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Articles related to "Robert Mugabe"
How Robert Mugabe Confronted his Enemies President Robert Mugabe has shown a remarkable ability to handle opposition to his government at all levels. What are his strategies? mugabe's enemies • opposing mugabe • zimbabwe democracy bill • europe sanctions mugabe • mugabe defies west
How the West created Robert Mugabe Robert Mugabe's survival is thanks to his ability to base his anti-western rhetoric on the evil of colonialism. He thus champions Africa's new a "look east" policy . mugabe and the west • western interests in africa • african leaders and the west • support for african leaders • creation of mdc
Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is regarded as a former liberation hero in Africa, but now even some of his supporters say he must go - but when and how? president robert mugabe • zimbabwe • harare • zanu pf • jonathan moyo
Robert Mugabe: A Short History With inflation sky-rocketing, little to no healthcare, a population of poor and underfed and now a cholera outbreak Robert Mugabe is again feeling pressured to step down. zimbabwe cholera • robert mugabe • zimbabwe elections • morgan tsvangirai • zimbabwe african national union
Warring, Voting, and Leading Think of all the usual allegations that are part of a claim that some person or group is racist: "They discriminated!"; "They burned the home and the crops!"; "They have no clue about the true meaning of civil rights!". This is not a trek into the American south during the 1960s. This is what is happening now in southern Africa and more precisely in Zimbabwe. crisis in zimbabwe • robert mugabe • zimbabwe independence • rhodesia • conflict diamonds
Zimbabwe at the Brink: Famine and Unfair Elections When the policy was announced, its dire cost was implied, but on the surface it seemed nothing more than a new quintessential Marxist gesture Robert Mugabe conjured to keep his power. robert mugabe • zimbabwe politics • zanu pf rule in zimbabwe • land distribution in zimbabwe
Wife of Zimbabwean Prime Minister Dies Susan Tsvangirai, the beloved and highly respected wife of Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, was killed in a car accident on March 6, 2009. zimbabwean prime minister morgan tsvangirai wife d • susan tsvangirai dies car accident zimbabwe • robert mugabe zimbabwe inflation cholera economy • zimbabwe power mugabe tsvangirai movement for demo • zimbabwe harare morgan tsvangirai wife dies car ac
Mugabe Celebrates 83rd Birthday Zimbabwe appears to be on verge of implosion. While the president reaffirmed his grip on the country, the IMF maintained its suspension of aid to the impoverished nation. robert mugabe birthday • 83 birthday • zimbabwe economic crisis • imf sanctions • zimbabwe opposition
Mugabe puts Zimbabwean Power Deal in Jeopardy Zimbabwean Prime-Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has struck back at President Mugabe's seizure of key cabinet posts by threatening to pull out of the new power-sharing deal. zimbabwean power-sharing deal • mugabe seizes cabinet posts • tsvangirai threatens to pull out of power-sharing • morgan tsvangirai • robert mugabe
Mugabe Warns Catholic Bishops Religious leaders in Zimbabwe have become more critical of Robert Mugabe, culminating in an open letter written to the president over Easter. But Mugabe now fires back. zimbabwe politics • catholic bishops • archbishop of bulawayo • pius ncube • easter
World Cup Diplomacy: A Competition of Another Sort How ironic that the 2003 cricket World Cup tournament hosted by South Africa should have as a rather inconvenient side show the troublesome matter of Robert Mugabe's racialist policies in Zimbabwe. How ironic as well that rather than grappling with the issue directly, the International Cricket Confederation should avoid the problem altogether by cancelling at least one match. zimbabwe politics • african politics • racism in zimbabwe • robert mugabe • international cricket confederation
Zimbabwe's New Power-sharing Deal The agreement signed 17 September, 2008 aims to provide a basis from which an eventual resolution of the current political and socio-economic crisis can be achieved. robert mugabe • zimbabwe • morgan tsvangirai • zanu • zapu
Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai in Hospital International leaders are outraged by what has happened recently in Zimbabwe. A police crackdown on a prayer rally highlights the deteriorating situation. morgan tsvangirai • zimbabwe leader of opposition • prayer rally harare • police crackdown • demonstrations
How China Lures Africa "We have turned east where the sun rises, and given our backs to the West where the sun sets." Defiant Robert Mugabe envisioned Africa in the hands of China. china-africa relations • china-africa trade • the beijing olympic games • africa's look east policy • eu-africa summit
Mugabe Regime Bankrolled By British Companies The U.S Treasury has blacklisted businessmen it believes are Mugabe supporters. A move that has embarrassed Britain. The news comes as cholera claims its 1000th victim. mugabe regime bankrolled by british companies • u.s treasury reveals 14 mugabe backers are british • cholera in zimbabwe claims its 1000 victim • foreign currency keeps mugabe in business • u.s blacklists four of mugabe's cronies
