HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Robert Mugabe, the longtime leader of Zimbabwe who was forced to resign in 2017 after a military takeover, has died. His successor Emmerson Mnangagwa confirmed Mugabe’s death in a tweet Friday,…
WASHINGTON — The United States has renewed targeted restrictive measures imposed on some top Zanu PF officials and some companies. In an executive order signed by President Donald Trump and posted on the White House website…
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe, without its own currency for a decade, took steps to address its worsening economic crisis by allowing its surrogate currency, bond notes, and electronic funds to float freely against other…
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s 94-year-old former president Robert Mugabe is no longer able to walk as his health declines, his successor said Saturday. President Emmerson Mnangagwa told ruling party supporters that Mugabe has been…
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — One year ago the unthinkable happened in Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe fell from power. Tanks rolled in the streets of the capital, Harare, on Nov. 14, 2017, and the military put Mugabe…
JOHANNESBURG/HARARE — Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court has dismissed a challenge seeking to nullify the results of the country’s July 30 presidential election. The ruling Friday clears the way for the inauguration of incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa…
On Dec. 15 his 10-vehicle convoy, complete with soldiers toting AK-47 assault rifles, roared into a congress of the ruling ZANU-PF party. It was one of several displays of power by Zimbabwe’s generals since they…
HARARE — A former general who led the ouster of Zimbabwe’s founding leader has been sworn in as vice president. The appointment of Constantino Chiwenga had been widely anticipated amid concerns about the military’s influence…
CHISHAWASHA, ZIMBABWE — 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…
Robert Mugabe has resigned as president of Zimbabwe with immediate effect after 37 years in power, the speaker of the country’s parliament has said. The announcement came during a parliamentary hearing to impeach him and…