A forensic archaeologist and former Zimbabwe police officer uses his investigative skills to find the missing and the dead in his homeland.
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Artists are filling the state’s silence by revisiting history so that it can be discussed.
The Zimbabwean government’s brutal response to protests has dashed hopes for democracy under President Mnangagwa.
Zimbabwe’s new president promised to deliver the country citizens want but the nation remains on edge.
After the fall of autocratic ruler Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe faces a difficult choice between the stability of a transnational government or a potentially divisive election contest.
Countries - including many in Africa - have moved towards democracy incrementally. They have zig-zagged and sometimes regressed. Events in Zimbabwe should be seen in this light.
Contrary to popular sentiment that the coup in Zimbabwe would usher in a new era of democracy, the military intervention is much more about a succession crisis in the ruling Zanu-PF.
A week after the army issued its limp-wristed and ambiguous statement that Mugabe should go, he remains in place, and a new avenue - impeachment - is being pursued to get rid of him.
The coup in Zimbabwe means Mugabe’s long and disastrous presidency is finally over. The questions that remain are the precise details and mechanics of the deal which secures his departure.
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Research Associate, Dept of Anthropology & Development Studies and Fellow, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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DLitt et DPhil Student in Politics, University of South Africa
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester
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Lecturer, Staffordshire University
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Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
