Robert Mugabe
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Many Zimbabweans fear a continuation of the Mugabe dynasty, especially in the form of the president’s scandal-prone wife
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Rugare Gumbo, expelled from ruling Zanu-PF after opposing Mugabe’s plan for life presidency and for his wife to be deputy, attacks ‘dictatorship and tyranny’
• Another Mugabe as next president? Don’t rule it out
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An uprising brought Blaise Compaoré's 27-year rule of Burkina Faso to an end last month, but his lengthy term in power was not unusual for the continent's leaders. Test your knowledge of those who have held top office the longest
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Journalist Rafael Marques de Morais is facing nine separate trials in Angola for his reporting on human rights abuses and corruption. He delivers a tribute to slain colleagues and a plea for press freedom
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First lady stokes party rivalries by fuelling rumours that she hopes to succeed her husband, Robert Mugabe
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Grace Mugabe warns rival Joice Mujuru faces expulsion from ruling party as battle to succeed 90-year-old president intensifies
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Draft law condemned for making same-sex relations punishable by 20-year sentence, though abolition of death penalty is praised
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The first lady of Zimbabwe is not known for her academic prowess yet she has just been awarded a doctorate from the University of Zimbabwe. What more do we know of the woman opponents call ‘DisGrace’?
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Speculation is growing that President Robert Mugabe may be grooming his 49-year-old wife for leadership
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Zimbabwe's leader in political love-in with Xi Jinping after reports accuse him of selling out his country
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After Iraq, intervention is seen as inherently bad. But let's not forget the cost of failing to act in Rwanda, says Blessing-Miles Tendi
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The veteran opposition leader lost his spark when he became Prime Minister for Robert Mugabe's regime. Now, he is getting in the way of the real opposition, writes Simon Allison
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Veteran opposition leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Tendai Biti are engaged in a fresh leadership battle that will only weaken their position against Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF, says Simukai Tinhu
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Harare had earlier urged the African Union as a whole to shun the summit over the failure to invite all of the bloc's leaders
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Zimbabwe's president said he 'felt as youthful and energetic as a boy of nine' as he cut his birthday cake and released balloons
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Mandela will go down in history as a unifier and a hero but Africa's other great freedom fighter turned president will be seen as a divisive despot and a fallen angel
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Costly celebration, criticised as cultism and hero worship, comes at a time of heavy job losses and slowing economic growth
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Analysis Why Cameron should meet Mugabe
Boycotting the upcoming EU-Africa summit because of Mugabe’s attendance would be both hypocritical and pointless, says Blessing-Miles Tendi
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Guardian Weekly 2013 in review Guardian Weekly year in review 2013: Africa's growing prosperity brings its own perils
The Westgate mall attack in Kenya was a reminder of the challenges that still face the least predictable of continents -
South African president besieged by corruption allegations, while ruling party attacked over failure to redress apartheid's legacy
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Patience Akumu: Mandela stood down after five years, but a number of his peers, including Uganda's president, still cling to office
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Whether or not ex-British PM actually planned to invade is beside the point. What matters is that the generals thought he did
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Former South African president says his country was asked by UK for help with military plan to remove Robert Mugabe
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With homophobia rife under Robert Mugabe LGBT community forced to stage the Miss Jacaranda event without fanfare
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Zimbabwean president says he is not interested in French women or romantic visits, he just wants to develop relations
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Victory for group of 78 dispossessed white farmers who now intend to pursue full compensation or return of properties
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First Zimbabwean longlisted for Man Booker prize 'hardly recognised desperate country' she found after 13 years in US
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Newly re-elected president says 'there will come a time when we lose our patience' with pressure for democratic reforms
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader at 89, has been sworn in for a new five-year term
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Christopher Mlalazi's novel spares no detail of the 1980s atrocities, making it a particularly poignant read after recent elections in Zimbabwe, says Fungai Machirori
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With charm, manipulation, intimidation and power president swatted away all opposition to claim a decisive victory, says Richard Dowden
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Some surprises but little consensus as expert panel considers country's future, James Wan
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Papers filed by Movement for Democratic Change allege poll was rigged in favour of president's ruling Zanu-PF party
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Economists query 'wealth transfer' move, saying black-owned firms should not need second stock exchange
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Another Mugabe as the next president of Zimbabwe? Don’t rule it out