Jun 24 Ruling South African Party Shuns ‘Outside’ Diplomacy for Zimbabwe’s Troubles By PBS NewsHour Amid international decrees that Zimbabwe's presidential runoff will not be legitimate, South Africa's ruling party rejected outside diplomacy, warning that "any attempts by outside players to impose regime change will merely deepen the crisis."… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch Zimbabwe Vote Crisis Grows After Tsvangirai Drops Out After a disputed election and claims of politically fueled violence, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dropped out of a run-off vote against President Robert Mugabe. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad examines the issue. Continue watching
Jun 13 War Veterans Ready to Fight for Mugabe in Zimbabwe Runoff By PBS NewsHour Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said war veterans he commanded during his country's war for liberation are prepared to take up arms to prevent the opposition from winning a June 27 run-off presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Annan: World Must Help African Nations Tackle Food Crisis Fuel costs and supply shortages have caused a spike in food prices across Africa -- prompting calls for an agricultural revolution on the continent. Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan discusses efforts to address the crisis. Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Renewed Violence in Zimbabwe Raises Fresh Election Concerns Robert Mugabe's pre run-off election crack-down has been extended aid groups, which the president calls foreign spy organizations. A panel of experts discuss the new reports of violence and what this means for Zimbabwe's future. Continue watching
Jun 04 Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Tsvangirai Freed After Being Detained by Police By PBS NewsHour Zimbabwe opposition party leader Morgan Tsvangirai and several of his aides were detained at a police roadblock Wednesday ahead a run-off election later this month, his party said. Police later released Tsvangiari after holding him for eight hours. Continue reading
May 29 Watch Rising Violence Pushes Immigrants to Flee South Africa Political fear and uncertainty in Zimbabwe have driven many people to neighboring South Africa, prompting a violent backlash from South Africans who claim that jobs are being lost to immigrants. Analysts examine the dynamics that have led to this rise… Continue watching
May 27 Zimbabwe Opposition Blasts Mugabe over Violence By PBS NewsHour More than 50 people have been killed and 25,000 driven from their homes by political violence since Zimbabwe's contested March 29 election, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Tuesday. Continue reading
May 22 S. Africa Reels From Anti-Immigrant Violence By PBS NewsHour South African soldiers have been deployed to help curb a recent burst of anti-foreigner violence that has killed at least 42 people and damaged the country's efforts to shore up its economic and political stability. Continue reading
May 02 Watch Delayed Zimbabwe Vote Tally Points to Future Runoff Zimbabwe's electoral commission announced the results of the nation's election on Friday, more than a month since voters went to the polls. As the country now gears up for a runoff, a National Public Radio reporter discusses the details behind… Continue watching