Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe politics: The opposition scents victory

With the youthful Nelson Chamisa as its flagbearer, can the opposition Movement for Democratic Change finally live up to its name in elections ... planned for later this month?

Zimbabwe elections: Sekai Nzenza – walking her way to power

Sekai Nzenza's local roots and activism provided fuel for her political campaign ...

Zimbabwe: The great game-changer

Elections due to be held before August will show if the ruling party and security services can turn a new page on the repression of the past, ... fight off a challenge from an invigorated opposition and win over international donors and investors waiting to take part in the revival of the economy

Finance: Corresponding damage

In a climate of derisking, many international banks do not want to do business with their counterparts in Zimbabwe, raising costs throughout ... the economy

Interview: Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe

For the first time, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his economic team took part in a roundtable interview with The Africa Report, covering elections, ... international diplomacy, truth and reconciliation, and the financial agenda

OPINION: Is making the right noises enough of a plan?

Were there a prize for making all the right noises, then in his first 100 days as president of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa would surely have ... won it. Assiduously projecting a businesslike demeanour, he was anything but the crocodile of old. His performance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, carefully calibrated for the cameras, was masterly.

Zimbabwe’s Indigenisation Intrigues

The government holds up the Blanket gold mine as a success story for its indigenisation programme, but is now offering foreign-owned mining companies ... a softer option

Zimbabwe’s Mujuru: We don’t want to look like we’ll cause a coup

Former ruling-party baron Joice Mujuru is now the leader of Zimbabwe People First, a new opposition party that is seeking to work with others ... to get key concessions before elections in 2018.

On the road in Zimbabwe: Winners and losers from Mugabe’s land legacy

The Africa Report takes a road trip across Zimbabwe, from Harare to Masvingo Province and Mashonaland East – to see the long-term impact of ... the country's early-2000s land revolution.

The art of midwifing elections in Africa

Many countries in Africa conduct general elections regularly. Electoral management bodies have the responsibility to ensure free and fair elections. ... But what are their score cards so far?