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Zimbabwe

Population: 13.1 million
GNI: $4500 million
Debt: $3300 million
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Efforts by ZANU-PF dissidents under General Solomon Mujuru to form a United Front with Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC might just halt President Robert Mugabe's march towards another election victory in 2008.

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  • Vol 49 No 19
  • 19/09/2008

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
  • 19/09/2008

Political theatre

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

  • Vol 49 No 19
  • 19/09/2008

Deals after the deal

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

  • Vol 49 No 18
  • 05/09/2008

Mnangagwa's second coming

The man whose closeness to Mugabe earned him the title of ‘Son of God’ is back at the helm of the ruling party

  • Vol 49 No 18
  • 05/09/2008

It's go-go with Gono

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono’s first five-year term expires in November 2008. The Movement for Democratic Change insists that his replacement take a more conventional view of a central banker’s duties. Gono has stretched the RBZ’s role i...

  • Vol 49 No 17
  • 22/08/2008

The Nogo and Gono show

As the political talks stutter, the economy continues to implode and the regime is far from having 'total control'

  • Vol 49 No 17
  • 22/08/2008

Our mutual friend

The control freaks of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front seem astonished that their diktats go unheard by the world's stock exchanges. Yet when it comes to their personal pockets, they show resource and ingenuity. The government's mudd...

  • Vol 49 No 16
  • 01/08/2008

Arms and the men

Investigators are probing multimillion pound payments from Britain through secret accounts to a key ally of President Robert Mugabe

  • Vol 49 No 16
  • 01/08/2008

The real deal

The three negotiating teams are to resume talks in South Africa on 3 August after a break to discuss progress with their respective parties. The original deadline for the installation of a new power-sharing government on 4 August will be missed. However, ...

  • Vol 49 No 15
  • 18/07/2008

ZANU-PF stashes the cash

As they drag out negotiations with the opposition, the ruling party's acolytes are hiding millions of US dollars in offshore accounts

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