Zimbabwe: troubled nation now faces tough foreign policy choices
The time for words is over – the world wants to see positive action if it is going to engage and invest.
The time for words is over – the world wants to see positive action if it is going to engage and invest.
The messy and violent aftermath of Zimbabwe’s recent elections met with only muted international criticism.
Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa need to sharpen their thinking and get to work.
Violence and uncertainty has followed Zimbabwe’s first modern election without Robert Mugabe. That’s not surprising: After 38 years of dictatorship, it takes more than a vote to build democracy.
As Zimbabwe’s financial situation worsens, the government pins its hopes on borrowing more money.
With their cavalier power plays and gross economic negligence, the Mugabes squandered the goodwill of crucial backers.
A forensic archaeologist and former Zimbabwe police officer uses his investigative skills to find the missing and the dead in his homeland.
As Emmerson Mnangagwa blames Grace Mugabe for a failed bombing at a rally, his rivals try to find a way to close the gap.
Mugabe and his powerful wife have been overthrown in an apparent coup orchestrated by Zimbabwe’s vice president. Will the country transition into democracy or get strapped with yet another dictator?
The political crisis in Zimbabwe reveals the shortcomings of African intergovernmental organisations and their (in)capacity to guarantee democratic functioning in the member states.