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Robert Mugabe in Rome for UN food summit
Robert Mugabe arrived in Rome on Saturday for a United Nations summit on food, the ANSA agency reported. The controversial Zimbabwean leader is banned from visiting the EU apart from for international meetings.
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ZIMBABWE
Roy Bennett's terrorism trial adjourned until Wednesday
The trial of Roy Bennett, an ally of PM Morgan Tsvangirai, opened in Harare before being adjourned until Wednesday. Bennett, who faces terrorism charges, has been in and out of jail since returning to Zimbabwe to join a national unity government.
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ZIMBABWE
Tsvangirai ally Bennett goes on trial for terrorism
The trial for terrorism of Roy Bennett, an ally of PM Morgan Tsvangirai, opens in Harare on Monday. Bennett, a white former coffee farmer, has been in and out of jail since returning to Zimbabwe in February to join a national unity government.
ZIMBABWE
Tsvangirai ends boycott of unity government, but faces a deadline for a deal
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured) suspended his boycott of a unity goverment deal with President Robert Mugabe that had paralysed the nation, but both leaders face a 30-day deadline to reach an accord.
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ZIMBABWE
Political deadlock deepens after Tsvangirai-Mugabe meeting
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured) are "worlds apart", a spokesman for the prime minister said after a meeting to find a way out of political deadlock.
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ZIMBABWE
MDC official Bennett released on bail, trial to begin next week
Roy Bennett (pictured), an MDC party official who is facing terrorism charges, was released on bail Friday pending trial. Party leader Morgan Tsvangirai earlier said he would boycott the unity government formed with President Robert Mugabe.
ZIMBABWE
MDC to boycott unity govt in protest at 'dishonest' Mugabe party
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (photo) says his Movement for Democratic Change will boycott Zimbabwe's national unity government, calling President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party "dishonest and unreliable".
ZIMBABWE
One year on, land reform still dragging in Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe's past land reforms drove more than 4,000 farmers off their land and destroyed a once prosperous sector. One year after a historic power-sharing deal was signed, Zimbabwe's agriculture is still in the doldrums.
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Has power-sharing helped?
A year ago, a new power-sharing government took over in Zimbabwe, a country crippled by inflation, poverty and disease. Has the coalition helped symbols of national pride, such as Zimbabwe's university, get back on their feet?
DIPLOMACY
Zuma heads to Zimbabwe to ease unity govt tensions
South African President Jacob Zuma is heading to Zimbabwe Thursday for talks aimed at easing the political deadlock within the strained unity government. Zuma will meet with President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
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