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Zimbabwe
Population: 12.6 mn.
GDP: 7.5 bn.
Debt: 6.2 bn.
Overview:

President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai want an election this year, but another violent debacle looms in the absence of a constitutional solution. Farm and mining output, particularly platinum and diamonds, will improve. 

Zimbabwe Country Report



news from Zimbabwe

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  • Vol 49 No 21
  •  17th October 2008

A diamond power play

Allegations of gem smuggling and hints of top-level trickery prompt a UN investigation

  • Vol 49 No 21
  •  17th October 2008

Mugabe rearranges the deckchairs

Almost a month after the signing of the power-sharing agreement, Zimbabwe is no nearer to a new cabinet.

  • Vol 49 No 21
  •  17th October 2008

Hunger stalks the land

Malnourished children are dying in the countryside and the next harvest is unlikely to be better.

  • Vol 49 No 20
  •  3rd October 2008

Next, the economic battle

Even if the politics fare well, foreign economic support is both essential and uncertain

  • Vol 49 No 20
  •  3rd October 2008

Politicians parley, people starve

Negotiations between the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front and Movement for Democratic Change have been deadlocked for the past month over five key ministries: Information, Finance, Home Affairs, Local Government and Foreign Affairs. Of the ...

  • Vol 49 No 20
  •  3rd October 2008

Farms are the key

John Robertson, an economic consultant, says any recovery must start by restoring previous levels of agricultural productivity. 'They have destroyed the farming sector and shown no respect for property rights. That has to change otherwise no one would be ...

  • Vol 49 No 20
  •  3rd October 2008

Brotherly love

Botswana President Ian Khama's open criticism of President Robert Mugabe's regime has provoked a stream of vitriol from Zimbabwe's state-controlled media. Mugabe's officials referred to Khama's government as a military junta (Khama formerly headed Botswan...

  • Vol 49 No 19
  •  19th September 2008

A three-legged race

After months of tense negotiations, Morgan Tsvangirai has settled for much less than his supporters voted for

  • Vol 49 No 19
  •  19th September 2008

Political theatre

Mugabe, Tsvangirai and Mutambara have signed the power-sharing agreement but can it really work?

  • Vol 49 No 19
  •  19th September 2008

Deals after the deal

The businessmen and bankers are ready but donors will adopt a wait-and-see aproach

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