Zimbabwe

Mugabe Allies Squash Succession Rumours

Party dismisses suggestions of leadership change at upcoming annual conference, as succession battle heats up.

Teenage Hookers Pack Harare Bars

Young girls, many barely adolescent, sell sex in capital’s seedy nightclubs to support themselves and their families.

Capital Hit by Violence

ZANU-PF youths said to have been attacking an opposition stronghold in capital.

SADC Fails to End Political Stalemate

Latest regional initiative to resolve impasse over new government falls flat.

Hague Court Considers Bolstering Local Judiciary

Legal experts say helping enhance Congo’s legal capacity is one way ICC can ensure rapists end up in court.

Power-Sharing Delays

Mugabe and his ZANU-PF demanding to hold onto key portfolios, despite provision in agreement for sharing them equally.

New Crackdown on White Farmers

Since historic political settlement was signed, a wave of forced evictions has been reported.

Mugabe Unity Claims Ring Hollow

Analysts unconvinced by insistence that there's no deadlock over unity government.

IWPR Africa Covers Unfolding Crisis in Zimbabwe

Yamikani Mwando