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Tsvangirai Boycotts Unity Government in Zimbabwe

But he's not pulling out of the coalition just yet

Oct 16, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai’s party will boycott Cabinet meetings and cut off communication with president Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF, theoretically its partner in government. The move accompanies growing anger among members of Tsvangirai’s MDC over Mugabe’s strong-arm tactics and the jailing of a Cabinet minister-designate, the More »

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Africa • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • boycott • coalition government • Zanu-PF • MDC • Southern African Development Community • Roy Bennett • unity government

Tsvangirai
Crash Was No Accident: MDC

Zimbabwe PM's party believes Mugabe was behind fatal collision

Apr 17, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The car crash that killed Morgan Tsvangirai's wife last month may not have been accidental, the BBC reports, citing early reports from the investigation. Tsvangirai’s political party suspects the collision with a USAID truck was engineered to kill the Zimbabwean PM after he entered a power-sharing agreement with President... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • car crash • Zanu-PF • MDC • Susan Tsvangirai

Zimbabwe Sees Hope as Mugabe's Grip Weakens

Bread is affordable, kids go to school—but there's a long way to go

Mar 20, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gains are fragile and much work remains, but opposition lawmakers in Zimbabwe's new coalition government finally see hope that they can weaken Robert Mugabe and put the nation on track, the New York Times reports. Donor nations are pressuring for better economic policies, a free press, and other reforms, and... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • political reform • coalition government • Zanu-PF

 Mugabe Hosts $250K 
 Party in Starving Zimbabwe 

Cholera, hyperinflation, land grabs... Let's dance!

Feb 28, 09 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - More than half of his country is starving, just 10% have jobs, and nearly 4,000 have died of cholera since August, but none of that has stopped Robert Mugabe from partying. Zimbabwe’s president spent $250,000 on his 85th birthday bash today, which included a 187-pound cake, the... More »

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Africa • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • corruption • birthday • dictatorship • Zanu-PF

Donations Dry Up for Mugabe's 85th Birthday Bash

Unity government reduces Zanu-PF's ability to intimidate

Feb 23, 09 2:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Celebrations are underway in Zimbabwe this week to honor President Robert Mugabe’s 85th birthday, but the country's economic crisis, cholera epidemic, and shifting balance of power have dried up donations for the usually over-the-top festivities, the Times of London reports. Officials of his Zanu-PF party aimed to raise $300,... More »

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Africa • Zimbabwe • Morgan Tsvangirai • corruption • donation • dictatorship • prime minister • Movement for Democratic Change • Zanu-PF

 

 Mugabe Thugs Collect 
 for Presidential Pig-Out 

Starving country's ruling party gets tough to tackle champagne, caviar shortage

Feb 10, 09 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Aggressive supporters of Zimbabwe's ruling party have been pressing the country's farmers and businesses for "donations" to fund Robert Mugabe's ultra-luxe 85th birthday bash, the Times of London reports. A wish list supplied to the Times includes 8,000 bottles of champagne, 8,000 lobsters, and 4,000 portions... More »

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Africa • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • food shortage • Zanu-PF

 Obama Out to Topple Mugabe 

US to lead push for UN sanctions

Jan 28, 09 1:49 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama is preparing to lead an international effort to crack down on the Mugabe regime with an aim to driving the controversial autocrat from office, reports the Times of London. The US will push for tougher UN sanctions against Zimbabwe, including a foreign investment ban, and press Russia and... More »

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China • Russia • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • sanctions • Susan Rice • Zanu-PF • UN Security Council • Obama administration • Southern African Development Community

Mugabe's Party Feasts
While Zimbabwe Starves

Over 200 farm animals to be consumed during four-day Zanu-PF conference

Dec 19, 08 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The government of Zimbabwe has planned a decadent feast for delegates from the ruling party while starvation and cholera run rampant in the general population, Time reports. Robert Mugabe and 5,000 Zanu-PF delegates will treat themselves to 124 cattle, 81 goats, and 18 pigs across a four-day conference now... More »

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food • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • famine • starvation • Cholera • Zanu-PF

