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Unravelling a US-sanctioned magnate’s links to a complex mining and trading empire
Democracy is the norm across the continent, but soldiers are still seizing power
Row over interment of former dictator shows he remains divisive figure even in death
The strongman failed to deliver the promises of that 1980 speech
The country needs nimble technocrats, not the old warhorses of the liberation struggle
President for three decades who squandered high hopes and left his country in crisis
Freedom fighter came to be seen as a despot after rigging votes and crushing dissent
The fault lies entirely with the ruling Zanu-PF party, which has lost its legitimacy
Politicians allege commodity trader benefits from favourable access to key pipeline
Brutality of security forces against protesters shatters Mnangagwa’s ‘reformer’ image
Zimbabwe president promises to publish report into post-poll crackdown
Donald Trump’s clumsy intervention damages a legitimate cause
International observers from EU and US expressed reservations over July 30 vote
Opposition accuses ruling Zanu-PF of ‘conniving’ with electoral commission
As fears rise over the country’s stability, promises to fix a broken economy come to nought
Chamisa denounces poll result in favour of Mnangagwa as rigged
After a messy election, Mnangagwa must work to restore public trust
Three people reported killed as results are awaited from close-fought presidential race
Reintegration in the international community depends on the election being fair
Official results may take days to process, especially from rural areas
Billions of dollars in international investment ride on a credible result
Mugabe’s successor must show observers at home and abroad that he can win fairly
Ballot will be test of president’s claim he has ‘opened up democratic space’
Former president urges citizens to ‘thrust away military rule’
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