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Zimbabwe’s president Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe, the country’s army chief, in a significant political move that has intensified a brewing power struggle within the ruling Zanu-PF party. Sanyatwe, a close ally of vice president Constantino Chiwenga, was reassigned to the role of sports minister, replacing Kirsty Coventry following her election as […]
African countries experiencing conflict and with highly restricted freedoms and weak democratic institutions, such as South Sudan, Somalia, Zimbabwe or Libya, occupy the bottom of Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). This ranking places Zimbabwe among Africa’s top 10 most corrupt countries, joining war-torn states like Sudan, Somalia, and Libya. With a score of […]
A son of Zimbabwe’s former President, Robert Mugabe, has been arrested for allegedly damaging property during a social gathering, Africa News reports citing the Zimbabwean police. Robert Mugabe junior, aged 31, has arrested by police for destroying cars and other property over the weekend, following a complaint from his friend, Sindiso Nkatazo, also 31. Mugabe […]
The United States has outlined the measures the government of Zimbabwe can take for Washington to end its sanctions on the country, but warns that confidence building measures are needed for bilateral re-engagement. On 19 October, the US Department of State called for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government to prosecute former and current regime officials responsible […]