Complete Zimbabwe coverage


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July 23, 2008

By Robyn Dixon
The Zimbabwean leader and opposition chief Tsvangirai give themselves two weeks to solve the political crisis.
July 22, 2008

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July 21, 2008

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July 20, 2008

Mbeki, under pressure from the opposition, says he'll also work with the African Union in the mediation effort.
July 19, 2008

The country, already suffering hyperinflation, is on the brink of financial collapse, analysts say.
July 14, 2008

Democracy is losing ground in Africa
By Edmund Sanders
After a surge of reform in the 1990s, many countries have suffered setbacks, with 'pseudo-democracies' and incumbents who refuse to cede power.
July 13, 2008

U.N. effort to sanction Zimbabwe fails
By Maggie Farley
Russia and China veto a Security Council resolution seeking to pressure the Mugabe regime over the disputed presidential election and political violence.
July 12, 2008

One 21-year-old says she had hoped that her ordeal would end after the presidential runoff, but the terror continues.
July 7, 2008

South African President Thabo Mbeki met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday to try to help end a political crisis after a violent election that extended Mugabe's 28-year rule.
July 6, 2008

Hundreds of opposition backers besiege the American Embassy as reports of violence in the country against Mugabe foes continue.
July 4, 2008

Morgan Tsvangirai says the ruling party of President Robert Mugabe must stop intimidating and harming anti-government activists before he can consider talks for a unity government.
July 3, 2008

Doctor sees Zimbabwe horror up close
X-rays of injuries from the political violence show the use of horrendous force. 'It's an illustration of unbelievable, intentional brutality,' he says.
July 2, 2008

By Jeffrey Fleishman
The African Union passes a resolution at its Egypt summit urging the unapologetic president and his rivals to form a power-sharing government.
July 2, 2008

By Maggie Farley
Many diplomats hope African leaders meeting in Egypt will persuade President Robert Mugabe to compromise, making a Security Council move unnecessary.
July 1, 2008

Mugabe inaugurated in Zimbabwe
The president begins a new five-year term after a one-man runoff election. Analysts warn of violent revenge against opponents.
June 30, 2008

The South African hero, who now rarely comments on politics, breaks his silence to criticize the 'tragic failure' under Robert Mugabe.
June 26, 2008

Zimbabweans say regime supporters have told citizens their ballots will be traced so they can later be slain if they vote wrong.
June 25, 2008

A statement by Jacob Zuma, leader of the African National Congress, illustrates the decline in support for the ruling ZANU-PF party.
June 25, 2008

As the ruling party tightens its grip, even a brawny supporter of Morgan Tsvangirai says he's feeling uneasy.
June 24, 2008

Despite Morgan Tsvangirai's withdrawal from the presidential runoff, Robert Mugabe's supporters continue their violent crackdown.
June 24, 2008

Opposition's Morgan Tsvangirai pulls out of Zimbabwe runoff
The presidential candidate cites rising violence and President Robert Mugabe's pledge to stay in power no matter what the results.
June 23, 2008

As the runoff election nears, Robert Mugabe's regime unleashes violence in urban areas near the capital. A rights group says there have been at least 85 deaths since the March 29 vote.
June 22, 2008

By Paul Richter
The German firm, which is an important contractor for the U.S. government, provides key support to the brutal regime of Robert Mugabe.
June 19, 2008

Mugabe not willing to cede power / 3 arrested in Japan over online threats / 11 soldiers held in Rio drug deaths / Rice lauds Beirut compromise / Villaraigosa meets Olmert / And finally...
June 17, 2008

By Robyn Dixon
Authorities say his party's secretary-general will be charged with treason in the election dispute with President Robert Mugabe.
June 13, 2008

The opposition MDC candidate calls on President Robert Mugabe to 'set his people free' by stepping down.
May 25, 2008

By Robyn Dixon
Mugabe's party signals it will hang on to power even if that means a military coup. But the military is in danger of splitting. Meanwhile, violence and poverty rack the country.
May 24, 2008

By Robyn Dixon
James McGee eschews the low-key approach favored by most envoys. He has turned up the pressure on the government while exposing political violence. The regime has retaliated.
May 23, 2008

By Robyn Dixon
One-third of the people depend on foreign food aid, with the rural poor most affected.
December 9, 2007

COLUMN ONE
By Robyn Dixon
With hyperinflation at 7,900% and people using up their savings just buying food, life has been reduced to the queue.
November 13, 2007

COLUMN ONE
By Robyn Dixon
In a country where land is bitterly contested and racial fury is rooted deep, Mike Campbell is one of the last resisting attempts to seize his property.
October 3, 2007

Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation
A TIMES INVESTIGATION
By Charles Piller, Edmund Sanders and Robyn Dixon
Ebocha, Nigeria — Justice Eta, 14 months old, held out his tiny thumb.
January 7, 2007

By Robyn Dixon
In southern Africa, children have been cast adrift by disease and victimized by their elders
November 27, 2006