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Germany Rips African Ruler at Trade Talks

Calls human rights in Zimbabwe 'damaging'
to Africa's image

Reuters Reuters Dec 8, 07 3:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Germany blasted Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe today as the EU began a historic trade summit with Africa, Reuters reports. Mugabe listened as German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared Zimbabwe’s human rights crisis “damaging the image of the new Africa.” Such issues loom on the first day of the summit, which aims to open trade with the commodity-rich continent. More »

More about:  Germany • European Union • Zimbabwe • Africa • Robert Mugabe • Angela Merkel

EU Makes Nice With Africa 

Europe offers trade pacts that snub human rights; UK refuses to attend Lisbon summit

Economist Economist Dec 7, 07 8:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The EU will pooh-pooh human rights issues this weekend as it woos Africa with new trade pacts at a rare summit in Lisbon, the Economist reports. With China and India snapping up more African resources, Europe plans to offer friendly deals that leave out human rights demands. But the EU's invite to strong-arm Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was too much for Britain, which refused to attend. More »

More about:  China • India • European Union • Zimbabwe • Africa • Robert Mugabe • Sudan • natural resources • Lisbon

Mugabe Seizes Platinum and Diamond Mines 

Takeover likely to kill
all remaining foreign investment

Times (UK) Times (UK) Nov 21, 07 7:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Zimbabwe's catastrophic economic situation got still worse yesterday as Robert Mugabe announced a new law giving the government controlling stakes in the country's platinum and diamond mines. The Times of London writes that the state may now take control of 51% of all mining companies and has to pay for only half of it. One economist called the plan "damaging in the extreme." More »

More about:  Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • mining

Rhodesian
PM Ian Smith
Dies at 88

Broke from Britain and defended white minority rule for 15 years

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Nov 20, 07 9:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Ian Smith, the Rhodesian leader who unilaterally declared independence from Britain in 1965 and defended white rule for 15 tumultuous years, died today at 88. Seen as a symbol of  African colonial-era racism, Smith was unrepentant during his lifetime, arguing that what is now Zimbabwe suffered more under the tenure of current President Robert Mugabe, the Guardian reports. More »

More about:  Great Britain • obituary • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • South Africa • independence • apartheid • colonialism • Rhodesia

Mugabe to Foreign Firms: We Own You

Measure would turn over control to black Zimbabweans

BBC BBC Sep 27, 07 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bill backed by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe requiring foreign companies to turn over majority control to black Zimbabweans has passed the country's parliament, reports the BBC. The goal of the bill is to give economic power to anyone "disadvantaged by unfair discrimination on race grounds," but it is likely to discourage foreign firms from investing in the struggling nation. More »

More about:  Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe

Bush Unloads on Burmese Junta

Prez announces new sanctions, visa ban at UN

New York Times New York Times Sep 25, 07 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush told the UN General Assembly today that the US will tighten economic sanctions on Burma and impose a travel ban on its military junta leaders. The US has long maintained an embargo against the country, which is now in its eighth day of anti-junta protests. “The people’s desire to freedom is unmistakable,” Bush said. More »

More about:  George W. Bush • Zimbabwe • Middle East • Burma • Cuba • Myanmar • Sudan • human rights • Aung San Suu Kyi • economic sanctions • human rights abuse

Britain Boycotts African Summit

Brown takes stand against torture, intimidation in Mugabe's Zimbabwe

Independent (UK) Independent (UK) Sep 20, 07 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain will boycott a summit bringing together leaders of the European Union and  African states because of the expected presence of  Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. Prime Minister Gordon Brown told the  Independent  he wants to send a powerful message of concern to the leader responsible for widespread torture and the economic collapse of the once prosperous African nation. More »

More about:  Great Britain • European Union • Gordon Brown • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • boycott • African Union • summit • Desmond Tutu • Lisbon

Mugabe Critic Quits Over
Sex Scandal

Archbishop's supporters suspect regime is behind adultery lawsuit

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Sep 12, 07 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - An archbishop and prominent critic of Robert Mugabe's regime has resigned his Catholic Church leadership position after being accused of having an affair with a married woman. Pius Ncube remains a bishop, and his supporters say they see the authoritarian Zimbabwean regime behind the scandal, which Ncube calls "a state-driven, vicious attack," the LA Times reports. More »

More about:  Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • scandals • Catholic Church • sex scandal • Vatican • human rights • resignation

Price Cuts Ruin Zimbabwe's Economy

Mugabe's radical 'solution' to spiraling inflation backfires

New York Times New York Times Aug 2, 07 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - A radical attempt to curb Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation by cutting prices up to 50% has backfired on President Robert Mugabe's government, which is now teetering on the brink of collapse, the New York Times reports. Store shelves are empty; bread, sugar, and cornmeal, the staples of Zimbabwean's diet, are depleted. More »

More about:  US economy • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • inflation • gas • hunger • middle class • hyper-inflation • shortage

Zimbabwe Arrests Dozens in Price Wars

Businesses flout strict cost-control
laws as inflation passes 3,700%

BBC BBC Jul 9, 07 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Zimbabwe have arrested 1,328 businesspeople, including 33 top executives, for violating official price controls installed to curb uncontrollable currency devaluation. The new regulations demand that many goods' prices be cut in half in response to inflation that has now risen to more than 3,700%. More »

More about:  US economy • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • business • inflation • police • South Africa • world economy • consumer goods • price control • banana

Portugal May
Break Ban, Invite Mugabe

New head of EU wants Africans at upcoming summit

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Jul 2, 07 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Portugal has provoked a firestorm by proposing to invite Robert Mugabe to an upcoming summit of European and African nations, despite an EU ban prohibiting the Zimbabwean dictator from traveling on the Continent. The African Union insists all its members be treated equally, and EU refusal to invite Mugabe at the last such summit in 2003 torpedoed the proceedings before they began. More »

More about:  European Union • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Angela Merkel • Portugal • African Union • Lisbon

Collapse Looms in Zimbabwe

Economy may dissolve within six
months as inflation spirals

BBC BBC Jun 14, 07 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe could suffer a full structural collapse in the next few months, the BBC reports. According to a memo distributed to aid workers, shops may resort to barter and utilities may shut down entirely in the country, on account of unbridled inflation that's already the world's highest at 3,714%. More »

More about:  US economy • Zimbabwe • Africa • Robert Mugabe • inflation

Zimbabwe Gets a Hero

Opposition leader becomes rallying cry after beating

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Mar 15, 07 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's police force brutally beat the leader of an opposition party, Morgan Tsvangirai, they might have unwittingly  created their own Nelson Mandela. Photographs of a battered Tsvangirai being led to a hospital in police custody Tuesday circulated around the globe, prompting impassioned cries of protest. More »

More about:  Zimbabwe • Africa • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • violence • Nelson Mandela

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