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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have agreed on commissions to drive media and electoral reforms, one of the key issues which has been threatening their power-sharing deal.
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai agreed on the appointment of commissioners to oversee reforms in the media, elections and human rights, Agence France-Presse reported, citing James Maridadi, the prime minister’s spokesman.
Zimbabwe's rival leaders met Monday and announced they had reached two agreements, offering rare reason for hope after a year of impasse and disappointment.
ROUGH JUSTICE: Zimbabwean soldiers escorting a group of illegal gem panners after their October 2009 arrest in the Marange diamond fields. Prisoners are typically held for one to three days before release to an uncertain fate. SNARED: An MP watches over an illegal diamond panner at a detention center in Marange, October 2009. Zimbabwe's newfound diamond fields could have helped lift the country ...
Refugees from Zimbabwe, its deeply troubled neighbor, are easy targets.
Fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza has been named Bangladesh's captain for next month's triangular one-day series and two Tests, it was announced on Tuesday.
Pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza will return as Bangladesh captain for a tri-series in January subject to a fitness test, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Tuesday.
Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- At least five people have died and 146 been treated after cholera broke out in nine Zimbabwean districts, Zimonline reported, citing health ministry and World Health Organization reports.
Three months from a major international conference on endangered species, African countries are divided over whether a fresh round of ivory sales should be allowed.
The attacks against Zimbabweans came despite hopes that a power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe would slow an exodus that has brought millions to South Africa.
POLOKWANE, South Africa -- Men in Westenburg Township went hunting Zimbabweans. They prowled its dirt roads by the truckload as night fell recently, brandishing clubs and throwing stones.
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