Opinion

Africa Brief: How China benefits from Zimbabwe’s ‘White Gold’

Zimbabwe’s Critical Minerals Law Favours China By Nosmot Gbadamosi, a multimedia journalist and the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Africa
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Zimbabwe’s Impending Elections: A Challenge for International Observers

By Larry Garber Zimbabweans head to the polls on Aug. 23 for the second time since Robert Mugabe’s nearly four
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If it still breaks, don’t fix it: time for another election in Zimbabwe

By Stuart Doran ‘I can’t wait until these stupid elections are over and we can just get on with our
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Lessons from Zimbabwe on ending autocracy

By Alec Russell And the winner is . . . In two weeks’ time a five-yearly ritual of electoral injustice and malpractice will unfold in
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Zambia and Zimbabwe turnarounds display drastic dichotomy

By Gary Kleiman I Kleiman International Consultants Neighbours Zambia and Zimbabwe in the common Southern African Development Community (SADC) marked
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Marshall Munetsi: “The issue of fake agents is a crisis”

By Marshall Munetsi I first heard about fake agents in 2015 when I was playing at Orlando Pirates in South
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Zimbabwe’s rulers won’t tolerate opposing voices – but its writers refuse to be silenced

Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University The ruling elite in Zimbabwe has always tried to silence opposing political voices and erase histories
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Hustler nation: among the fragments, a new Zimbabwe takes shape

By Stuart Doran The world has forgotten about Zimbabwe. Few outsiders know, or would care, that the country is due
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Zanu-PF can be defeated if the Zimbabwean diaspora goes home to vote

By Stevens Mokgalapa As Zimbabwe holds its decisive elections on 23 August 2023, there are important reflections to ponder on
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China pledges military support for Zimbabwe; looks to further boost presence in Africa

By Sakshi Tiwari In what could open gates for further Chinese military expansion in Africa, a Chinese official has announced that
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