About: Robert Mugabe

Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as president of Zimbabwe
Emmerson Mnangagwa was officially sworn in as president of Zimbabwe on Sunday (26 August) after winning a bitterly-contested election which was the country's first since the ousting of strongman Robert Mugabe.
EU elections mission denounces Zimbabwe poll amid new delays
EU election observers have denounced Zimbabwe’s election commission and state media as the continued delay in releasing the presidential election results increases public fears of a rigged poll.
Zimbabwe votes in first post-Mugabe election
Zimbabwe goes to the polls Monday (30 July) in its first election since authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year, with alleged ballot fraud and the likelihood of a disputed result clouding voting day.
Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year reign over Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe's president yesterday (21 November), finally swept from power as his 37-year reign of autocratic control and brutality crumbled within days of a military takeover.
Africa’s young people need inspirational leaders, not old autocrats
Investing in youth is essential for Africa’s future, but what's even more essential is to let inspirational and transformational leaders to come forth, writes Shada Islam.
Report traces Zimbabwe’s illicit diamond trade to Antwerp
Powerful military and political elites have secretly exploited Zimbabwe’s diamond sector in violation of EU trade sanctions, according to research by a global development NGO.
Zimbabwe on brink of chaos as EU ponders ‘fragile state’ status
While the EU reviews whether Zimbabwe qualifies as a fragile state, there are worrying signs that the political situation is deteriorating on the ground, writes Tom Gillhespy.
COP21: A shaky start to negotiations
World leaders made a grand display of impotence at the opening of the COP21 in Paris on Monday (30 November). The ambitions of the big emitters remain as low as ever. EURACTIV France reports.
EU resumes direct aid to Zimbabwe after a decade of sanctions
The European Union has given Zimbabwe €234 million, it said on Monday (16 February), the first time the bloc has given financial aid to the southern African nation's government since imposing sanctions in 2002. VideoPromoted content

African Union leader Mugabe could visit EU despite travel ban
The European Commission said on Tuesday that newly elected African Union chairman Zimbabwean Robert Mugabe will be able to travel to the European Union this year in his “capacity as chairman of the African Union.”
Juncker ‘takes note’ of appointment of African Union chairman Mugabe
It is doubtful that Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will send a message of congratulations to the recently appointed chairman of the African Union (AU), Robert Mugabe. But the EU executive has “taken note” of the choice of the controversial leader by African heads of state and government.![Adebisi Alimi [Project Syndicate]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/development-projectsyndicate.png)
The development costs of homophobia
Recent studies have explored links between anti-gay sentiment and poverty in countries where same-sex relationships are prohibited. The outcome? LGBT rights are not only a human-rights issue, but also an economic one, Adebisi Alimi writes.
Time for Africa and Europe to speak one language
The EU-Africa summit did not herald a new relationship, as was hoped, forcing European leaders to move quickly on helping Africa overcome demographic and economic challenges, writes Allan Kamau.