by Nick Kotch | 22 Nov 2017 | Africa
At 93, it was normal that Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe had lost some of his faculties. Relinquishing power was his most level-headed action for years. Robert Mugabe, who resigned as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday, at the closing ceremony of the 28th Southern African...
by Jeremy Lovell | 24 Nov 2017 | Africa, Future of Democracy
Has Zimbabwe’s new leader raised false hopes of serious change in a country that was plundered under his mentor, Robert Mugabe? New Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa waves during his inauguration ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe, 24 November 2017....
by Barry Moody | 23 Nov 2017 | Africa, Future of Democracy
Robert Mugabe made the fatal error of ditching allies. But the downfall of the despot has a significance beyond Zimbabwe’s borders. Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) and his wife, Grace, arrive at a political rally in Harare, Zimbabwe, 8 November...