Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's unholy alliance

Negotiations between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai rumble on, but the devil lies in the detail. Stephen Chan examines their likely outcome

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A long record of torture

Human Rights Watch's Gerry Simpson explains the plight of Zimbabweans in South Africa many of whom were dislodged from their homes by Mugabe years ago

Catholicism and Mugabe

Progressio's Steve Kibble on the complex relationship between Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe's churches. Plus Human Right Watch's Gerry Simpson on the long time torturer

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Mincing with Mugabe

Observations of Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe: The end game

Will escalating violence and brutality lead inexorably to another rigged election - or is Zimbabwe on the verge of a new era? Plus don't miss William Gumede, Dumisani Muleya, Peter Hain and George Walden

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Is Tsvangirai a leader?

Mugabe's challenger is a man of more substance than his critics admit, but he has made strategic blunders

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War on his people

Mugabe is using a “warlike strategy” to win the run-off.

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Time to confront Mugabe

A man determined to cling to power, writes the former Cabinet Minister

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Africa: How we killed our dreams of freedom

Across the continent, liberation movements that fought against colonial rule proved unable to sustain democratic governance. We cannot keep blaming the past.

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Exodus from poverty and terror

As Zimbabwe descends into chaos, its border has become the focus of the fastest-growing movement of people in sub-Saharan Africa.