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  • April 2008

    • Police Raid Zimbabwe Opposition HQ

      CNN  |  Apr 25, 08 6:45 AM CDT

      Police Raid Zimbabwe Opposition HQ

      (Newser) - Zimbabwean police raided the headquarters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change in Harare today. The MDC claims that around 100 party members were arrested, and a journalist on the site saw people "limping and in pain" being dragged away. Several of the arrested were recovering from earlier injuries sustained in attacks by pro-Mugabe mobs. More »

    • US Envoy: 'Tsvangirai Won'

      Associated Press  |  Apr 24, 08 1:49 PM CDT

      US Envoy: 'Tsvangirai Won'

      (Newser) - After more than three weeks in which Robert Mugabe has failed to hand over results from Zimbabwe’s presidential election, a top US diplomat for Africa came out in support of his challenger today, the AP reports. “Morgan Tsvangirai won, and perhaps outright,” Jendayi Frazer said in South Africa. She also expressed concern over reports of violent reprisals against opposition supporters. More »

    • Zimbabwe Arms Ship Heads Back to China

      New York Times  |  Apr 24, 08 8:33 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Arms Ship Heads Back to China

      (Newser) - A Chinese ship with a cargo of arms and ammunition bound for Zimbabwe will indeed head back to China, the Chinese foreign ministry confirmed today, after Zimbabwe's neighbors refused to let the vessel dock. The decision is a victory for the coalition of trade unionists, religious leaders, and Western diplomats who united to block the armaments' delivery, reports the New York Times . More »

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      China  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • South Africa  • Zambia  • arms exports  • arms  • Levy Mwanawasa

    • Mugabe's Party Wins First Recount

      BBC  |  Apr 23, 08 8:56 AM CDT

      Mugabe's Party Wins First Recount

      (Newser) - Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF has won the first of the parliamentary recounts, the BBC reports, retaining a seat challenged by the MDC opposition party. The MDC says the partial recount, which mainly targets MDC seats, is an attempt to rig the election. Zanu-PF meanwhile tried to distance itself from an editorial in the state-run newspaper calling for a power-sharing deal to resolve the presidential election crisis. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Zanu-PF  • MDC  • recount

    • Zuma in London for Zimbabwe Talks

      BBC  |  Apr 23, 08 6:06 AM CDT

      Zuma in London for Zimbabwe Talks

      (Newser) - South African leader Jacob Zuma has arrived in London, where he'll meet with Prime Minister Gordon Brown to discuss the political deadlock in Zimbabwe, reports the BBC. Before the meeting, the head of the ruling African National Congress said that the delay in the release of last month's election results is "unacceptable." But he did not explicitly say that Morgan Tsvangirai had won the poll or that President Robert Mugabe should step down. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Gordon Brown  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • South Africa  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Jacob Zuma

    • Chinese Weapons Ship May Head Home

      BBC  |  Apr 22, 08 9:33 AM CDT

      Chinese Weapons Ship May Head Home

      (Newser) - China may recall the ship carrying arms to Zimbabwe, thanks to stonewalling by its Southern African neighbors, the BBC reports. Coastal nations are refusing to allow the ship to dock, worried that the weapons will be used to escalate Zimbabwe’s tense post-election standoff. The ship may yet find harbor in Angola, an ally of Zimbabwe’s government, but a Chinese official said it was considering simply returning home. More »

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      China  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • South Africa  • Angola

    • Zimbabwe's Opposition Pleads for Help

      Reuters  |  Apr 21, 08 6:24 PM CDT

      Zimbabwe's Opposition Pleads for Help

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe's opposition begged world leaders today for protection from post-election violence, Reuters reports. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said troops were "terrorizing people" and creating "a very serious humanitarian situation" in Zimbabwe, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said. Tsvangirai also told Ban that African leaders had failed to intervene after Zimbabwe's disputed election last month. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • election fraud  • recount

    • Zimbabwe Begins Recount; Opposition Rejects Move

      Reuters  |  Apr 19, 08 12:08 PM CDT

      Zimbabwe Begins Recount; Opposition Rejects Move

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe began a partial recount today of votes from last month’s parliamentary elections despite objections from the opposition party and fears that the deadlock could turn violent. The recount in 23 of 210 constituencies is expected to last 3 days and could reverse the initial results that handed defeat to the country’s ruling party, Reuters reports. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Human Rights Watch  • Harare

    • Mugabe: Brit Bribes Swayed Election

      Reuters  |  Apr 18, 08 9:02 AM CDT

      Mugabe: Brit Bribes Swayed Election

      (Newser) - In his first speech since his maybe-final election defeat, Robert Mugabe accused Britain of bribing Zimbabwe’s voters, Reuters reports. “Down with the British. Down with the thieves who want to steal our country,” he told a cheering crowd of 15,000. Britain’s Gordon Brown has been among Mugabe’s loudest international critics, demanding the president release results from the March 29 election. More »

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      Great Britain  • Zimbabwe  • Gordon Brown  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections

    • China Ships Arms to Mugabe

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 18, 08 4:29 AM CDT

      China Ships Arms to Mugabe

      (Newser) - As tensions rise in Zimbabwe, a Chinese ship has arrived in a South African port with arms bound for Harare. The ship put to sea with AK-47 rifles, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and millions of rounds of ammunition, apparently to fortify President Robert Mugabe, who's not relinquishing power despite his suspected loss in last month's presidential election.  A South African politician called the shipment tantamount to "putting a fuse in a powder keg." More »

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      China  • United Nations  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • South Africa  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • arms exports

    • South Africa Calls for Results in Zimbabwe

      Reuters  |  Apr 17, 08 6:36 PM CDT

      South Africa Calls for Results in Zimbabwe

      (Newser) - South Africa shifted course today and for the first time called on Zimbabwe to release election results, Reuters reports. A spokesman for the government of Thabo Mbeki—an ally of Robert Mugabe who had previously downplayed the crisis—called the situation "dire." President Bush, meanwhile, criticized African leaders for allowing the situation to fester. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • South Africa  • Morgan Tsvangirai