Zimbabwe’s ruling party backs leader despite huge inflation
October 28, 2022 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's president on Friday officially opened a ruling party congress that is set to renominate him as the party's presidential candidate for next year's election, but soaring inflation and a government crackdown on dissent are fueling tensions in the southern African nation.
Zimbabwe government harasses opposition with arrests, jail
September 3, 2022 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Opposition politicians languishing in prison. Journalists and government critics harassed and arrested. Public meetings banned.
Zimbabwe’s general election is several months away but many opposition figures say they are already battling intense government repression similar to the iron-fisted rule of Robert Mugabe, the former president who died in 2019.
Zimbabwe reporter fined on accreditation for New York Times
June 14, 2022 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court on Tuesday convicted a journalist on charges of breaking the country’s immigration laws by allegedly arranging fake accreditation papers for two correspondents for the New York Times.
Retired US soldier held in Zimbabwe for taking gun on plane
February 22, 2022 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A retired U.S. Army soldier was arrested and has been in detention in Zimbabwe for a week charged with trying to board a plane with a loaded and unregistered pistol, state media reported Tuesday.
UN envoy suggests that US lift sanctions against Zimbabwe
October 28, 2021 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A United Nations special envoy on Thursday urged the United States to end sanctions that she says have worsened Zimbabwe’s humanitarian crisis, while urging dialogue to end the impasse between the two countries.
Zimbabwe magistrate rules Mugabe should be reburied
September 10, 2021 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court Friday upheld a traditional court’s ruling that the body of former President Robert Mugabe should be exhumed and reburied at a national shrine in the capital.
Zimbabwe’s foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence
January 20, 2021 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo, who gained prominence in 2017 as the military general who announced the coup against then-president Robert Mugabe on television, has died from COVID-19, the government announced Wednesday...
Zimbabwe signs billion-dollar deal to repay white farmers
July 29, 2020 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s government on Wednesday signed a deal with former white farmers to pay them billions of dollars in compensation roughly two decades after they lost their land in often violent invasions...
‘This man lives forever’: Zimbabwe’s Mugabe is buried
September 28, 2019 GMTZVIMBA, Zimbabwe (AP) — A priest asked God to take pity on Robert Mugabe as the family of the longtime Zimbabwean leader buried him Saturday at his rural home...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to be buried in 30 days, at new mausoleum
September 13, 2019 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The burial of Zimbabwe's founding president, President Robert Mugabe , will be delayed for at least a month until a special mausoleum can be built at a prominent spot at the national Heroes' Acre monument, the latest turn in a dramatic tussle between his family and the country's current leader, a once-trusted deputy who helped oust Mugabe from power...
AP Photos: Harare bustles as people cope with challenges
September 13, 2019 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Girls carrying buckets of water on their heads, people praying at sunset, children in uniforms going to their first day of the new school term...
Mourning for Zimbabwe’s Mugabe marred by dispute, stampede
September 12, 2019 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Controversy over where and when former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be buried and a stampede which injured several people trying to view his body marred the mourning for the deceased leader Thursday...
Few turn out as Mugabe is returned to a Zimbabwe in crisis
September 11, 2019 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's founding leader Robert Mugabe made his final journey back to the country Wednesday, his body flown into the capital amid the contradictions of his long, controversial rule...
Mugabe’s body heading home to Zimbabwe for mourning, burial
September 11, 2019 GMTSINGAPORE (AP) — The body of Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe was being returned to his homeland Wednesday to lie in state before his burial in the African nation he ruled for decades...
Correction: AF-Obit-Robert-Mugabe story
September 9, 2019 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In a story Sept. 6 about the death of former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Mugabe was "the first post-colonial leader of what had been British-controlled Rhodesia...
Mugabe’s anti-colonial rage fueled long reign over Zimbabwe
September 8, 2019 GMTJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Robert Mugabe had just made a furious speech against Zimbabwe's LGBT community, calling them "worse than pigs and dogs...
Mugabe to be buried at hilltop shrine in Zimbabwe
September 7, 2019 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Robert Mugabe will be buried at a hilltop shrine reserved exclusively for Zimbabwe's ruling elite, an official said Saturday, as the southern African nation began several days of official mourning...
It’s complicated: Zimbabweans see Mugabe’s legacy as mixed
September 6, 2019 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean politician summed up her reaction to Robert Mugabe's death with one word: Complicated...
A look at the shattered Zimbabwe that Mugabe left as leader
September 6, 2019 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Robert Mugabe took a country shining with the promise of independence and left it economically shattered and in the grip of repression — and yet Zimbabwe continued to crumble so badly after his downfall that some of its people began openly missing his nearly four-decade rule...
10 Things to Know for Today
September 6, 2019 GMTYour daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:...
