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Zimbabwe Premier Reverses Stance On Gay Rights

Posted 12.24.2011

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Though he's previously supported his country's notoriously hostile stance on gays and lesbians, Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai now says he ...

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Zimbabwe May Emulate Tunisia, Egypt, Libya...

Clarence Lusane | Posted 05.25.2011

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The likely fall of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is not a good sign for Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe. No other international figure has been more politically and economically friendly to Mugabe than he.

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World Economic Forum, Tanzania

Julia Lalla-Maharajh | Posted 05.25.2011

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The many strands of conversation intertwine, politics, corruption, the need for education, empowerment of women and children. Discussing female genital mutilation in this environment has its hazards.

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The Other African Genocide - How the American Right Taught Africa to Hate Gays by Example

David Ambroz | Posted 05.25.2011

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GLBT people in Africa, with the rare exception of South Africa, do not enjoy the same deepening societal acceptance occurring in the West.

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Zimbabwe Allowed to Mine "Blood Diamonds"

Alex Matthews | Posted 05.25.2011

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Based on the abuses and occupation of the Marange diamond fields under Mugabe, Human Rights Watch recommended that Zimbabwe withdraw from the area. They haven't and they won't.

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Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe PM, Boycotts Unity Government

AP | CHENGETAI ZVAUYA | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Citing the "persecution" of a top aide, Zimbabwe's prime minister abandoned – at least temporarily – shared rule ...

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Zimbabwe: Hold the Line

Jonathan Elliott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before the US hands over a single dollar of development aid to Zimbabwe, there should be an internationally supervised program of government reform and audit, and a lifting of media restrictions.

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Zimbabwe Prime Minister Tsvangirai: Mugabe 'Violated' Power Sharing Deal

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday accused President Robert Mugabe of violating their power-sharing deal, as thousands rallied to mar...

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Joseph Msika, Zimbabwe Vice President, Dies: State Radio

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean Vice President Joseph Msika, who served in President Robert Mugabe's government for two decades, died Wednesday at...

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Thamsanqa Mahlangu: Zimbabwe Minister Arrested Over Stolen Cellphone Prompts Concerns Of Opposition Harassment

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zimbabwe's deputy youth minister was arrested Tuesday over a stolen cellphone prompting a warning by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party that its...

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Zimbabwe 'National Healing' Campaign Unites Mugabe, Tsvangirai

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's coalition government launched a campaign of "national healing" and reconciliation on Friday, with political leader...

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Mugabe Loyalists Break Up Zimbabwe Constitutional Convention

Al Jazeera English | Posted 05.25.2011

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A conference aimed at drawing up a new constitution for Zimbabwe has ended in chaos after supporters of Robert Mugabe, the president, disrupted the pr...

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Tsvangirai Mulls Leaving Mugabe Coalition Government

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's former opposition party said Monday it would boycott the next Cabinet meeting and was considering disengaging from...

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Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe's Reforms Are Underway

Sky News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mr Tsvangirai was speaking in London as he wrapped up a tour of the United States and Europe. After talks in Downing Street, Prime Minister Gordon Br...

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Obama, Tsvangirai Meeting Rankles Mugabe Allies

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — The warm Western welcome Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been receiving is rankling some of his governing partners, stat...

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Obama, Tsvangirai Meeting: Obama Expresses 'Extraordinary Admiration'

AP | DESMOND BUTLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sought to bolster Zimbabwe's prime minister Friday while withholding support for his coalition government. ...

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Tsvangarai Meets Obama Friday To Discuss US Aid

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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JOHANNESBURG -- Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is on his first official visit in Washington this week with a decidedly difficult sales pi...

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Planning for a Post-Pariah Zimbabwe

Alexander Noyes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Calls for Mugabe to step aside are welcome, but must be buttressed by a sensible and coordinated plan of action.

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If the World Hesitates, Zimbabwe Could Be Lost

Donald Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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It has now been almost three months since Morgan Tsvangirai and his compatriots in the Movement for Democratic Change took a leap of faith and joined a unity government with their long-time opponents and oppressors.

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Zimbabwe's New Finance Minister Comes To Washington To Plead Heart-Wrenching Case

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.25.2011

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After years of being looted by Mugabe, Zimbabwe is dead broke. More than half the population is surviving on international food aid and unemployment stands at more than 90 percent.

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Tsvangirai Crash Probe Initial Findings Suggest May Not Have Been Accident

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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Early reports from an investigation by Zimbabwe's MDC suggest that a car crash which killed PM Morgan Tsvangirai's wife may not have been accidental....

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Mugabe Aides Said To Use Violence, Torture To Gain Amnesty For Past Crimes

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Robert Mugabe's top lieutenants are trying to force the political opposition into granting them amnesty for their past crimes by abducting, ...

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Zimbabwe Kick-Starts New Government

GlobalPost | Erin Conway-Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARARE -- Nelson Chamisa catches his breath as he flops onto a couch at the end of another long day in Zimbabwe's new government. Chamisa, a Moveme...

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Zimbabwe's Poor Healthcare System Causing Humanitarian Crisis

NYCity News Service | Posted 05.25.2011

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The collapse of Zimbabwe's health system has created a humanitarian crisis where people are already suffering from a crippling hyperinflation and severe food, fuel and currency shortages.

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Morgan Tsvangirai's Grandson Dies, One Month After Wife's Death

ZimOnline | Posted 05.25.2011

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The four-year-old grandson of Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai drowned in a swimming pool at the family's home in Harare at the weekend, hi...

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