Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed sweeping change as he was sworn as Zimbabwe’s president Friday.
Facing would-be successors and widespread unpopularity, Robert Mugabe hopes to this week plot a path to victory at Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections.
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.
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.
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.
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/ 29 December 2011
They used to live on one of the richest diamond fields but now thousands of Zimbabweans await compensation after leaving for state-linked companies.
Zimbabwe could earn billions of dollars selling diamonds from an area scarred by abuse after a crisis that left the "blood diamond" watchdog tattered.
Foreign companies operating in Zimbabwe have until Sunday to hand in plans to sell majority stakes to local investors.
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/ 12 December 2009
Robert Mugabe on Friday bemoaned the divisions "eating up" his party as he opened its first congress since losing its absolute grip on power.