Zimbabwe

  • Jan 20, 2021
  • 2 min read

Zimbabwe foreign minister's death will aid president

The country's foreign minister, a leading figure behind a 2017 coup, has died after contracting COVID-19

Zimbabwe
  • Nov 5, 2020
  • 2 min read

Zimbabwean journalist's re-arrest shows elite unease

A high-profile investigative journalist has been re-arrested while out on bail

Zimbabwe
  • Sep 4, 2020
  • 7 min read

African central banks face growing political pressures

The recent sacking of a central bank governor has highlighted the fragile independence of many such institutions

Zambia
  • Sep 2, 2020
  • 7 min read

The threat of African military coups may rise

A military-led takeover in Mali is the third such instance in Sub-Saharan Africa in as many years

Mali
  • Aug 27, 2020
  • 7 min read

COVID-19 and repression will fuel new African protests

Social distancing and related restrictions are prompting new forms of opposition and civil society protests

Africa
  • Aug 21, 2020
  • 2 min read

Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF will look to turn the screw

A crackdown on dissent is persisting as the government decries more apparent external threats

Zimbabwe
  • Aug 12, 2020
  • 2 min read

Pretoria unlikely to shift Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF soon

South African special envoys appear to have made little headway

Zimbabwe
  • Jul 29, 2020
  • 2 min read

Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF will further alienate West

Zimbabwe's ruling party has singled out the US ambassador

Zimbabwe