The government of Zimbabwe has told a group of eminent individuals, including former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, to postpone a planned visit to the country. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa bureau in Johannesbu...
Zimbabwe's leaders are meeting to choose a new government as part of a power-sharing agreement signed Monday aimed at ending the country's political crisis. But human rights groups say they will press the new unity government to reign in abuses by s...
One of the reasons Zimbabwe's economy is such a mess is the collapse of the commercial farming sector. This is due in part to the government's chaotic and sometimes violent land-reform program launched in 2000. The recently signed political power-sh...
The president of Zimbabwe and two opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing agreement aimed at ending the Zimbabwean crisis. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from our Southern Africa Bureau in Johannesburg the accord follows months of negotiations medi...
The secretary general of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change says President Robert Mugabe is not ready to enter into a genuine cooperative government under the country's power-sharing agreement. For VOA, Peta Thornycroft has this report from Z...
Scores of demonstrators in support of Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal were arrested in Harare after scuffles broke out between members of the country's two main political parties. Peta Thornycroft reports from Harare the demonstration occurred before...
Zimbabwe's prime minister designate Morgan Tsvangirai says he will attend a meeting of regional leaders in Harare Monday after he boycotted the last session a week ago because he had no passport to travel to Swaziland. Peta Thornycroft reports that...
Zimbabwe Prime Minister-Designate Morgan Tsvangirai says he may not take part in Monday's planned summit of southern African leaders to resume Zimbabwe crisis talks. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA from Harare the MDC says the government of Preside...
The U.N. World Food Program says that nearly half the population of Zimbabwe will need food aid by early next year. Peta Thornycroft reports that WFP says two million people in Zimbabwe need aid immediately. Zimbabwean woman puts maize into bag in D...
President Robert Mugabe is holding out against losing control of the police to prime-minister designate Morgan Tsvangirai. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that power-sharing negotiations have reached such a critical stage there are fears the agreem...