Simon Mann, former Special Air Service officer and mercenary,
was extradited on 1 February from Zimbabwe to Equatorial Guinea,
where he is to face charges of coup plotting in connection with
an alleged plot to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema
...
Only former Finance Minister Simba Makoni can resolve the issue of whether he is going to challenge President Robert Mugabe for the Presidency in the elections now set for 29 March. So far, Makoni’s mouth has remained publicly shut on the matter.
Time is running out for the ZANU-PF defectors to show their hand and challenge Mugabe ahead of the elections
Investigations into the relations between Zimbabwean ministers and Britain’s Barclays Bank may reopen following the admission by several ruling party politicians that they operate accounts with the bank in contravention of European Union sanctions.
Alongside the main business of endorsing President Robert
Mugabe as its flagbearer in next year's elections, the ruling
Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front Congress is this
weekend expected to choose between sucession rivals Solomon
Mujuru...
Restarting talks between Mugabe's government and part of the
opposition may not be a triumph for quiet diplomacy
President Mugabe has assured some of his henchmen that he will go next year, but don’t hold your breath
Western sanctions on Zimbabwe appear to be unravelling ahead of
the European Union/African Union summit in Lisbon on 8-9 December.
The Harare delegation is to push for the EU to end all financial
restrictions on President Robert Mugabe's government.
President Mutharika seems to be buddying up to Zimbabwe's failing boss, which looks a bad move
Against the advice of their own senior staff, the Boards of the
International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are blocking the
restoration of voting rights to Zimbabwe,
apparently at the prompting of the British
and United States’
directors. T...
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