Zambia challenger praises Mugabe as polls open
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Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata   praised the policies of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe on Thursday as   he voted in a close-fought election in which he threatens to   dislodge the internationally respected president.
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Thousands of hardline supporters of Robert Mugabe marched through Harare on Wednesday, denouncing the Zimbabwe president&#39;s Western critics and endorsing his controversial programme of farm seizures.
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Zambia's presidential race tightened on Saturday as President Levy Mwanawasa scored big wins in rural areas, but his populist rival Michael Sata maintained his lead and warned of "ghastly consequences" if poll fraud was detected.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe looks set to face a challenge from within his own party, the BBC can confirm.
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Government and opposition agree on elections that could potentially open the way for a post-Mugabe era
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LUSAKA, Zambia -- The nation's Electoral Commission said yesterday that President Levy Mwanawasa was reelected to a second term, collecting 43 percent of the votes cast in last week's balloting.
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Zambia's Electoral Commission said Monday that President Levy Mwanawasa was re-elected to a second term, collecting 43 percent of the votes cast in last week's balloting.
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JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 5 -- Former Zimbabwean finance minister Simba Makoni announced Tuesday that he will challenge President Robert Mugabe in the March elections, adding an unpredictable new element in Mugabe's bid to keep power after nearly 28 years.
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Catholic bishops in Zimbabwe on Friday rallied around their leader who is being sued for adultery, hailing him as a courageous &quot;exposer of evils&quot; of veteran President Robert Mugabe&#39;s regime.
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UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw defends his handshake with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is facing the most serious challenge to his 28-year rule as candidates including his own former finance minister register on Friday for a March 29 general election.
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Zimbabwe's former finance minister to stand as independent in next month's election in the biggest internal challenge yet to President Mugabe
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Zimbabwe's main opposition party on Tuesday backed a bill allowing President Robert Mugabe to anoint a successor after the measure was watered down to limit his power to appoint members of parliament.
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Zambian opposition hopes jumped on   Friday following the copper-rich country's tightly fought   presidential race as one government-owned newspaper forecast a   major victory for populist challenger Michael Sata.
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GWERU, Zimbabwe  - Celebrating his 83rd birthday on Saturday, President Robert Mugabe accused his main opposition rival of trying to oust him with British help, but vowed these efforts would fail.
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Zambia went to the polls on Thursday to   elect a new president after a razor-tight race pitting the   internationally respected incumbent against a fiery populist   who has promised to give impoverished Zambians a bigger share   of their nation's copper riches.
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Zambian elections officials are counting the votes cast after a closely contested presidential election.