Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean unity talks fail

admin_huliq — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:44:36 -0500

Talks between Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have failed to reach an agreement on who will be in the unity cabinet.

Zimbabwe Talks Collapsing

admin_huliq — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:08:19 -0500

So much for the optimism of a deal struck between Mugabe and Tsvangirai. I had warned that it was premature and that Mugabe would not willingly give up power.

Zimbabwe election turned into a denial of democrac

admin_huliq — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:42:46 -0500

As the Presidency stated on 28 June 2008, the EU deeply regrets that the Zimbabwean people were unable to vote freely in the run-off presidential elections, which the UN Secretary-General had asked to be deferred. It reiterates the unacceptability of the campaign of violence which the UN Security Council condemned on 23 June and which turned the election into a denial of democracy.

Mugabe Clings And The World Thinks

admin_huliq — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:01:11 -0500

Western politicians are making furious attempts to keep up the appearance that with declarations and sanctions they are able to exert at least a little influence on Robert Mugabe. But deep in their hearts they all know they're powerless against Zimbabwe's dictator. When the votes have been counted, Mr Mugabe will declare himself president again and the world will look on in impotence.

Voting Starts in Zimbabwe Election, Called Shameful

admin_huliq — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:52:39 -0500

The Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has called today's presidential elections "a shameful humiliation" and said it's a "tragic day in the country's history. President Robert Mugabe is the only candidate as Mr Tsvangirai withdrew following intimidation and violence. His name is still on the voting slips.

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Welcomes UN support

erku — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:56:01 -0500

"I'll be leaving within a day or two," said Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai from the Dutch embassy in Harare. On Sunday, the Movement for Democratic Change leader fled to the Dutch embassy after receiving serious threats from ZANU-PF supporters loyal to President Robert Mugabe.

Ban Ki-moon Calls For Zimbawe Elections To Be Postponed

erku — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:26:58 -0500

Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, has said that the elections in Zimbabwe should be postponed due to the fact that Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Zimbabwe's main opposition party, has said that he will pull out of the race to become the president of Zimbabwe.

Mbeki Meets Mugabe Amid Zimbabwe Crisis

admin_huliq — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:40:12 -0500

South African President Thabo Mbeki is meeting in Bulawayo with Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe before runoff presidential elections next week. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa bureau in Johannesburg, the meeting backdrop is a deepening political, social and economic crisis in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe introduces 250 million dollar note

admin_huliq — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:17:43 -0500

Zimbabwe's central bank, currently grappling with record-breaking inflation, has introduced a new high-denomination bank note of a quarter of a billion dollars,state television have said.

China can’t have it both ways

RARCA — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:53:44 -0500

‘Beijing’ the Chinese Olympic Committee tells us, ‘is about to show the world a grand picture of "peace, friendship, and progress of mankind" and to strike up the passionate movement of "faster, higher, and stronger" for mankind’. Indeed, the upcoming Olympic Games are meant to celebrate the emergence of the new China, and the energy and dynamism of its 1.3 billion people.

Zimbabwe Begins Election Recount; Opposition Calls it Illegal

seher — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:54:59 -0500

For the first time in Zimbabwe's history, an election recount is taking place. The recounting of votes for 23 seats in the country's legislature began on Saturday, with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change and most legal analysts calling it illegal.

European Commission Chief Calls for Democracy in Zimbabwe

seher — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:00:42 -0500

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is calling for a swift transition to democracy in Zimbabwe. Barosso says Zimbabweans have voted for change from President Robert Mugabe's rule.