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EU renews sanctions on Zimbabwe for another year

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday renewed its sanctions against Zimbabwe for another year, citing a lack of progress in implementing the country's power-sharing agreement.

Zimbabwe's MDC 'may call fresh elections'

Fresh elections may be needed in Zimbabwe after political leaders failed to end their deadlock, former opposition party the MDC says. But MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa did not give a timeframe for any new polls.

Black Zimbabweans to take control of white-owned companies

Peta Thornycroft, Sebastien Berger Telegraph 02/09/2010
Zimbabwe PM rejects sale of foreign firms to locals

HARARE — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday dismissed proposed regulations forcing foreign companies to sell the majority of their shares to locals.

Black Zimbabweans to take control of white-owned companies

White-owned companies in Zimbabwe are to be forced to hand majority control to black businessmen in a move that could lead to chaos rivalling the seizure of the country's commercial farms.

AIDS Activists say Mugabe Party Engaged in Rape in 2008 Zimbabwe Campaign

Aids Free World, a non-governmental organization led by a former U.N. special envoy, says supporters of President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party engaged in the systematic violent rape of women who supported the opposition in the widely discredited second-round presidential poll in 2008.

Zimbabwe cancels visit by U.N. torture investigator

A U.N. special investigator on torture said he was denied entry into Zimbabwe on Wednesday for an eight-day trip to look into alleged attacks against opposition party members.

'Violent attacks' on Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change party members

Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change has said there are "increased violent" attacks on its party members.

Somali pirates 'to use British couple as insurance against military rescue of Spanish fishing boat and its 36 crew'

Somali pirates believed to have captured a British couple are to use them as 'insurance' against any military action to rescue a Spanish deep-sea tuna fishing vessel and its 36 crew seized early this month, it has been claimed.

Zimbabwean President Plans to Evict All White Farmers; Lobby Group Protests

A Zimbabwean farmers’ lobby group has condemned a proposal by President Robert Mugabe to evict remaining white farmers from their land before elections are held within two years.

Mugabe ally says EU undermining Zimbabwe unity government

A close ally of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has accused a European Union delegation which visited the country of seeking to undermine its power-sharing government, state media reported on Monday.


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