Zimbabwe’s President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa was Robert Mugabe’s vice president and enforcer.
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Violence and uncertainty has followed Zimbabwe’s first modern election without Robert Mugabe. That’s not surprising: After 38 years of dictatorship, it takes more than a vote to build democracy.
Zimbabwe’s “The NewsDay” after violent protests in Harare.
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What start is this for a regime promising Lazarus-like revival for the ruling party and its friends around the world – not to mention ordinary Zimbabweans?
A triumphant Zanu-PF supporter celebrates the Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the presidential race.
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Winners and losers are both trying to win the West’s support for their view.
Zanu-PF banners being burnt during a protests against parliamentary polling results in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Zanu-PF’s more than two-thirds majority win in the parliament poll gives it the power to change the constitution if it wishes.
A protest against polling results in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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If the MDC-Alliance claims Zanu-PF and Zimbabwe’s electoral commission rigged the elections, the onus is on them to prove it.
MDC-Alliance supporters at a campaign rally addressed by the party leader Nelson Chamisa.
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Zimbabweans face a complicated array of choices at the polls.
Supporters attend a Movement For Democratic Change-Alliance campaign rally in Harare.
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It’s the final lap before Zimbabwe’s first election since the fall of Robert Mugabe. The jury is out on who will win the presidency.
Protesters from the MDC-Alliance march in Harare demanding electoral reforms.
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Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections potentially marks the start of a new order in the country, where the stakes are extremely high.
Supporters of the opposition MDC Alliance in Unity Square before marching to protest outside the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.
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A new survey suggests opposition Zimbabwean leader Nelson Chamisa is closing in on the ruling Zanu-PF’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Zanu-PF supporters at a peace rally in Harare.
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The credibility of Zimbabwe’s elections will depend on issues like political violence and media freedom.
Split ballot?
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As Emmerson Mnangagwa blames Grace Mugabe for a failed bombing at a rally, his rivals try to find a way to close the gap.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (centre) at a ZANU-PF rally in Bulawayo.
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The world waits to see if Zimbabwe will pass the democracy test as it holds its first election after Robert Mugabe next month.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa opposes capital punishment.
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Survey shows Zimbabwean policy makers need not fear a public backlash if they choose to abolition of the death penalty.
Coming into view.
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Zimbabwe has high hopes for a post-Mugabe era, but it has some serious growing pains to deal with first.
Jose Eduardo dos Santos has stepped down as president of Angola but the country’s political system hasn’t been overhauled.
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No one is immune to change in leadership that has led many African presidents to lose their coveted top job.
Emmerson Mnangagwa visits Jacob Zuma.
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Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa need to sharpen their thinking and get to work.
Zimbabwe’s LGBT community has long struggled to gain recognition, protection and support.
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Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnagagwga has offered a glimmer of hope to LGBT people in the country.
Protesters demand Congolese President Joseph Kabila step down.
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Too often developments in one country are seen in isolation. In southern Africa events in one affect others in the region.
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A new land administration system that responds to changed ownership patterns of Zimbabwe’s agricultural land is needed if the country is to harness its farming potential.
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The unresolved compensation of Zimbabwe’s evicted white farmers needs to be settled quickly, as it stands in the way of economic recovery.