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  • September 2008

    • Zimbabwe Leaders Sign Landmark Deal

      Reuters  |  Sep 15, 08 6:57 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Leaders Sign Landmark Deal

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe's rival political parties signed their landmark power-sharing deal today, in which Robert Mugabe will remain president while Morgan Tsvangirai will take on the new position of prime minister. The two factions of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change will receive a majority of cabinet posts, including the ministries responsible for the economy and the police. But Mugabe will still have control of the army, reports Reuters. More »

  • August 2008

    • Despite Arrests, Zimbabwe Opposition Elects Speaker

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 25, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Despite Arrests, Zimbabwe Opposition Elects Speaker

      (Newser) - Opposition groups in Zimbabwe's parliament today defeated the candidate for speaker put forward by President Robert Mugabe, electing instead a member of the Movement for Democratic Change, the Times of London reports. Though security forces arrested several MDC members ahead of the vote, MDC lawmakers sang anti-Mugabe songs in a parliament speaker Lovemore Moyo said will "cease to be a rubber stamping house." More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Zanu-PF  • Movement for Democratic Change

    • Tsvangirai Barred From Mbeki Meet

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 14, 08 8:37 AM CDT

      Tsvangirai Barred From Mbeki Meet

      (Newser) - Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition, was detained at the airport in Harare today and prevented from flying to South Africa. Authorities confiscated his passport, as well as the travel documents of fellow members of the Movement for Democratic Change, before letting him leave. Tsvangirai was to attend a meeting with South African president Thabo Mbeki in an attempt to resolve the country's political crisis. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • South Africa  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Thabo Mbeki  • Movement for Democratic Change  • Southern Africa

    • Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks Stall; Mbeki Leaves

      Bloomberg  |  Aug 13, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks Stall; Mbeki Leaves

      (Newser) - South African president Thabo Mbeki today left Zimbabwe without a power-sharing deal, as official media reported that Robert Mugabe had struck an agreement with a breakaway leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, sidelining its leader Morgan Tsvangirai. A spokesman for the MDC splinter group told Bloomberg there was no deal. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Thabo Mbeki  • Southern Africa

  • July 2008

    • Zimbabwe Launches $100B Bill

      BBC  |  Jul 20, 08 3:29 PM CDT

      Zimbabwe Launches $100B Bill

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe will introduce a new $100 billion bank note tomorrow to offset rampant inflation—a seemingly exorbitant sum that may not even buy a loaf of bread. The official annual inflation rate in the country tops 2,200,200%, but independent estimates peg the actual rate at many times higher. Denominations have grown exponentially since the central bank introduced a $10 million bill in January. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • inflation  • Zimbabwe elections  • hyper-inflation

    • Russia, China Nix UN Embargo on Zimbabwe

      Reuters  |  Jul 11, 08 6:41 PM CDT

      Russia, China Nix UN Embargo on Zimbabwe

      (Newser) - Russia and China today threw out a UN resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe for its violent presidential election, Reuters reports. Nine countries supported the US-backed sanctions, which would levied an arms embargo and restricted the travel and finances of officials, including President Mugabe. But five nations voted against it, calling the resolution unworthy of the UN Security Council. More »

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      China  • Russia  • United Nations  • United States  • Zimbabwe  • Zimbabwe elections  • UN Security Council  • UN resolution

    • South Africa Offers Zimbabwe Truce Proposal

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 7, 08 10:33 AM CDT

      South Africa Offers Zimbabwe Truce Proposal

      (Newser) - South African president Thabo Mbeki has proposed a compromise in Zimbabwe’s political crisis: Let Robert Mugabe remain president in name, but hand power to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as temporary prime minister, the Guardian reports. Members of opposition party Movement for Democratic Change were said to be largely satisfied with the plan, on the condition that the African Union would help enforce it. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • South Africa  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Thabo Mbeki  • power sharing deal  • peace deal  • truce

    • Mugabe's Bloody Path to Victory in Zimbabwe

      Washington Post  |  Jul 5, 08 12:25 PM CDT

      Mugabe's Bloody Path to Victory in Zimbabwe

      (Newser) - When Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, first learned he’d lost his March bid for re-election, he told supporters he’d concede–but they wouldn’t listen. Instead, Mugabe agreed to let the army swing the vote in his favor. Thus began a campaign of violent intimidation that ultimately forced his opponent to drop out. Using meeting notes and witness reports, the Washington Post describes the brutality. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • violence  • Zanu-PF  • intimidation

    • Zimbabwe Film Shows Mugabe Election Rigging

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 5, 08 7:38 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Film Shows Mugabe Election Rigging

      (Newser) - Film shot secretly by a Zimbabwean prison guard shows how President Robert Mugabe’s party used intimidation to earn votes in last week's run-off election, the Guardian reports. In the footage, ruling party members watch as prison officials fill out their ballots and inspect the results. At a rally, party members are shown telling people to feign illiteracy so Mugabe supporters could fill out their ballots for them. More »

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      film  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Zanu-PF  • intimidation

    • Tsvangirai Rejects Mbeki as Mediator

      Associated Press  |  Jul 2, 08 11:58 AM CDT

      Tsvangirai Rejects Mbeki as Mediator

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe’s opposition party won’t accept South African President Thabo Mbeki as a mediator in negotiations with the government, party leader Morgan Tsvangirai said today.  Arguing that Mbeki is too close to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai said without another mediator “no meaningful progress can be made.” The African Union supported Mbeki as mediator yesterday, the AP notes. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Thabo Mbeki

    • How the Opposition Can Oust Mugabe

      New York Times  |  Jul 2, 08 7:33 AM CDT

      How the Opposition Can Oust Mugabe

      (Newser) - Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a sixth term as Zimbabwe's president—but this time, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change commands a majority in the country's parliament. That split offers the best hope of deposing Mugabe, writes Mark Y. Rosenberg in the New York Times. The best way to oust the president, he says, might simply be to get rid of the office altogether. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Zanu-PF  • democratic parliament