Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwe president defends 'fair' election as opposition cries foul

Sat, 04 Aug 2018 - 02:40 GMT

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday brushed off allegations that his election victory was tainted by fraud.

Zimbabwe tense as election results set to be unveiled

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 - 01:10 GMT

Zimbabwe braced Thursday evening for the results of landmark presidential elections -- the first since the ousting of Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa drops hint military chief set for vice presidency

Tue, 19 Dec 2017 - 06:43 GMT

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa gave his clearest signal yet on Tuesday that he would appoint as vice president the military leader.

Zimbabwe army ends intervention that led to Mugabe's ouster

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 - 12:28 GMT

Zimbabwe's army chiefs announced Monday the end of the military intervention which forced former president Robert Mugabe to resign.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe flies to Singapore, first trip since ouster

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 - 09:26 GMT

Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, his first foreign travel since the army forced him from office last month.

Zimbabwe court postpones former finmin Chombo bail hearing

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 - 02:37 GMT

A Zimbabwean court has postponed former finance minister Ignatius Chombo's bail hearing to next Tuesday.

Zimbabwe's military muscles into first post-Mugabe cabinet

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 - 01:25 GMT

Mnangagwa appointed senior military officials to top posts in his first cabinet on Friday.

Zimbabwe declares security situation returns to normal

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 - 07:14 GMT

Zimbabwe's security forces on Monday announced the normalization of the situation in the country.

Zimbabwe declares Mugabe's birthday a holiday

Mon, 27 Nov 2017 - 03:00 GMT

Zimbabwe has made former president Robert Mugabe's birthday a public holiday.

Mugabe accepts ousting and is 'quite jovial': nephew

Sun, 26 Nov 2017 - 01:27 GMT

Robert Mugabe's nephew said Sunday the ousted Zimbabwean president was in good health and "quite jovial".

Former Zimbabwe finmin Chombo detained until bail hearing Monday

Sat, 25 Nov 2017 - 11:54 GMT

Ousted Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, charged with three counts of corruption in offences that allegedly took place more than a decade ago.

Ousted Zimbabwe finance minister Chombo in court to face corruption charges

Sat, 25 Nov 2017 - 09:58 GMT

Former Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, who was among those detained by the military when they seized power before Robert Mugabe resigned this week.

Zimbabwe's political roller-coaster: What we know

Fri, 24 Nov 2017 - 11:49 GMT

Former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken over as Zimbabwe's new leader.

Russia hopes for constructive cooperation with Zimbabwe

Thu, 23 Nov 2017 - 07:36 GMT

Russia hopes to continue constructive cooperation with Zimbabwe under the new authorities, both in the bilateral format and on the global arena.

"The people have spoken," Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa tells crowd

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 - 05:49 GMT

Zimbabwe's former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa told a cheering crowd in Harare on Wednesday that the country was entering a new stage of democracy.

South Africa's Zuma met Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa in Pretoria -eNCA TV

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 - 01:21 GMT

South African President Jacob Zuma met Zimbabwe's former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa in Pretoria on Wednesday.

African Union welcomes Mugabe resignation

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 - 12:52 GMT

The African Union has welcomed Robert Mugabe’s decision to step down as president of Zimbabwe.

Britain wants Zimbabwe to rejoin international community: May

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 - 12:49 GMT

Britain wants Zimbabwe to rejoin the international community following the resignation of Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.

Zimbabwe crisis: What we know

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 - 11:44 GMT

Zimbabwe was thrown into its worst political crisis since independence when strongman Robert Mugabe refused to resign despite a military takeover.

Zimbabwe awaits new leader after Mugabe's shock exit

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 - 11:19 GMT

Zimbabweans waited Wednesday to discover when their new leader would be appointed after president Robert Mugabe's resignation brought a sudden end to a 37-year reign.

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