Morgan Tsvangirai

Morgan Tsvangirai, once an impoverished Zimbabwean nickel miner who became a charismatic union leader, pro-democracy activist and eventually the country's embattled prime minister under a 2008 power-sharing agreement with his longtime foe, Robert Mugabe, died Feb. 14. He was 65.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader at 89, was sworn in today for a new five-year term in the face of criticism from opponents and the West that his re-election in a July vote was not credible.

Zimbabwe's constitutional court today ruled that a disputed elections which handed Robert Mugabe five more years in power were free and fair, dismissing allegations of vote-rigging.

Lawyers for Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's party filed a court appeal today against the outcome of the crunch election which gave veteran President Robert Mugabe another five-year term.

Africa's oldest leader Robert Mugabe was declared winner of Zimbabwe's disputed election on Saturday, while his main rival Morgan Tsvangirai dismissed the result as a fraud and said he would challenge it in court and in regional forums.

Zimbabwe's 89-year-old Robert Mugabe romped to victory in presidential and parliamentary polls on Saturday, but his longtime foe Morgan Tsvangirai vowed to boycott the government formed by the "fraudulent" vote.

Zimbabwe is set to release the official results of disputed elections today, in which President Robert Mugabe's party romped to victory, as the opposition held emergency talks over the "sham" polls.

Robert Mugabe's apparent landslide election victory has prompted fears that Zimbabwe's barely resuscitated economy is in for another bumpy ride.

Zimbabwe's elections received cautious approval on Friday from two African observer missions despite allegations by the main challenger to President Robert Mugabe and a local monitoring group that the vote was heavily rigged.

Zimbabwe's disputed election has plunged the country back into a deep political crisis and could open the way for decades more of autocratic rule.

President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party claimed a landslide victory on Thursday in Zimbabwe's elections, but its rival, Prime Minster Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), said there had been "monumental fraud".

Zimbabwe police vowed to crack down on any attempts to leak early results from Tuesday's vote, complicating plans by some civic groups to pre-empt official announcements by the country's election commission.

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister is suing President Robert Mugabe, alleging he violated the constitution and their power-sharing agreement.Morgan Tsvangirai says Mugabe's unilateral appointment of 10 provincial governors last month was unconstitutional and he seeks annulment. In court papers filed Thursday, he says Mugabe violated the constitution intenti...

Morgan Tsvangirai, once an impoverished Zimbabwean nickel miner who became a charismatic union leader, pro-democracy activist and eventually the country's embattled prime minister under a 2008 power-sharing agreement with his longtime foe, Robert Mugabe, died Feb. 14. He was 65.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader at 89, was sworn in today for a new five-year term in the face of criticism from opponents and the West that his re-election in a July vote was not credible.

Zimbabwe's constitutional court today ruled that a disputed elections which handed Robert Mugabe five more years in power were free and fair, dismissing allegations of vote-rigging.

Lawyers for Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's party filed a court appeal today against the outcome of the crunch election which gave veteran President Robert Mugabe another five-year term.

Africa's oldest leader Robert Mugabe was declared winner of Zimbabwe's disputed election on Saturday, while his main rival Morgan Tsvangirai dismissed the result as a fraud and said he would challenge it in court and in regional forums.

Zimbabwe's 89-year-old Robert Mugabe romped to victory in presidential and parliamentary polls on Saturday, but his longtime foe Morgan Tsvangirai vowed to boycott the government formed by the "fraudulent" vote.

Zimbabwe is set to release the official results of disputed elections today, in which President Robert Mugabe's party romped to victory, as the opposition held emergency talks over the "sham" polls.

Robert Mugabe's apparent landslide election victory has prompted fears that Zimbabwe's barely resuscitated economy is in for another bumpy ride.

Zimbabwe's elections received cautious approval on Friday from two African observer missions despite allegations by the main challenger to President Robert Mugabe and a local monitoring group that the vote was heavily rigged.

Zimbabwe's disputed election has plunged the country back into a deep political crisis and could open the way for decades more of autocratic rule.

President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party claimed a landslide victory on Thursday in Zimbabwe's elections, but its rival, Prime Minster Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), said there had been "monumental fraud".

Zimbabwe police vowed to crack down on any attempts to leak early results from Tuesday's vote, complicating plans by some civic groups to pre-empt official announcements by the country's election commission.

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister is suing President Robert Mugabe, alleging he violated the constitution and their power-sharing agreement.Morgan Tsvangirai says Mugabe's unilateral appointment of 10 provincial governors last month was unconstitutional and he seeks annulment. In court papers filed Thursday, he says Mugabe violated the constitution intenti...