Robert Mugabe

In Zimbabwe, reporter’s conviction sparks fears of renewed abuse
In 2022, Zimbabwe was ranked 137th on the World Press Freedom Index, seven places lower than the year before.
Published On 16 Jun 2022
Unresolved disappearances, economic misery haunt Zimbabwe at 42
The independence celebrations were held outside Harare to promote inclusion but dredged up memories of repression.
Published On 19 Apr 2022
Zimbabwe repossessing unused land from Black farmers
Land reforms in the early 2000s were meant to readdress colonial legacies but elite citizens ended up benefitting more.
Published On 30 Mar 2022
Zimbabwe chief orders Mugabe remains exhumed, reburied
Traditional leader says former first lady broke local customs by burying Mugabe at his rural home.
Published On 25 May 2021

Documents reviewed by Bloomberg News reveal the extent of services the bank provided Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed.

A prominent journalist who exposed corruption is arrested, but the government alleges he was inciting violence.

People march in Harare calling on US, EU to lift sanctions on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other top officials.

Zimbabwe’s former president has been buried in his rural village of Kutama, three weeks after he died in Singapore.

After three weeks of public debates over final resting place, government agrees for ex-president to be buried in Zvimba.

Zimbabweans, African leaders attend state funeral at national stadium in Harare for controversial former president.

Confirmation of burial plan follows tussle between family and President Mnangagwa over Mugabe’s resting place.

As supporters of Mugabe mourned, the decision to bury the former president in private has riled many party supporters.

The ex-Zimbabwean leader’s family opposes government plan to bury him at the national monument for liberation heroes.

Dispute between family members and government over final resting place of the country’s founder and longtime leader.

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