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Zimbabwe’s contested election muddles its pitch for foreign investment

Zimbabwe’s contested election muddles its pitch for foreign investment

Zimbabwe’s presidential elections in July were supposed to be a chance for the southern African nation to show the world that it’s moved beyond the authoritarianism and economic isolationism that marked former President Robert Mugabe’s rule. That hope faded when six people were killed in post-election protests. Officially, ruling-party candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa won a razor-thin […]

Zimbabwe Army Commander Philip Valerio Sibanda Is Said to Demand: Who Ordered Crackdown?

Zimbabwe Army Commander Philip Valerio Sibanda Is Said to Demand: Who Ordered Crackdown?

Zimbabwe’s armed forces chief is demanding to know who ordered troops last week to break up protests against the ruling party’s election victory and why he wasn’t informed about the decision, according to three senior government officials. General Philip Valerio Sibanda asked for an explanation from President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa, his advisers and intelligence chiefs of […]

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