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Zimbabwe Tense as Election Results Slowly Roll In

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2008 Results from Saturday's watershed elections in Zimbabwe are still being tallied and analyzed, and while the country anxiously awaits the outcome, some are wondering whether the delay is due to careful counting methods or more troubling potential causes. Meanwhile, President Robert Mugabe is losing his grip on power or ready to claim victory -- depending on which of Monday's conflicting reports you read. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mugabe Facing Heat at African Summit

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2007 A clash between President Robert Mugabe's government in Zimbabwe and the opposition group Movement for Democratic Change escalated, with the MDC claiming that leader Morgan Tsvangirai and 20 other group members have been arrested. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mugabe Taunts Western ‘Stooges’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2007 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe sounded as if he had stolen a page from a B-grade drama as he warned Western envoys against supporting government opposition groups -- an action that could now get them kicked out of the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mugabe Foe Is Defiant After Bloody Rally

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2007 Zimbabwean resistance leader Morgan Tsvangirai spoke out today from his hospital bed, where he was recovering from a violent clash with police at a protest Sunday. Tsvangirai and 49 other members of the Movement for Democratic Change were injured as they rallied against Robert Mugabe's repressive regime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )