Focus
Zimbabwe Crisis Reports
Years active: 2008-2012
Look East Policy Failing
Mugabe’s drive to win wealthy and uncritical friends in East Asia does little to rescue the economy.
Mugabe Succession Struggle
Ethnic allegiances play complex role in battle to succeed Mugabe.
Onetime Friendship Turns Nasty
Close allies for years, the presidents of Nigerian and Zimbabwe now clash furiously whenever they meet.
Demolitions May be Mugabe's Biggest Mistake
Assailed on all sides by a collapsing economy and dissenters in his own party ranks, the Zimbabwean leader may have taken one step too far with his all-out campaign to destroy urban homes.
No Refuge for Evicted People
With nowhere else to turn, some people are making their way back to their bulldozed homes.
AIDS Plight Worsened by Homelessness
Displacement causes additional health concerns as social and medical networks are disrupted.
Africans Deride Western Engagement
With their experience of western misrule, Africans appear sceptical that the West will now do the right thing – in Zimbabwe or elsewhere on the continent.
Mugabe Prosecution Unlikely
Experts say amnesty, not a prison cell, awaits Zimbabwe’s president if he ever leaves office.
Clearance Victims Left in Limbo
Migrants whose homes have been destroyed by security forces say they have nowhere to go.