what is happening in Zimbabwe

From The Room: Hit Zimbabwe Where It Hurts

July 2, 2008 - Zimbabwe is kinda the most unpopular kid in school right now, sitting alone at the losers' table in the cafeteria (world isolation), with the jocks (the U.S. and Britain) constantly...

BREAKING: Mugabe pulls out a squeaker in Zimbabwe

June 27, 2008 - Though the results have not yet been tabulated in Friday's vote in Zimbabwe, after a close examination of the exit polls, 23/6 is prepared to declare Robert Mugabe the winner. In our political anaylsis, decisive factors in Mugabe's win include the fact that he was the only...

Zimbabwe's election: catering to the "terrified" vote

June 25, 2008 - Zimbabwe's opposition leader has thrown up his hands, but he's not throwing in the towel. Democracy activist Morgan Tsvangirai quit his presidential bid Sunday after president/dictator Robe...

FAQ: Zimbabwe election crisis

June 23, 2008 - The Zimbabwe presidential "election" has taken a turn for the worse as challenger Morgan Tsvangirai announced over the weekend that he's not going to par...

Robert Mugabe: will work for ethnic massacres

April 4, 2008 - President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is facing the toughest challenge to his power since he was elected to lead the country after its independence from Great Britain. As results continue to come in from Saturday's vote continues to come in, the oppo...

FAQ: Zimbabwe presidential election

April 1, 2008 - On March 29, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, who's been in power of the tiny African nation since 1980 (when it gained its independence from Great Britain), was up again for "reelection." The country—known for its rampant corruption, hyperinflation, inability to feed its own people, and gener...