‘This is hell’: Zimbabweans say economy is worse than ever
July 25, 2019 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Dadirai Tsvakai and her family have taken to combining dinner and breakfast - a meal they now eat just after midnight, if they are lucky to have a few hours of electricity...
‘We are trapped’: Zimbabwe’s economic crunch hits passports
June 15, 2019 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — With Zimbabwe's economy in shambles and political tensions rising, leaving the country seems the best option for many who are desperate for jobs...
Bare-handed surgeries as Zimbabwe’s health system collapses
January 12, 2019 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A doctors' strike in Zimbabwe has crippled a health system that was already in intensive care from neglect...
Zimbabwean president talks unity; challenger alleges fraud
August 3, 2018 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The two news conferences embodied Zimbabwe's bitter political divisions: Riot police unsuccessfully tried to scuttle an appearance in a hotel garden by the opposition leader who said the country's election was a fraud, while the president spoke about a "flowering" of freedom and bipartisan unity from a red carpet in an elegant State House building...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins 1st post-Mugabe election
August 3, 2018 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa won election Friday with just over 50 percent of the ballots as the ruling party maintained control of the government in the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe...
Deadly riots rock Zimbabwe’s capital as vote results delayed
August 1, 2018 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Soldiers and police fired live rounds, water cannons and tear gas at furious protesters who threw rocks and burned vehicles Wednesday in Zimbabwe's capital, dashing the optimism of an election that the country hoped would set it on a new course after decades of Robert Mugabe's rule...
Recovery or stagnation? Zimbabwe holds pivotal vote Monday
July 29, 2018 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe votes Monday in an election that could, if deemed credible, tilt the country toward recovery after years of economic collapse and repression under former leader Robert Mugabe...
Guess who’s still a factor in Zimbabwe’s election? Mugabe.
July 22, 2018 GMTMASVINGO, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's former leader Robert Mugabe has been forced out but he's hardly faded away...
After Mugabe, how free and fair will Zimbabwe’s vote be?
July 4, 2018 GMTJOHANNESBURG (AP) — It will be a first for Zimbabwe's voters: The name of Robert Mugabe won't be on the ballot when elections are held on July 30...
Zimbabwe proposes budget aimed at reviving bleak economy
December 7, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's new government plans to reduce diplomatic missions and ban first-class travel for everyone but the president as it tries to revive a devastated economy after longtime leader Robert Mugabe resigned last month...
Zimbabwe’s new leaders must reinvent themselves
December 1, 2017 GMTThe resignation of Robert Mugabe, after the intervention of the army and then the move to impeach him, ends his 37 years in power — which included his physical and intellectual degeneration over the last decade.
African music star in exile awaits real change for Zimbabwe
November 30, 2017 GMTEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — As Zimbabweans celebrated the ouster of dictator Robert Mugabe, they danced on the streets to previously banned protest songs by one of the country's most famous musicians — a man jailed by the country's former white rulers and hounded by the black government that succeeded them...
Mugabe was relieved after quitting, Zimbabwean mediator says
November 26, 2017 GMTCHISHAWASHA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe knew it was "the end of the road" days before he quit, and appeared relieved when he signed his resignation letter after 37 years in power, a Catholic priest who mediated talks leading to his ouster said Sunday.
Zimbabwean minister describes raid during military takeover
November 25, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's former finance minister testified Saturday that armed, masked men in uniform abducted him from his home during the military operation leading to the ouster of longtime leader Robert Mugabe and held him for a week in an unidentified location, fueling debate about the legality of the popular, mostly peaceful takeover by the armed forces...
‘We dare not squander the moment:’ Zimbabwe’s new leader
November 24, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabweans must set aside "poisoned" politics and work together to rebuild the nation and re-engage the world, new President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Friday, delivering an inclusive message to an exultant crowd that packed a stadium for his inauguration...
Zimbabwe asks if new leader, a Mugabe ally, can bring change
November 24, 2017 GMTJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa, widely known as the Crocodile, is seen as a smart, ruthless politician, but many question if he will be able to bring the change the country craves...
Ruling party assured Mugabe he wouldn’t face prosecution
November 23, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's ruling party assured Robert Mugabe that he wouldn't be prosecuted if he resigned, a party official said Thursday, as the fate of the 93-year-old became clearer and the country prepared to move on...
Zimbabwe’s incoming leader returns home to cheers
November 22, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Poised to become Zimbabwe's next president, a former confidant of ousted leader Robert Mugabe on Wednesday promised "a new, unfolding democracy" and reached out to the world, saying international help is needed to rebuild the shattered economy...
Mugabe leaves legacy of economic ruin, upheaval in Zimbabwe
November 21, 2017 GMTJOHANNESBURG (AP) — From widely acclaimed liberator of his nation to despotic dictator, Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule of Zimbabwe has been one of Africa's most controversial and influential...
