Zimbabwe articles on Democracy Chronicles

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​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.