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A key component of the agreement that brought together Zimbabwe's feuding political parties in a unity government in 2008 was a new constitution to be put to the public vote. On Saturday Zimbabweans had that vote. The state-owned Sunday Mail, which greet

Zimbabwe, a country with one of the world’s least free economies led for decades by the authoritarian Robert Mugabe, has been growing rapidly in recent years. It has outperformed the group of six African countries dubbed the “Lion Kings” because of their

18 March 2013 Last updated at 15:16 ET Beatrice Mtetwa's arrest has been condemned by international lawyers Zimbabwe's police have defied a court order to release a prominent human rights lawyer detained on Sunday, legal groups have said. Beatrice Mtetwa

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe police have defied a high court order to release a prominent human rights lawyer, her attorneys said on Monday, prompting accusations of a campaign of intimidation ahead of an election this year. Police arrested Beatrice Mtetw

Beijing - Chinese businesses operating in Africa need to follow local laws and put long-term benefits ahead of short-term gains, a Beijing diplomat said Monday, acknowledging that rising trade had created "growing pains" in economic ties. Chinese compani

Zimbabwe's long-ruling President Robert Mugabe on Monday arrived in Rome, where he is expected to join other leaders at Tuesday's installation of Pope Francis. This site has no copyright on the published material. All content belongs to the original publ