Southern Africa and a Girl from El Paso People often ask me why I, a white girl with a Midwestern American cultural background, write about southern Africa. Last week, I realized that I love southern Africa because I grew up on the U.S.-Mexico Border. If this makes no sense, you haven’t lived on the U.S.-Mexico border or you haven’t lived here for very long.... africa • mexico • u.s.-mexico border • apartheid • zimbabwe
West Indian Cricket on Form While the West Indians are giving their oposition a hard time, the South Africans have thumped Zimbabwe and the Currie Cup is heating up. zimbabwe • zimbabwe cricket • robert mugabe • proteas • south african cricket
Zimbabwe's Liberation War This article describes the reasons for Zimbabwe's liberation war and the major events of the war leading up to Zimbabwe's Independence and the election of Robert Mugabe in 1980. land • labor • education • race • robert mugabe
China's Long Relationship with Africa China's growing economy and interest in Africa is closely watched by the Western Superpowers, who question China's policies and motives on the continent. china’s long-lasting relationship with africa • china’s support of zimbabwe • china/sudan • china vetos economic sanction • sudan's al bashir and icc
Zimbabwe's Diamond Fields Little is known about Zimbabwe's diamond fields. It has the capacity to either solve the current humanitarian crisis or make the situation worse. diamonds in zimbabwe • marange • illegal diamond mining • zimbabwe diamonds fields • river ranch
Africa's Leadership Dilemma Leadership in Africa is determined by a combination of forces. These include history, tradition and great power influence. These forces continue to shape African politics african leadership • power in africa • culture and african leadership • great powers and african leadership • successful democracies in africa
Baking Bread Using Brick Ovens and Bread Makers Commercial bread, though expensive relative to wages, was a convenient breakfast food for the working urban population during the colonial era in Zimbabwe, then Rhodesia. bread making • bakeries • bread makers • price control • brick ovens
South Africa – Zimbabwe Relations under Mbeki Throughout the difficult years of Zimbabwe's power struggle, South African President Thabo Mbeki insisted on a "silent diplomacy" towards Mugabe. mbeki's silent diplomacy • south africa-zimbabwe economic relations • zimbabwe's political crisis • mbeki's critics • britain-zimbabwe relations
Why Europe Lost Africa The beginning of the 21st century has presented Africa with new choices of partners. It is important however, to examine why Europe lost Africa. colonialism in africa • afro-european relations • sino-african relations • neo-colonialism in africa • the evils of colonialism
World Economic Outlook 2009 Assessing the path to economic recovery, the challenges faced by Barack Obama, and how the current economic crisis threatens to dislocate international balances of power. world economic outlook 2009 • economic recovery • challenges faced by barack obama • economic crisis • world’s political and economic prospects in 2009
The Rhodesians A general history of white settler rule in Rhodesia from 1890 to its Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965. rhodesia • federation • whites • settlers • land apportionment act
Foreign Journalism Update
An update on the perils of foreign journalism. media issues • freedom of the press • freedom of speech • committee to protect journalists • enemies of journalists
The Order of Bath Like most European nations, Great Britain maintains a number of Knightly Orders that it bestows upon those who have rendered great service to the country. order of bath • order of the garter • order of the thistle • order of st. patrick • the great orders
Zimbabwean Journalist in Custody Journalists Davison Maruziva and Howard Burditt were arrested Monday by the Zimbabwean government. Burditt was released Thursday while Maruziva remains jailed. davison maruziva arrested • howard burditt zimbabwe • kidnapped journalist • zimbabwe election • mugabe
2010 World Cup Tour Packages Countries of Southern Africa will next year introduce a common visa that will enable tourists and sports fans travel easily during the 2010 MTN World Cup. 2010 world cup • mtn soccer tournament • poaching in mugabe's zimbabwe • zambia angola namibia botswana part of kavango zam • amazing visits to victoria falls and drakensburg
20th Century Western Wars in Africa A brief history of African involvement in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. wwi • wwii • cold war • nationalism • world war i
Bias in International News Reporting of international conflicts often seems one-sided. The benefit of the doubt seems to go to the underdogs--unless they get too violent. slanted foreign news • media international reporting bias • israel • palestinians • middle east
Flower Named England Cricket Coach Zimbabwean legend Andy Flower has been given the job of coaching England's cricketers full-time, after impressing the ECB during the recent tour of the West Indies. andy flower • andy flower england coach • andy flower cricket • england cricket coach • new coach england cricket
