Don’t believe the hype about China’s ‘vaccine diplomacy’ in Africa
Chinese medical experts have been sharing expertise and assistance throughout Africa for decades.
Autocratic governments are using coronavirus as a pretext to clamp down on opponents
Here’s what we found in Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe has died. But Zimbabwe’s institutional legacies that shaped his repressive regime live on.
The stakes are high for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who promised to reboot the economy
Why are so many African leaders shutting off the Internet in 2019?
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It’s been one year since Zimbabwe toppled Mugabe. Why isn’t it a democracy yet?
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African countries have started to push back against Chinese development aid. Here’s why.
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What do shifting grass-roots dynamics tell us about the Zimbabwe election?
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Even after Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s elections do not appear free or fair
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Zimbabwe won’t be voting for Robert Mugabe today. That’s a big change.
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Zimbabwe has an election coming up. Is political violence brewing?
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Zimbabwe’s opposition leader died. Here’s what you need to know.
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After Mugabe, can ZANU-PF still rule Zimbabwe?
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What went wrong for Mugabe? Most aging dictators don’t get toppled by coups.
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Mugabe is what happens when an authoritarian regime abides by its constitution
Last week, Zimbabwe’s military took control of the government, it
Without Mugabe, is democracy coming to Zimbabwe? Probably not.
On Tuesday, after 37 years of authoritarian rule, Robert Mugabe
Is Zimbabwe ready to move on without Mugabe?
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To understand the coup in Zimbabwe, you need to know more about Grace Mugabe
In Zimbabwe, the military has taken control of the capital,
Will there be a military coup in Zimbabwe? Probably not. Here’s why.
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36 years after Zimbabwe’s independence, the country faces these 4 big questions
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