The period following that first round of the 2008 Zimbabwe Presidential Election was marked by political violence that left a reportedly more than 200 dead, thousands more injured and more than 200,000 internally displaced.
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News about the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is not a functioning democracy thanks in large part to colonialism and decades of misrule by dictator Robert Mugabe. According to Freedom House, "voting is marred by flawed voter registration and balloting, biased media and bribed and threatened voters". Also check out our section on World Democracy and our Africa archives.
Should Zimbabwe’s ex-dictator be allowed to form a new party?
In multiparty democracies, a single party should not set the agenda. Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF want us to believe it should. No doubt then, that the announcement of the formation of the NPF by the remnants of Generation 40 has rattled their plans.
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa in his first 100-days: What has he done?
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa was recently all over social media telling everyone who cares to listen the achievements that his government has made since taking over on November 24, 2017.
Zimbabwe’s new president says he is pro-democracy. Is he?
Will parliamentary and presidential elections, which must be held by late July, be free and fair?
Can Democracy Work in Zimbabwe?
Party and national constitutions must be seen as normative guideposts for multi-party democracy
Africa waves some leaders goodbye, but is democracy near?
A review of developments in 2017 shows that it was a fruitful year for those advocating change
Prepping African Union Assistance for Landmark Zimbabwe Elections
African Union will provide financial and technical assistance to Zimbabwe to help ensure credible elections
Zimbabwean women artists getting some deserved recognition
The intellectual, social and cultural space of African women in formerly colonised nations had been restricted
Nasty succession fights consume Zimbabwe’s opposition
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party is proving to be its own worst enemy as it bids to topple the ruling party in this year’s general elections, the first without Robert Mugabe in decades. The timing for the MDC’s woes is awful.
Rumors that Zimbabwe set to pardon 2500 political prisoners
A strategic plan review workshop for the ministry held in Kadoma depicted appalling conditions for prisoners