Robert Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe’s president after 37 years
November 21, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, who once vowed to rule for life, resigned on Tuesday, succumbing to a week of overwhelming pressure from the military that put him under house arrest, lawmakers from the ruling party and opposition who started impeachment proceedings and a population that surged into the streets to say 37 years in power was enough...
The Latest: US says Zimbabwe’s people want end to isolation
November 21, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's political turmoil (all times local):
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe ignores calls to quit, faces impeachment
November 20, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabweans mobilized Monday for a major push to oust President Robert Mugabe, an increasingly isolated figure who faces impeachment proceedings and more street demonstrations even as he ignores calls to resign...
Zimbabwe’s political drama: What just happened? A timeline
November 20, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's longtime President Robert Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state at 93, is resisting calls to step aside...
The Latest: Zimbabwe army says Mugabe working on ‘solution’
November 20, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's political turmoil (all times local):
8:45 p.m.
Zimbabwe's military says longtime President Robert Mugabe has begun working toward "a definitive solution and roadmap for the country," even as he faces impeachment.
Figure known as ‘Crocodile’ could replace Zimbabwe president
November 19, 2017 GMTJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Emmerson Mnangagwa, elected Sunday as the new leader of Zimbabwe's ruling political party and positioned to take over as the country's leader, has engineered a remarkable comeback using skills he no doubt learned from his longtime mentor, President Robert Mugabe...
Zimbabwe president defies mounting pressure to leave office
November 19, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe defied calls to quit Sunday, saying he will preside over a ruling party congress in December in an announcement that could trigger impeachment proceedings this week and more protests demanding his ouster...
The Latest: Ruling party says Mugabe impeachment to go ahead
November 19, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's political turmoil (all times local):
11:15 p.m.
The chief whip of Zimbabwe's ruling party says "I don't see us failing to proceed with the impeachment" of President Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabweans say Mugabe must quit now, but more talks planned
November 19, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Giddy with joy and finally free to speak out, vast throngs of demonstrators turned Zimbabwe's capital into a carnival ground on Saturday in a peaceful outpouring of disdain for President Robert Mugabe and calls for him to quit immediately...
US calls for return to civilian government in Zimbabwe
November 17, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Friday for a return to civilian rule in Zimbabwe, saying the country has a chance to put itself on a "new path" amid signs longtime authoritarian President Robert Mugabe will be forced from power in a bloodless coup.
Regional summit expected to formalize terms of Mugabe exit
November 16, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In the first round of negotiations over how President Robert Mugabe will leave power, the Zimbabwean leader met Thursday with the army commander who put him under house arrest and mediators, including South African Cabinet ministers and a Catholic priest...
10 Things to Know for Thursday
November 16, 2017 GMTYour daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:
1. 'WE ARE TIRED OF LIVING LIKE THIS'
When a ‘bloodless correction’ smells like a coup
November 15, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — No one likes to own up to a coup. It's usually nasty business and it can bring frowns and punishment from abroad (even when nations might be rooting for the coup leaders).
So it was this week as Zimbabwe's military forces placed President Robert Mugabe and his wife under house arrest and sent armored personnel carriers into the capital to cement control, all in service of what the army's supporters called a "bloodless correction...
Mugabe latest leader over years taken into custody
November 15, 2017 GMTZimbabwe's army has taken President Robert Mugabe and his wife into custody, triggering speculation of a military coup, though the military's supporters have called it a "bloodless correction...
The Latest: Zimbabwe youth leader apologizes to army leaders
November 15, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on the military takeover in Zimbabwe (all times local):
The Latest: Zimbabwe’s war vets praise army’s actions
November 15, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's political turmoil (all times local):
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The Zimbabwe army's takeover of the state broadcaster and action against some members of President Robert Mugabe's government has been praised by the chairman of the Liberation War Veterans' Association...
Zimbabwe army controls broadcaster, says Mugabe, wife safe
November 15, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In an extraordinary statement after taking over the state broadcaster during a night of unrest, Zimbabwe's army said early Wednesday it was only targeting "criminals" around President Robert Mugabe, and sought to reassure the country that "this is not a military takeover...
US woman accused in Zimbabwe of subversion is freed on bail
November 10, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The U.S. woman charged with subversion in Zimbabwe over allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe on Twitter was freed Friday on $1,000 bail.
Martha O'Donovan did not speak to reporters as she emerged from a prison in the capital, Harare, and left in a U...
World leaders face crises in North Korea and Myanmar at UN
September 16, 2017 GMTUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Facing an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea and the mass flight of minority Muslims from Myanmar, world leaders gather at the United Nations starting Monday to tackle these and other tough challenges — from the spread of terrorism to a warming planet...
Grace Mugabe gets diplomatic immunity, returns to Zimbabwe
August 20, 2017 GMTHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Granted diplomatic immunity by South Africa, the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home from Johannesburg on Sunday despite calls that she be prosecuted for allegedly assaulting a young model at a luxury hotel there...