Africa waves some leaders goodbye: but is the democratic deficit any narrower?
No one is immune to change in leadership that has led many African presidents to lose their coveted top job.
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Zimbabwe’s push to extend the president’s rule could deepen elite divisions and weaken democracy
The proposed constitutional amendment could pave the way for further changes that help the ruling party realise its dream of permanent rule.
Will Zimbabwe’s messy election get messier – or will a new path be taken?
What start is this for a regime promising Lazarus-like revival for the ruling party and its friends around the world – not to mention ordinary Zimbabweans?
Repression and dialogue in Zimbabwe: twin strategies that aren’t working
The Mnangagwa regime’s coercive acts are a continuation of the violence and brutality of the Mugabe era, while he seeks global re-engagement and selective national dialogue.
Two narratives are being spun about Zimbabwe’s poll. Which one will win the day?
Winners and losers are both trying to win the West’s support for their view.
Fantasy that Mnangagwa would fix Zimbabwe now fully exposed
The Zimbabwean government’s brutal response to protests has dashed hopes for democracy under President Mnangagwa.
Zimbabwe wants to raise money through a sovereign bond. Why this is ill‑advised
Zimbabwe wants to issue a sovereign bond to raise $3.5 billion it has agreed to pay as compensation to white farmers, but the economic and political conditions aren’t conducive to such an issuance.
Zimbabwe’s likely to abolish the death penalty: how it got here and what it means for the continent
While some opposition is to be expected, indications are that the general Zimbabwean public will take the government’s lead on abolition.
Zimbabwe poll: the bar for success is low, the stakes are high and it’s a close race
A new survey suggests opposition Zimbabwean leader Nelson Chamisa is closing in on the ruling Zanu-PF’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Zimbabwe’s rulers won’t tolerate opposing voices – but its writers refuse to be silenced
Writers have challenged oppression, exposed social injustices and advocated for political change.
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