Nostalgic for Empire Former Presidential candidate Pat Buchanan has a new book out which argues that both world wars were unnecessary, and that the empires of Europe could still reign supreme buchanan • pat buchanan • churchill • hitler • and the unnecessary war: how britain lost its empi
The Distant Dream of African Development The path to African development is the subject of debate between the Internalist and Externalist schools of development. Colonialism is the beginning of this debate. african development • internalist development views • externalist development views • obama ghana speech • african development theories
The Fearless Women of Zimbabwe A movement started by a group of Zimbabwean women in 2003 is giving a voice to the millions of oppressed people who want a New Zimbabwe zimbabwe • change in zimbabwe • mugabe • oppressed • harsh treatment
The Situation in Zimbabwe With Zimbabwe just coming out of another major election tension increases between President Mugabe and the international community. situation in zimbabwe • president mugabe • save the children response to ngo ban in zimbabwe • land reform in zimbabwe • the december 12th movement
The United States of Africa "We ask all the heads of state to hold a referendum so that they will see that all the people want a United States of Africa" -Moamer Gaddafi africa • the african union • african unity • pan-african • pan-africanism
A New Dawn in U.S. – Zimbabwe Relations Zimbabweans are beginning to see the fruits of Obama's inauguration promise. "We pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow ...." obama's aid to zimbabwe • u.s zimbabwe relations under obama • morgan tsvangarai meets obama • zimbabwe democracy bill • obama on mugabe
Arguments For and Against Mugabe's Land Policy The debate about land reforms in Zimbabwe rages on. Mugabe defends his reforms on grounds of equality. His detractors see them as instruments of revenge pure and simple. debating zimbabwe's land reforms • mugabe justifies reforms • opposing mugabe's reforms • britain mugabe and land reforms • contending perspectives on land reforms
Beijing Olympics Arouse National Anxiety With U S President George Bush & some world leaders refusing to fully boycott the Olympic Games, Friday's statement by President Hu Jintao hinted China remains concerned. china olympics • hu jintao • beijing 2008 • olympic games • ioc
Ben Silverman Bids Farewell to NBC After two years of languishing in last place, Ben Silverman and NBC parted ways this week. New shows weren't catching on, and old favorites aren't highly rated either. ben silverman • ben silverman nbc • ben silverman nbc programming • nbc peacock • nbc last place
China's Military Presence in Africa The sale of arms constitutes a significant part of what is known today as Sino-African trade. How has this trade evolved since the Cold War? china arms sales africa • beijing consensus in africa • u.s and china over africa • militarization of africa • china peacekeeping in africa
Debt, AIDS, and Western Civilization The main topics at the G8 meeting this week in Edinburgh are debt relief and ending poverty in the developing states. These are not problems a G8 session can settle. poverty in africa • g8 action on poverty • debt relief for africa
Free Education For All in Zimbabwe President Mugabe received awards from the West for his achievements in African education but his efforts were inadequate and misguided, even disastrous. free • education • all • primary school • children
How Zimbabwe Left the Commonwealth The "Harare Declaration" made Zimbabwe the pivot of Commonwealth diplomacy in Africa in the 1990s. How and why then did Mugabe walk Zimbabwe out of the Commonweath? zimbabwe leaves commonwealth • commonwealth ministerial action group • abuja diplomacy and mugabe • mugabe defies mbeki and obasanjo • commonwealth troika on zimbabwe
Mugabe, from Constitutionalism to Radicalism Land reforms have gone through three distinct phases in Zimbabwe since 1980. These include the Constitutional, Transitional and the Radical phases. zimbabwe land reform phases • land ownership in zimbabwe • struggle for land in zimbabwe • politics of land in zimbabwe • land acquisition act in zimbabwe
Regime Change Failure in Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai set out to remove and replace Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwean leader. After 10 years of trying he became prime minister to his nemesis. How did that happen? tsvangirai • mugabe • zimbabwe • regime change • land reforms
Revisiting the Story of Land Reforms in Zimbabwe Analyzing the basis of Mugabe's land reform policy is very inportant in shedding light on the driving forces behind these reforms. Key issues are revenge and socialism. socialism and land reforms in zimbabwe • mugabe's socialism • revenge and land reforms • fast track land reforms • land seizures in zimbabwe
The EU Engages Mugabe in Dialogue After years of intense hostility, Mugabe and the EU have met to reconcile their differences. What are the reasons and significance of this EU-Zimbabwe rapprochement? eu-zimbabwe relations • eu-zimbabwe sanctions • eu interests in zimbabwe • great power politics zimbabwe • zimbabe china eu |
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