Zimbabwe
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...
Zimbabwe gripped by court challenge to election result
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...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins first post-Mugabe election
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...
Soldiers wander Zimbabwe’s capital after election violence
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...
Three killed as Zimbabwe troops, protesters clash after vote
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...
Zimbabwe’s ruling party wins majority, EU questions poll
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....
Mugabe votes in first election since being ousted
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...
Zimbabwe applies to re-join Commonwealth
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...
Cyprus-based firm signs first major post-Mugabe deal in Zimbabwe worth $4.2 billion
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...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa drops education minister after public outcry
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...