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Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge
Read full article: Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emergeLawyers for an opposition party councilor in Zimbabwe say he and a relative were abducted, beaten and whipped by unknown men amid a post-election crackdown on criticism of recently reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party.
Zimbabwean president at his inauguration says the disputed election reveals a โmature democracyโ
Read full article: Zimbabwean president at his inauguration says the disputed election reveals a โmature democracyโZimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says last month's elections are a sign of the countryโs โmature democracy.โ.
Zimbabwe's opposition alleges 'gigantic fraud' in vote that extends the ZANU-PF party's 43-year rule
Read full article: Zimbabwe's opposition alleges 'gigantic fraud' in vote that extends the ZANU-PF party's 43-year ruleZimbabweโs main opposition leader has alleged โblatant and gigantic fraudโ after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner of another troubled election in the southern African nation.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote, officials say
Read full article: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote, officials sayAuthorities in Zimbabwe say President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected for a second and final term.
Zimbabweans anxiously wait for election results as African observer missions note voter intimidation
Read full article: Zimbabweans anxiously wait for election results as African observer missions note voter intimidationZimbabweans are waiting anxiously for the outcome of general elections as dozens of armed police with water cannons guard the national results center, the scene of deadly violence after the previous vote five years ago.
Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays
Read full article: Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delaysZimbabwe police have arrested 41 workers for poll monitoring groups and accused them of attempting to distort the results of the country's widely delayed presidential election to favor the opposition.
Voting extended after delays as Zimbabwe president known as โthe crocodileโ seeks a second term
Read full article: Voting extended after delays as Zimbabwe president known as โthe crocodileโ seeks a second termDelays of up to 10 hours in mostly opposition strongholds have forced electoral officials to extend voting till Thursday in Zimbabwe as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term.
Voter fatigue edges out optimism as Zimbabwe holds 2nd general election since Mugabe's ouster
Read full article: Voter fatigue edges out optimism as Zimbabwe holds 2nd general election since Mugabe's ousterA general election Wednesday in Zimbabwe is crucial to determining the future of a southern African nation endowed with vast mineral resources and rich agricultural land.
In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp
Read full article: In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsAppAhead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe's rural areas say they are facing intimidation from supporters of the long-ruling ZANU-PF party and a biased state-run media that restricts their options.
Zimbabwe's president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month
Read full article: Zimbabwe's president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this monthZimbabwe's president has urged thousands of his supporters at a rally to deliver a โthunderous victoryโ in this monthโs national election and proclaimed that โno one will stop us from ruling this country.โ.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader tells AP intimidation is forcing voters to choose ruling party or death
Read full article: Zimbabwe's opposition leader tells AP intimidation is forcing voters to choose ruling party or deathZimbabweโs main opposition leader has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of violating the law and tearing apart independent institutions to cling to power.
Election tensions rise in Zimbabwe after police bar opposition party from holding a rally
Read full article: Election tensions rise in Zimbabwe after police bar opposition party from holding a rallyOpposition party supporters in Zimbabwe have been chanting and singing freedom songs outside a courthouse Sunday following a decision to ban them from holding a rally six weeks before national elections.
Zimbabwe government harasses opposition with arrests, jail
Read full article: Zimbabwe government harasses opposition with arrests, jailZimbabweโs general election is several months away but many opposition figures say they are already battling government repression similar to the iron-fisted rule of Robert Mugabe, the former president who died in 2019.
Thousands hail Zimbabwe opposition leader at new party rally
Read full article: Thousands hail Zimbabwe opposition leader at new party rallyZimbabweโs leading opposition figure Nelson Chamisa drew thousands of cheering supporters on Sunday to his first political rally since forming a new party weeks ago, as the country gears for elections that have been postponed due to COVID-19.
Zambia celebrates peaceful transfer of power after elections
Read full article: Zambia celebrates peaceful transfer of power after electionsBusiness has quickly returned to normal in Zambia after veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was declared president-elect and the incumbent president Edgar Lungu conceded his election defeat.
Zimbabwean activist and opposition leader dies of cancer
Read full article: Zimbabwean activist and opposition leader dies of cancerHARARE A young Zimbabwean thrust into anti-government activism while searching for his missing journalist brother has died of colon cancer, just as well-wishers had raised money to get him into surgery. Patson Dzamara, 34, died Wednesday, according to Nelson Chamisa, leader of the MDC Alliance opposition party leader. Dzamara embarked on street protests and broadened his activism to include demands for democratic reforms and improved public health care. Dzamara's death highlighted the challenges facing Zimbabwe's health care system. Such surgery was not possible in Zimbabwes public health system which is plagued by widespread shortages and frequent strikes by doctors and nurses.