Albright's last day 15 December will be in Harare with President Robert Mugabe where the talks will centre on his chairmanship of the OAU and Zimbabwe's key role in the Southern African Development Community which Congo-Kinshasa joined this year...
As the currency came under attack (falling against the United States' dollar from Z$14 to Z$25 in mid-November) and with even the robust stock market losing value President Robert Mugabe's determination to press ahead with the compulsory acquisition of 1 500 farms has given investors the jitters...
President Daniel arap Moi's government had to make concessions on constitutional reform while President Robert Mugabe's government has to introduce a new austerity programme as the price of meeting the veterans' demands...
Under the leadership of Chenjerai Hunzvi the veterans' outrage has shaken the ruling party's old guard particularly members of the politburo who have been jostling to succeed President Robert Mugabe...
Hunzvi is politically well-connected particularly to President Robert Mugabe's family which has not joined in the discrediting of his record...
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe (current Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity) said: 'It would be very sad indeed if our relationship with the EU were to become the only reason for the ACP's existence'...
Although Western companies had submitted lower bids Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe awarded a $600 mn...
Over a third of leaders have so far accepted Bongo's invitation including the Organisation of African Unity head Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe Nigeria's General Sani Abacha Cameroon's Paul Biya Uganda's Yoweri Museveni Rwanda's Pasteur Bizimungu Senegal's Abdou Diouf and either Nelson Mandela or Thabo Mbeki from South Africa...
Vol 38 No 18 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The news broke as President Nelson Mandela was meeting Presidents Robert Mugabe Yoweri Museveni and Omer el Beshir as part of his efforts to get the NIF and SPLA to talk to each other forcing Mandela as the Mail put it 'to do some fast talking'...
Vol 38 No 17 |
- NIGERIA
- AFRICA
Similarly Zimbabwe's Thomas Mapfumo and Blacks Unlimited popularised the Chimurenga music of the liberation struggle; Mapfumo has now turned his attention to the shortcomings of President Robert Mugabe's government...
Khartoum (and Pretoria) said Zimbabwean President and Organisation of African Unity head Robert Mugabe was also involved in the peace moves and Sudanese newspapers wrote of Egypt's support – though Cairo is now more friendly to the National Democratic Alliance (as is South Africa where reports say arms sent to Uganda go to the SPLA and where the SPLA is opening an office)...