deal on Thursday to develop a platinum mine and refinery in Zimbabwe, an investment that...

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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa drops education minister after public outcry

Reuters News ServiceDecember 2, 2017December 2, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 2, 2017December 2, 20170114

Zimbabwe’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa dropped his education minister, a day after reappointing him to a cabinet which gave top posts to senior military officials...

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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa names senior military officials to cabinet posts

Reuters News ServiceDecember 1, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 1, 20170126

Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, appointed senior military officials to top posts in his new cabinet and chose a veteran cabinet minister to head the...

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Mnangagwa vows to rebuild Zimbabwe and serve all citizens

Reuters News ServiceNovember 24, 2017November 24, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceNovember 24, 2017November 24, 201713 169

New President Emmerson Mnangagwa laid out a grand vision on Friday to revitalise Zimbabwe’s ravaged economy and vowed to rule on behalf of all the...

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Mugabe granted immunity, assured of safety in Zimbabwe

Reuters News ServiceNovember 23, 2017November 23, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceNovember 23, 2017November 23, 20177 131

Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution and assured that his safety would be protected in his home country as part of a deal...

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Zimbabwe’s economic situation “very difficult” – IMF

Reuters News ServiceNovember 23, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceNovember 23, 20170127

Zimbabwe’s economic growth is threatened by high government spending, an untenable foreign exchange regime and inadequate reforms, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said....

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Mnangagwa arrives home, to be sworn in as president Friday

Reuters News ServiceNovember 22, 2017November 22, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceNovember 22, 2017November 22, 20176 144

Zimbabwe‘s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as president on Friday, marking a new era for the country ruled by Robert Mugabe...

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of rule

Reuters News ServiceNovember 21, 2017November 22, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceNovember 21, 2017November 22, 20176 169

Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe‘s president on Tuesday a week after the army and his former political allies moved against him, ending four decades of rule...

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in contact with ousted vice president

Reuters News ServiceNovember 20, 2017November 20, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceNovember 20, 2017November 20, 20173 138

By Joe Brock and MacDonald Dzirutwe Zimbabwe’s top general said on Monday talks were planned between President Robert Mugabe and former vice president...

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President Mugabe stuns Zimbabwe by defying pressure to resign

CyprusMailNovember 19, 2017November 20, 2017

By CyprusMailNovember 19, 2017November 20, 20171107

President Robert Mugabe stunned Zimbabwe on Sunday by making no mention of resignation in a television address, defying his own ZANU-PF party, which had sacked...

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Party set to sack Mugabe as protesters march on his residence

Reuters News ServiceNovember 18, 2017November 18, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceNovember 18, 2017November 18, 20179 152

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to dismiss President Robert Mugabe and reinstate the vice-president he dismissed, Emmerson Mnangagwa, two party sources told...

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‘There’s no going back,’ Zimbabwe’s party tells Mugabe (Update)

Reuters News ServiceNovember 17, 2017November 17, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceNovember 17, 2017November 17, 20170168

Leaders of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe‘s party are making plans to force him from office if the 93-year-old leader resists pressure from the army to quit,...