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Mugabe's power under threat as troops riot over pay

Dozens of Zimbabwean soldiers rioted in Harare yesterday, attacking banks after they were unable to withdraw their near worthless pay, in a further sign that Robert Mugabe may be losing control over the forces that have kept him in power.The unarmed soldiers also looted shops and were backed by s...

Nick Cohen: Why doesn't anyone say: 'Not in Britain'?

I have never had time for privileged people in safe countries who announce that they cannot see the difference between democracy and dictatorship. I gave up on Amnesty International when it said that Guantanamo Bay, in which the guards killed no one, was the modern equivalent of Stalin's Gulag, t...

Zimbabwe power talks make progress

Zimbabwe's opposition says Friday it has reached some understanding with President Robert Mugabe, despite earlier claims that a latest round of power-sharing talks had made

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Zimbabwe agrees on draft power-sharing bill

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party and the opposition MDC have agreed on a draft constitutional amendment but still have several differences over a power-sharing government, the MDC said. ...

'Understanding' on key Zimbabwe amendment: Tsvangirai

HARARE — Zimbabwe's opposition said Friday it had reached some "understanding" with President Robert Mugabe, despite earlier claims that a latest round of power-sharing talks had made no progress.

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