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WATCH: Key developments in Zimbabwe since Robert Mugabe’s ousting

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Here is a summary of key developments since Robert Mugabe was ousted as president of Zimbabwe a year ago after 37 years in charge of the southern African country.

 Mugabe forced out 

On November 21, 2017, 93-year-old Mugabe bows to mounting pressure and resigns in a letter to parliament, which was about to debate his impeachment.

Military generals had seized power days earlier after he…

Mugabe’s son-in-law, charged with kidnapping airline official, gets bail

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Zimbabwean ex-president Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law Simba Chikore, who is facing kidnapping charges, has reportedly been granted $30 bail by a Harare magistrate and ordered not to interfere with witnesses.

Chikoro appeared in court on Tuesday after he surrendered himself to the police, said a report by the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC).

The case was postponed to…

Letter from Africa: Did Mugabe’s support backfire?

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In our series of letters from Africa, journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe looks at Zimbabwe’s election fallout.

The maxim that there are no permanent friends in politics has never been truer than in Zimbabwe, where historic elections took place last week.

The polls were the first without Robert Mugabe – the man who…

‘Zimbabwe was better under my dad’s rule’: Robert Mugabe’s son

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Former president Robert Mugabe’s son, Robert Junior, has taken to social media to express sorrow at the scenes of violence that gripped the Zimbabwe capital last week.

In a post to his Instagram account, the 26-year-old said the scenes were ones he found unfamiliar, suggesting Zimbabwe was better under his father’s rule.

“This is not the Zimbabwe I grew up in. This is not the Zimbabwe I…

Zimbabweans Vote Peacefully in First Election Since Mugabe’s Fall

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Millions of Zimbabweans cast ballots on Monday in a general election that many hoped would earn the endorsement of Western governments and win economic assistance needed to repair decades of misrule under Robert Mugabe.

Long lines of enthusiastic voters formed at polling stations on the outskirts of Harare, the capital, before voting began at 7 a.m., following a…

Zimbabweans vote in first election since Mugabe’s removal

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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabweans go to the polls on Monday in the first election since the removal of Robert Mugabe, a watershed vote they hope will rid the country of its global pariah status and spark a recovery in its failed economy.

The election will see 75-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a long-time Mugabe ally, face 40-year-old Nelson Chamisa, a lawyer and pastor who is vying…