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Zimbabwe post-Mugabe economy to grow by 6%

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Zimbabwe’s economy will grow by 6.3% this year driven mainly by agriculture and mining, the finance minister said on Monday, as the government seeks to boost growth after the fall of Robert Mugabe.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was elected in a disputed election in July, has vowed to revive the moribund economy since he took power last year when Mugabe was ousted by a military…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins first post-Mugabe election

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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former spy chief installed after Robert Mugabe’s removal in a coup in November, was elected on Thursday after a poll marred by the deaths of six people in an army crackdown on opposition protests.

After two days of claims and counterclaims, the 75-year-old Mnangagwa secured a comfortable victory, polling 2.46 million votes…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins first post-Mugabe election

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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former spy chief installed after Robert Mugabe’s removal in a coup in November, was elected on Thursday after a poll marred by the deaths of six people in an army crackdown on opposition protests.

After two days of claims and counterclaims, the 75-year-old Mnangagwa secured a comfortable victory, polling 2.46 million votes…

Voting closes in Zimbabwe’s first post-Mugabe election

Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe casts his ballot in the general elections in Harare (Image:Reuters)

Voting closed in Zimbabwe’s first election since Robert Mugabe was ousted after 37 years in power as observers warned of possible shortcomings in today’s landmark poll.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe’s former right-hand man in the ruling ZANU-PF party, faced off against…

Zimbabwe counts votes after first post-Mugabe election

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HARARE (Reuters) – Counting began in Zimbabwe on Monday in the first election since the removal of former president Robert Mugabe, a watershed vote that could pull a pariah state back into the international fold and spark an economic revival.

The election is a two-horse race between 75-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a long-time Mugabe ally, and 40-year-old Nelson Chamisa, a…

Zimbabwe votes for its post-Mugabe future

[ad_1] Zimbabweans head to the voting booths on Monday for their first election since Robert Mugabe was ousted last year – in a close election pitting the old guard of the country’s independence war against a younger generation.

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Zimbabwe votes in first post-Mugabe poll, opposition cries foul

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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabweans voted on Monday in the first election since former president Robert Mugabe was ousted in a de facto coup, with allegations of voter suppression raising fears of a disputed result.

A Zimbabwean woman casts her ballot in the country’s general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Nelson Chamisa, the main challenger to…

Zimbabwe election: Can post-Mugabe vote heal divisions?

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Image caption Rival party supporters in Harare

Zimbabweans are going to the polls on Monday in the first vote since Robert Mugabe was ousted in November, but BBC Africa editor Fergal Keane says the legacy of his 37-year rule cannot be overlooked.

They simply cannot imagine defeat.

Crowds of Zanu-PF…