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‘SADC should speak out’: Zimbabwe activists face crackdown ahead of summit

Police flood Harare’s streets in anticipation of protests on the eve of Southern African Development Community meeting.

Al Jazeera

‘Structureless party’: Has Chamisa led Zimbabwe’s main opposition astray?

Many accuse the ruling party of infiltrating opposition but say Chamisa’s cult of personality politics made it possible.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe's Opposition Leader Seeks 'Fresh Start' With New Party

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa told AFP on Friday he will stay in politics and look to form a new political group, a day after he quit his own party denouncing government infiltration.

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Young Africans could disrupt authoritarian states but they don't – here's why

Africa has the world’s largest youth population. By 2030, 75% of the African population will be under the age of 35. The number of young Africans aged 15-24 is projected to reach 500 million in 2080.

The Conversation

Zimbabwe Opposition Condemn One-sided By-elections

Zimbabwe held crucial by-elections on Saturday with the opposition in turmoil after being excluded from voting lists and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's party looking to tighten its grip on power.

International Business Times

‘Choiceless elections’: Zimbabweans cry foul before bizarre by-elections

Opposition figures and analysts say Zimbabwe’s political arena is being shaped to enforce a one-party state.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe Ruling Party Eyes Supermajority In Votes Without Opponents

Zimbabwe will hold nine by-elections on Saturday with opposition candidates largely absent as President Emmerson Mnangagwa cements his control over the mineral-rich nation.

International Business Times

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We asked 1,000 Zimbabweans what they think of China's influence on their country − only 37% viewed it favorably

China has big ambitions in Africa. Between 2000 and 2020, the economic superpower loaned African governments US$159 billion to build railroads, highways, stadiums and bridges.

The Conversation

Zimbabwe opposition figures detained in crackdown after disputed election

Siziba is just one of a number of opposition politicians and activists who have been arrested and charged with various offences since President Emmerson Mnangagwa

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge

Lawyers for an opposition party councilor in Zimbabwe say he and a relative were abducted, beaten and whipped by unknown men amid a post-election crackdown on criticism of recently reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's newly re-elected president appoints his son and nephew to deputy minister posts

Newly re-elected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in a new Cabinet that includes one of his sons and one of his nephews

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe elections 2023: a textbook case of how the ruling party has clung to power for 43 years

Few were surprised as, near midnight on 26 August, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission announced incumbent president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s reelection in yet another of Zimbabwe’s tendentious contests. His inauguration on 4 September sanctified his return to power.

The Conversation

Zimbabwe’s election was a fight between men – women are sidelined in politics despite quotas

Zimbabwe’s 2023 harmonised elections have largely been depicted as a battle between the two “Big Men” – President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the ruling Zanu-PF and Nelson Chamisa of the leading opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Significant media attention focused on the uneven playing field between the ruling…

The Conversation

Zimbabwe's president declared election winner, as opposition rejects results

According to Zimbabwe's elections commission incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa had won this week's presidential election with roughly 53% of the vote, but the opposition and analysts immediately questioned the result.

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The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwean opposition leader says election was ‘gigantic fraud’

Nelson Chamisa, who lost to Emmerson Mnangagwa, asks for help from regional partners after poll observers say was not credible

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's opposition alleges 'gigantic fraud' in vote that extends the ZANU-PF party's 43-year rule

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has alleged “blatant and gigantic fraud” after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner of another troubled election in the southern African nation

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Zimbabwe's opposition alleges fraud in vote that extends governing party's rule

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader on Sunday alleged "blatant and gigantic fraud" in the country's election after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner.

France 24

Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa re-elected amid opposition claims of fraud

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected to a second term, the country's electoral commission announced late Saturday. The results immediately drew allegations of fraud from political rivals, with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa also claiming victory.

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Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa wins second term, opposition rejects result

Elections commission says Mnangagwa won 52.6 percent of the vote compared with 44 percent for challenger Nelson Chamisa.

Radio France Internationale

Zimbabwe awaits election results as observers decry arrest of poll monitors

Results from Zimbabwe's elections were still coming in on Friday, after delays forced a second day of voting in a number of neighbourhoods. Meanwhile civil society activists denounced the arrest of more than 40 people working as election observers.

The Independent UK

Zimbabweans anxiously wait for election results as armed police gather with water cannons

Zimbabweans are waiting anxiously for the outcome of general elections as dozens of armed police with water cannons guard the national results center, the scene of deadly violence after the previous vote five years ago

Radio France Internationale

Zimbabwe vote spills into second day as opposition alleges rigging

Zimbabwe's president extended voting by another day on Wednesday after long delays marred the start of balloting in key districts and sparked opposition accusations of "rigging" and "voter suppression".

Al Jazeera

Delays at some polling stations as voting begins in Zimbabwe election

Voting begins amid rising tensions due to a currency crisis and high unemployment.

Radio France Internationale

What's at stake in Zimbabwe's elections?

Zimbabweans head to the polls Wednesday for presidential and general elections that come amid a worsening economic crisis. It's tipped to be a tight race. While the opposition appears to have seduced the youth vote, the ruling party ZANU-PF still leads the polls.

Al Jazeera

Slaying ‘Goliath’: Can new blood surmount old guard in Zimbabwe election?

Opposition leader Chamisa faces a number of challenges in his bid to become Zimbabwe’s next president.

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