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Zimbabwe president pledges to hold ‘free, fair & credible’ elections in August

General elections that are due to be held later this year will be free and fair, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed during an independence day speech on Tuesday (18 April), but he also issued a warning to “rogue” civic society organizations not to sow “seeds of division and disharmony” in the society. The 80-year-old leader, […]

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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa cuts short Davos trip over violent protests at home

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has cut short his international trip to Europe to attend an urgent meeting at home as violent protests escalated in his country. The president has expressed his concern about reports he has been receiving about the recent protests and strikes in the southern African nation. Mnangagwa has called for calm and […]