Mugabe Snubs Opposition, Keeps Key Ministries

Unity government already in trouble

Oct 11, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe's new unity government already is in jeopardy, and it hasn't started governing yet. Robert Mugabe handed out government ministries yesterday and kept the meaningful ones, including the army and police, for his own party, the BBC reports. The opposition MDC "totally and absolutely rejects this nonsense," said... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • Cabinet • Thabo Mbeki • Zanu-PF • MDC • mediators

 Tsvangirai: 
 Zimbabwe 
 'Moving On' 

New PM talks about challenges facing him in uniting dueling parties

Sep 17, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's newly appointed PM after months of strife against President Robert Mugabe, is ready for the challenge of uniting his nation's dueling political factions. In an interview with the Guardian, Tsvangirai said that while Mugabe's Zanu-PF party is "moving on" without him, it's unlikely Mugabe will ever... More »

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

 Zimbabwe Rivals Strike Deal  

But details won't be
out until next week

Sep 11, 08 10:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe's rival factions have reached a power-sharing agreement to end Robert Mugabe's 28-year monopoly on power, the Independent reports. Details, however, won't be spelled out until Monday, leading some Western analysts to reserve celebration. In broad strokes, however, Mugabe will share power with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who will be... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Movement for Democratic Change • Zanu-PF

Power-Sharing Talks Stall in Zimbabwe

Mugabe will grant PM role but no power, opposition says

Aug 31, 08 5:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe’s rival parties stopped talks today without progress on forging a unified government, BBC reports. President Robert Mugabe offered to make opposition leader Morgan Tsvanigrai prime minister without any authority. Tsvanigrai wants Mugabe to stay president but cede executive power. “Nothing was achieved in the latest round,"... More »

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

 Mugabe Heckled by Parliament

MDC MPs tired of deferring to embattled president

Aug 26, 08 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Members of the Movement for Democratic Change heckled President Robert Mugabe today as he addressed the parliament, the Times of London reports. Having defied him by electing an MDC speaker instead of one from his own Zanu-PF, the MDC representatives chanted “Zanu is rotten” throughout Mugabe’s address. “... More »

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

Despite Arrests, Zimbabwe Opposition Elects Speaker

Mugabe's candidate defeated as MDC's Moyo wins close parliamentary vote

Aug 25, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Mugabe's Bloody Path to Victory in Zimbabwe

The Washington Post probes a campaign of intimidation

Jul 5, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Zimbabwe Film Shows Mugabe Election Rigging

Prison officer shot footage, passed it to Guardian

Jul 5, 08 7:38 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

OPINION

How the Opposition Can Oust Mugabe

Tsvangirai has the tools to eliminate presidency: scholar

Jul 2, 08 7:33 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Mugabe Declares Victory 

But global leaders slam uncontested election

Jun 29, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has proudly claimed victory in a run-off vote in which he was the only candidate, CNN reports. Preparations were underway for a swearing-in ceremony, with invitations sent out hours after his declaration. But a party spokesman said the ceremony wouldn’t be held until after the... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Movement for Democratic Change • George W. Bush • Zimbabwe elections • Zanu-PF • intimidation

Mugabe Expected to Declare Landslide Victory Today

Ink stain sought as protection against ruling party 'punishment'

Jun 28, 08 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Mugabe is wasting little time. Zimbabwe is expected to announce today that he will win in a landslide and be sworn in to a new term as early as tomorrow, Reuters reports. That would allow him to attend Monday's summit of African Union nations with the election wrapped up.... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • threats • voters • runoff election • polling • Movement for Democratic Change • Zimbabwe elections • Zanu-PF

 Tsvangirai: Save
 Yourselves,
 Vote Mugabe 

Sham election gets underway today

Jun 27, 08 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Zimbabwe's sham run-off election for president began to get underway, even opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai urged supporters to vote for Robert Mugabe to save themselves from the violent intimidation orchestrated by the government, the Guardian reports. Mugabe's militia has conducted a terror campaign of murder, abduction, imprisonment and rape... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • murder • abduction • election fraud • Zanu-PF • Zimbabwe Election Support Network • Operation Elimination • imprisonment • intimidation

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