Emmerson Mnangagwa

Zimbabweans Regret Replacing Mugabe with Brutal New Leader

Mugabe was a hated despot whose ouster in 2017 was celebrated across the country, but many Zimbabweans are now saying their new president is even more brutal and corrupt.

Andrew Mambondiyani

STILL IN POWER

Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa Wins Election

Only 300,000 votes separated him and challenger Nelson Chamisa.

Acting Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa (L) and his wife Auxilia (R) attend the funeral ceremony of Peter Chanetsa at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, on Jan. 7, 2017

Enter the Crocodile

Meet Zimbabwe’s New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

Having gone to such lengths to preserve their privileges, the generals are unlikely to let ZANU-PF lose its grip over something so pedestrian as a free and fair election.

James Kirchick

OUT IN AFRICA

Mugabe Resigns at Last, Opening the Door to New Tyrants

The military did not intervene out of the kindness of their hearts, they intervened because their own financial interests were threatened.

Christina Goldbaum

Image: a newspaper with an image of Mugabe on cover with headlines about the situation in Zimbabwe on November 16, 2017

TALKING ABOUT ZIMBABWE

Mugabe Hangs Tough, But His Army’s Closing the Noose

The battle for succession comes down to Mugabe’s former comrades in arms versus his companion in bed, with only a narrow space open for the democratic opposition.

Christina Goldbaum

TREACHEROUS SHENANIGANS?

The Zimbabwe Coup That Won’t Speak Its Name

Zimbabwe’s military promises to purge ‘criminals’ in the government, even if the nonagenarian Mugabe retains his title. The main target? Grace Mugabe, the president’s wife.

Christina Goldbaum