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Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa known for its dramatic landscape and diverse wildlife, much of it within parks, reserves and safari areas. On the Zambezi River, Victoria Falls make a thundering 108m drop into narrow Batoka Gorge, where there’s white-water rafting and bungee-jumping. Downstream are Matusadona and Mana Pools national parks, home to hippos, rhinos and birdlife.

Black life matters on planet Earth OP-ED Zimbabwe 

AN OPEN LETTER TO AFRICAN UNION, SADC, ECOWAS, EAC AND MAGHREB ABOUT ZIMBABWE

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A tree that is watered at the stigma dries before any fruits. Nature and creation says; WE MUST water the roots of the tree if we expect it to bear fruits. Your organizations were watering the roots particularly when you had former names like Organization of African Unity . You asked other nations to sacrifice their own citizens for… Read More
Mnangagwa-Trump Southern Africa Zimbabwe 

Calls mount on West to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe

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by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – CHURCHES, youth organisations and advisory organs of the African Union (AU) have called on Western governments to lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. Among the organisations calling for the lifting of the restrictive measures include the Africa Union Youth Organisation, AU’s Economic,  Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) and Zimbabwe Amalgamated Churches Council (ZACC), which said the sanctions were hurting the majority… Read More
Mnangagwa OP-ED Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwe army commanders souring on Mnangagwa

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AGV- Tensions are said to be “intensifying” between Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the “military clique that helped his rise to power”. According to The papers, senior government sources indicated last week that military elements within the ruling Zanu-PF had “serious political ambitions”. It was believed that they wanted Mnangagwa to serve one term – if he won the upcoming… Read More
President Robert Mugabe Leaders Southern Africa Zimbabwe 

On his own Terms: Comrade Robert Mugabe resigns

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The lion of Africa, man who baffled the British colonists, Comrade Robert Mugabe resigned on Tuesday, bringing to an end 37 years in power which he began as a hero of the struggle against white rule and ended as the man blamed for reducing his country to despotism and economic misery. Young people who have no sense of history erupted… Read More
Defiant Mugabe Southern Africa Zimbabwe 

Comrade Mugabe defiant to the bitter end ‘I will not step down’

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Comrade Robert Mugabe defiantly has refused to resign after meeting generals who have seized control of the country. In talks in Harare on Thursday which came after soldiers this week put Robert Mugabe under house arrest, took over state TV and blockaded main roads in a stunning turnaround for the 93-year-old leader who has ruled the country with an iron… Read More
Robert Mugabe Southern Africa Zimbabwe 

Is Zimbabwe’s Economy More Advanced Than ‘Rest of Africa?’

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President Robert Mugabe’s comments that Zimbabwe was the next most advanced country after South Africa caused a lot of debate in social media and other social circles. The president admitted that the country was facing economic challenges nonetheless. Today, it is not easy for Zimbabweans and other observers to agree with Mugabe prima facie. It would take a deep analysis… Read More

ICC the West’s tool to Harass Africans, Mugabe demands cutting ties

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The International Criminal Court should drop or suspend charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto until African concerns about the court and proposals to change its founding treaty are considered, African leaders say. The demand came in a report Saturday on previous decisions made by African Union leaders. Mugabe, 87, told the United Nations General... Read More

Comrade Robert Mugabe assumes African Union leadership

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Zimbabwe president calls on Africa to harness resources for its own ends as members urged to tackle infrastructure, climate change, conflict and Ebola Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s 90-year-old president, has assumed the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) with a call for members to improve infrastructure and tackle climate change, conflict and Ebola, and with a familiar rallying cry that Africa’s... Read More

African Union: President Robert Mugabe should urgently address human rights concerns

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should use his position as the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) to address key human rights concerns in different parts of the continent, including his own country, Amnesty International said today. President Robert Mugabe takes over the rotating position from the Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz which will see him in charge for the... Read More