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Could Zimbabwe’s constitutional changes take it back to the Mugabe era?

Zimbabwe could be pushed back towards a one-party state under proposed constitutional changes that would extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule and reshape how leaders are chosen – a move that critics say will weaken key democratic checks.

Radio France Internationale

Zimbabwe’s push to extend the president’s rule could deepen elite divisions and weaken democracy

Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu-PF, wants to amend the constitution through a bill in parliament. It won’t be that simple, however. Under the constitution, voters must approve such changes through a referendum.

The Conversation

UK considered military overthrow of ‘depressingly healthy’ Robert Mugabe

Declassified records show the Foreign Office advised Tony Blair’s government on options for dealing with the former Zimbabwean president

The Independent UK

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Foreign Office cautioned against UK military action to overthrow Robert Mugabe

Archives reveal options considered by Tony Blair’s government for dealing with Zimbabwean dictator in 2004

The Guardian - UK

White and Black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe’s land grabs

How mishandling of land reform evicted many white farmers, ‘enriched elites’ and left Black Zimbabweans in poverty.

Al Jazeera

Is Zimbabwe wooing Donald Trump by paying white farmers and ending tariffs?

Zimbabwe is the only country to have suspended tariffs on US imports so far.

Al Jazeera

Amid Zimbabwe’s political crisis, hope and frustration brew

As president Mnangagwa faces pressure to resign, people say they are angry but fear protesting amid calls for change.

Al Jazeera

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Why is Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa facing pressure to resign?

An internal split in the ruling ZANU-PF party is driving fears of a possible coup attempt.

Al Jazeera

‘SADC should speak out’: Zimbabwe activists face crackdown ahead of summit

Police flood Harare’s streets in anticipation of protests on the eve of Southern African Development Community meeting.

Al Jazeera

‘Structureless party’: Has Chamisa led Zimbabwe’s main opposition astray?

Many accuse the ruling party of infiltrating opposition but say Chamisa’s cult of personality politics made it possible.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe's Opposition Leader Seeks 'Fresh Start' With New Party

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa told AFP on Friday he will stay in politics and look to form a new political group, a day after he quit his own party denouncing government infiltration.

International Business Times

Young Africans could disrupt authoritarian states but they don't – here's why

Africa has the world’s largest youth population. By 2030, 75% of the African population will be under the age of 35. The number of young Africans aged 15-24 is projected to reach 500 million in 2080.

The Conversation

Zimbabwe Opposition Condemn One-sided By-elections

Zimbabwe held crucial by-elections on Saturday with the opposition in turmoil after being excluded from voting lists and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's party looking to tighten its grip on power.

International Business Times

‘Choiceless elections’: Zimbabweans cry foul before bizarre by-elections

Opposition figures and analysts say Zimbabwe’s political arena is being shaped to enforce a one-party state.

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Zimbabwe Ruling Party Eyes Supermajority In Votes Without Opponents

Zimbabwe will hold nine by-elections on Saturday with opposition candidates largely absent as President Emmerson Mnangagwa cements his control over the mineral-rich nation.

The Conversation

We asked 1,000 Zimbabweans what they think of China's influence on their country − only 37% viewed it favorably

China has big ambitions in Africa. Between 2000 and 2020, the economic superpower loaned African governments US$159 billion to build railroads, highways, stadiums and bridges.

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwe opposition figures detained in crackdown after disputed election

Siziba is just one of a number of opposition politicians and activists who have been arrested and charged with various offences since President Emmerson Mnangagwa

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge

Lawyers for an opposition party councilor in Zimbabwe say he and a relative were abducted, beaten and whipped by unknown men amid a post-election crackdown on criticism of recently reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party

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Zimbabwe's newly re-elected president appoints his son and nephew to deputy minister posts

Newly re-elected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in a new Cabinet that includes one of his sons and one of his nephews

The Conversation

Zimbabwe elections 2023: a textbook case of how the ruling party has clung to power for 43 years

Few were surprised as, near midnight on 26 August, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission announced incumbent president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s reelection in yet another of Zimbabwe’s tendentious contests. His inauguration on 4 September sanctified his return to power.

The Conversation

Zimbabwe’s election was a fight between men – women are sidelined in politics despite quotas

Zimbabwe’s 2023 harmonised elections have largely been depicted as a battle between the two “Big Men” – President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the ruling Zanu-PF and Nelson Chamisa of the leading opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Significant media attention focused on the uneven playing field between the ruling…

Radio France Internationale

Zimbabwe's president declared election winner, as opposition rejects results

According to Zimbabwe's elections commission incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa had won this week's presidential election with roughly 53% of the vote, but the opposition and analysts immediately questioned the result.

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwean opposition leader says election was ‘gigantic fraud’

Nelson Chamisa, who lost to Emmerson Mnangagwa, asks for help from regional partners after poll observers say was not credible

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's opposition alleges 'gigantic fraud' in vote that extends the ZANU-PF party's 43-year rule

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has alleged “blatant and gigantic fraud” after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner of another troubled election in the southern African nation

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Zimbabwe's opposition alleges fraud in vote that extends governing party's rule

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader on Sunday alleged "blatant and gigantic fraud" in the country's election after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner.

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