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Zimbabwe parliament backs constitutional changes to keep 83-year-old president in power

Zimbabwe's parliament voted Thursday to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term by two years and push the next election to 2030, in the latest example of how Africa's ageing rulers are rewriting constitutions to keep themselves in power.

The Times of India

Could Zimbabwe’s constitutional changes take it back to the Mugabe era?

Zimbabwe could be pushed back towards a one-party state under proposed constitutional changes that would extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule and reshape how leaders are chosen – a move that critics say will weaken key democratic checks.

Radio France Internationale

Zimbabwe’s push to extend the president’s rule could deepen elite divisions and weaken democracy

Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu-PF, wants to amend the constitution through a bill in parliament. It won’t be that simple, however. Under the constitution, voters must approve such changes through a referendum.

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Madagascar coup: why turning a blind eye to an unpopular president weakens regional bodies

What began in late September as Madagascar’s student demonstrations over crippling electricity outages and water shortages quickly evolved into broader demands for political reform. It became a call to dismantle a system widely seen as corrupt and unaccountable, and for President Andry Rajoelina to resign.

The Conversation

Is Zimbabwe wooing Donald Trump by paying white farmers and ending tariffs?

Zimbabwe is the only country to have suspended tariffs on US imports so far.

Al Jazeera

Amid Zimbabwe’s political crisis, hope and frustration brew

As president Mnangagwa faces pressure to resign, people say they are angry but fear protesting amid calls for change.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe makes first compensation payments to white farmers over land seizures

Zimbabwe has started compensating white farmers who lost land during chaotic and often-violent land reforms more than 20 years ago, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said

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Kirsty Coventry and whiteness in Zimbabwe: how sport can rewrite the political rules

Kirsty Coventry’s story is one of apparent contradictions. She’s a white woman celebrated as a national hero in a Black-majority Zimbabwe and an Olympic swimmer turned politician. She’s also now one of the most powerful figures in global sports as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Conversation

Why is Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa facing pressure to resign?

An internal split in the ruling ZANU-PF party is driving fears of a possible coup attempt.

Al Jazeera

View from Africa: how Kirsty Coventry will handle sport’s biggest job at the IOC

Incoming IOC president owes her position to political support but is promising a collective and sustainable leadership approach

The Guardian - UK

Who is Kirsty Coventry? From Zimbabwean swimmer to the most powerful person in sport

The 41-year-old has risen from Africa’s most decorated Olympian to become the new president of the IOC

The Independent UK

So who is Kirsty Coventry, who now has global sport’s most powerful job?

IOC’s first female president faces significant challenges including handling Donald Trump’s power and protecting women’s sports

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty two decades after last execution

Zimbabwe has officially abolished the death penalty after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law an act that will commute to jail time the sentences of about 60 prisoners on death row.

Radio France Internationale

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Zimbabwe hasn’t executed anyone who was sentenced to death since 2005. With the passing of the Death Penalty Abolition Act 2024 on 31 December, Zimbabwe has become the 127th country in the world to end death penalty.

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Zimbabwe President Grants Clemency To Over 4,000 Prisoners

Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa grants clemency to 4,000+ prisoners, including death row inmates, on independence day, aiming to address prison overcrowding a...

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