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Mugabe's party accused of using targeted arrests to regain power
Amid a wave of arrests of politicians in Zimbabwe, the former opposition is accusing supporters of President Robert Mugabe (pictured) of using the courts to wipe out their party’s parliamentary majority.
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Harare set to try dozens of Mugabe opponents
Dozens of human rights activists and members of the opposition MDC party are being tried on charges of training fighters outside the country to oust Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe. France 24 met the some of the accused.
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Recovering Tsvangirai to go home for wife's funeral
Zimbabwean Prime Minister and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is due to leave Botswana on Monday, where he underwent treatment for head and neck injuries, to go back to Zimbabwe where the funeral of his wife Susan will be held on Wednesday.
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A fresh start for Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe's opposition leader has been sworn in as prime minister and a cabinet of ministers from the rival camps is due to be sworn in this week. Riven by deep mistrust, this administration has a catastrophic situation on its hands.
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Ignoring deal with MDC, Mugabe moves to form new government
Defying a power-sharing deal signed on September 15 with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe seems intent on forming a new government giving the opposition a minor role only.
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Opposition refuses to join Mugabe government
Zimbabwe's main opposition party says it will not join a government with President Robert Mugabe until a constitutional amendment is passed to ensure the terms of a power-sharing deal agreed in September.
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Power-sharing talks grind to a halt, again
The 15-nation Southern African Development Committee has called for a full-scale summit to discuss the ongoing impasse in Zimbabwe, as Robert Mugabe and the MDC fail - yet again - to come to a power-sharing agreement.
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Minister: Mugabe to defy opposition and name cabinet
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is said to be determined to go ahead in forming a new government, though talks with the opposition have stalled.
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Mugabe says opposition refuses to join government
President Robert Mugabe indicated he would form a government soon but said the opposition did not want to be a part of it. This comes after power-sharing talks dragged out over the last month with no results.
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Mugabe opens parliament as opposition jeers
President Robert Mugabe formally opened Zimbabwe's parliament on Tuesday to protests from the opposition. On Monday opposition chairman Lovemore Moyo was elected speaker of parliament.
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