Zimbabwe’s PM Injured, Wife Killed in Car Crash

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, after enduring a great deal of hardship on the long road to his current position of sharing power with President Robert Mugabe, was injured and his wife of 31 years was killed in a car accident that occurred Friday when they were on their way to their home outside Harare. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tsvangirai to World: ‘Get Over’ Mugabe

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2009 Much like an unsympathetic friend counseling you after a breakup, recently installed Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is calling on the world to "get over" the wrongs of President Robert Mugabe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A New Day in Zimbabwe

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2009 With a dearth of smiles in Zimbabwe on Wednesday, Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as prime minister by his political nemesis, President Robert Mugabe. The long fight to this moment, which included Tsvangirai's exile and the death of many of his political supporters, has culminated in a power-sharing agreement between the two men and their parties. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mugabe Learns How to Share … Maybe

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2009 The ever-unfolding democratic drama in Zimbabwe has revealed a new, potentially less contentious chapter. Opposition leader and once-exiled politician Morgan Tsvangirai has said he will join a government as prime minister with President Robert Mugabe in a power-sharing agreement between the two rival parties. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Zimbabwe Blames Cholera Outbreak on Brits

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2008 As his country teeters on the brink of collapse, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his information minister, Sikhanyiso Ndlovu, are pointing fingers at the U.K. as the source of the recent cholera outbreak that has killed hundreds in the African nation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kenyan PM Turns Up the Heat on Mugabe

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2008 If there was ever any doubt that Zimbabwe's longtime proto-dictator, President Robert Mugabe, wouldn't exactly take to anything resembling a "power-sharing arrangement," that doubt has vanished along with the hope that Mugabe would actually work with his political rival, Morgan Tsvangirai. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Threatens to Put Sanctions on Zimbabwe

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2008 The already confusing and highly charged situation in Zimbabwe has become more tense since Sept. 15, when President Robert Mugabe agreed to share power with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who was to assume the position of Zimbabwe's prime minister. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Zimbabwe’s Baffling Power-Sharing Agreement

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2008 After months of conflict, Zimbabwean political rivals Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai have finally agreed to share power. One problem: The deal is so confusing and vague, even close observers are having trouble sorting out exactly how it's supposed to work. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mugabe Meets With Opposition Leader for Crisis Talks

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2008 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, pictured, was still ensconced in a Harare hotel with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday in an attempt to work out some kind of power-sharing arrangement with his rival for the presidency in this year's protracted and controversial election process. But after a weekend of intense talks, nobody had signed on any dotted lines. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Zimbabwe Leaders Inch Toward Talks

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2008 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have taken a step toward reconciliation, albeit a sluggish one. According to a U.N. envoy, the two sides have tentatively agreed to an outline of conditions for negotiations. Update 2. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mugabe Prevails in Sham Election

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2008 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has fought tooth and nail to maintain his position of power during the three months since his authority was threatened by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, widely recognized (but not by Mugabe) as the winner of last March's election, and now it looks like all that hard work and abject brutality has paid off. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )