The Insider

The Friends of Zimbabwe, a group of Western countries including the United States, Britain and the European Union, has called on Zimbabwe to hold credible and legitimate elections that are free of violence and that accept the will of the people.

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President Robert Mugabe was facing a difficult time after the disputed 2008 elections which he lost to Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai because he did not want to talk to most African leaders because they were too young, according to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

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New Zealand had to seek clarification urgently about what to do with Harare when the Zimbabwean government paid back US$120 million to the International Monetary Fund in August 2005.   Zimbabwe owed US$290 million and was at the time facing an economic crisis at home.

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Zimbabwe’s attorney-general Johannes Tomana, whose appointment has been challenged by the Movement for Democratic Change, was today added to the United States sanctions list because he has selectively prosecuted political opponents and their perceived supporters in an effort to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes and institutions.

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The cholera outbreak that killed more than 4 000 people in Zimbabwe in 2008-2009 did not pose any threat to American embassy officials and staff. Instead, they were more worried about the political, security and logistical issues. The embassy was actually on “Growing Potential for Drawback” since the political violence of March 2007 which saw Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai being severely assaulted and detained by the police.

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