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Mnangagwa of the ruling ZANU-PF party won the election with 50.8% of the vote. (Mujahid Safodien/AFP)

Mnangagwa sworn in as president of Zimbabwe

Since independence from Britain in 1980, Zimbabwe has known only three presidents — Canaan Banana, Robert Mugabe and now, Emmerson Mnangagwa

The lack of blood in the streets does not mean the vote reflects the will of the Zimbabwean citizenry. (Reuters)

Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president

Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed sweeping change as he was sworn as Zimbabwe’s president Friday.

Nelson Mandela poses for photographers with singer Beyonce Knowles and other performers during a visit to Robben Island Prison near Cape Town

Zimbabwe’s next leader says post-Mugabe era is ‘full democracy’

​Zimbabwe’s incoming president Emmerson Mnangagwa told adoring crowds in Harare on Wednesday that they were witnessing "unfolding full democracy".

Soldiers stand beside military vehicles just outside Harare
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Zimbabwe military denies takeover in state TV address

Military vehicles took to the streets of the Zimbabwean capital and prolonged gunfire was heard near the presidential residence early Wednesday.

Rand Paul made a move to block the budget bill on Thursday night over objections to what it will do to the US deficit.

Former Barca stars appear at Mugabe rally

Former Barcelona stars Patrick Kluivert and Edgar Davids joined Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on stage at a weekend political rally

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

Zim’s Mugabe readies for crunch elections

Facing would-be successors and widespread unpopularity, Robert Mugabe hopes to this week plot a path to victory at Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe. (AFP)

Zim holds key meeting towards constitutional reforms

Zimbabwe will hold a crucial meeting to review a draft of a new constitution, a step toward elections meant to end the power-sharing government.

Zim’s indigenisation policy ‘scaring off’ investors

Analysts say Zimbabwe’s forcing of foreign firms to hand over a 51% stake will scare away much-needed investment despite assurances to the contrary.

Mugabe attacks gays

Mugabe attacks gays, foreigners at birthday celebration

Robert Mugabe marked his 88<sup>th</sup> birthday with a trademark attack on gays and foreigners at a mass rally to celebrate the occasion.

Zimbabweans displaced from diamond mines left empty-handed

They used to live on one of the richest diamond fields but now thousands of Zimbabweans await compensation after leaving for state-linked companies.

Zim media activist detained in fresh crackdown

Zim to get huge diamond boost but activists irate

Zimbabwe could earn billions of dollars selling diamonds from an area scarred by abuse after a crisis that left the "blood diamond" watchdog tattered.

Deadline looms for foreign firms in Zimbabwe

Deadline looms for foreign firms in Zimbabwe

Foreign companies operating in Zimbabwe have until Sunday to hand in plans to sell majority stakes to local investors.

Zimbabweans making merry at Christmas

For the first time in years, a Christmas dinner will become an affordable treat for Zimbabweans — at least for those with jobs.

Victims of Zim blitz struggle to build houses

Four years after her house was demolished in a blitz by Zimbabwe’s government, Chipo Chama still lives in a grass thatched shack.

Mugabe says Zanu-PF ‘eating itself’

Robert Mugabe on Friday bemoaned the divisions "eating up" his party as he opened its first congress since losing its absolute grip on power.

Rural Zimbabwe struggles to survive without local currency

Nyoko Nyazvigo counts out her slim earnings in her remote Zimbabwean village, neatly arranging her few US dollars, rands and Mozambican meticais.