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Articles about Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwe pressed on vote reforms

President Robert Mugabe's government must make major reforms to allow for a fair vote, major Western nations said on Wednesday.

Zimbabwe Attorney General slapped with US sanctions

The US imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe's Attorney General for his alleged role in undermining the crisis-ridden African nation's democracy.

Businesses urge Zim not to target foreign firms

A leading business group on Tuesday urged President Robert Mugabe not to seize Zimbabwe-based firms from Western countries.

Zimbabwe leaders together urge peace ahead of elections

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai urged their supporters to shun violence ahead of elections planned for 2011.

Zim human rights group calls for fair 2011 elections

A Zimbabwean human rights organisation urged the country's ruling parties to allow freedom and fairness in elections tentatively planned for 2011.

Zim faces 'tensions' after Mugabe poll boost

Zimbabwe faces renewed political and economic turmoil as President Robert Mugabe's push for polls next year, analysts say.

Time to sing Mugabe praises again

Zanu-PF members are jostling to endorse the president as the electoral candidate ahead of the party's national conference.

Wikileaks: UN offered Mugabe retirement exile deal

The UN offered Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe a retirement package and safe haven if he agreed to stand down, according to a Wikileaks cable.

Mugabe 'confident' of winning 2011 elections

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said he was 'confident' of victory after his party backed him to contest a likely election next year.

Mugabe's party ready to bury 'western NGO, the MDC'

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's party was on Saturday set to back his push for elections in the country early next year.

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Photos about Robert Mugabe

Neighbourly vice
President Jacob Zuma greets his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe at the presidential guesthouse in Pretoria on Friday, ahead of Saturday's meeting of Southern African leaders, who will plot out a roadmap for elections in Zimbabwe, amid warnings of rising violence and intimidation. Read more
Sanctions busters
Supporters of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe are seen at the launch of a petition against Western economic sanctions in Harare on Wednesday. He threatened to seize foreign businesses in retaliation for Western sanctions targeting him and his supporters. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, AP)
Crackdown
Zimbabwean police conduct body searches on public and private transport vehicles in Harare on Tuesday in an effort to thwart a call for mass protests -- posted on Zimbabwean websites -- against the long-time authoritarian ruler President Robert Mugabe. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, AP)
Flashback
Supporters of the MDC take shelter in a house in Harare this week after fleeing clashes in the nearby Mbare township. Zimbabwe's main rival political parties have condemned a spate of violent clashes among their supporters, which Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai blames on President Robert Mugabe's youth brigades.
Blame game
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe speaks during the Millennium Development Goals Summit at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday.


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