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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Population: 16.99m
GDP: $35.91bn
Debt: 98.5% of GDP (2024)

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It’s not cricket

On 4 August, Zimbabwe announced its return from the cricketing wilderness, playing – and winning – its first international for over five years, a test match against...


Hard winter in Harare

ZANU-PF outpoint their opponents by taking over the diamond revenue and latching on to a popular national cause

As senior allies of President Robert Gabriel Mugabe concede through gritted teeth that there can be no national elections this year, they have moved the battleground to economic...


Spinning out of control

Four spin doctors vie for coverage on behalf of President Mugabe and his party as the battle over the next elections heats up

The official line from President Robert Gabriel Mugabe and the highest policy-making body of his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, the Politburo, is that elections must be held...


Durbar without elephants

The swelling procession of senior figures from the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) snaking through the Harare divorce courts alongside wronged spouses clutching inventories of great wealth...


Regional leaders take on the President

President Mugabe’s men misjudged the mood of the summit in South Africa: they lost yet more political ground in the negotiations

The performance of President Robert Mugabe’s team at the 11-12 June Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Sandton, Johannesburg, was little short of disastrous. They failed to...


Attacks cause new crisis

With SADC leaders set to condemn the latest round of political attacks, the prospect of credible elections recedes into the distance again

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was to discuss the Zimbabwe question in South Africa on 11 June, to the probable strong displeasure of President Robert Mugabe and...


Old man out

The ruling party looks for a new leader, while the opposition wants fair elections

At 87 years old, President Robert Mugabe is indisputably slowing down. His party wanted elections this year without waiting for a new constitution. In the run-up, Mugabe was...


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