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A senior member of Zimbabwe's ruling party says he will challenge President Robert Mugabe in March polls.
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South Africa's former deputy president Jacob Zuma is a veteran anti-apartheid fighter whose bid to lead the country largely hinges on the outcome of a sensational corruption trial starting on Monday.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Friday general elections would be held on March 29 and the opposition said the date was a blow to mediation efforts to end the country's economic and political turmoil.
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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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Zimbabwe's governing party endorses Robert Mugabe as its presidential candidate for next year's election.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe turns 84 on Thursday, defiant as ever but facing an unprecedented challenge in an election due next month.
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Zimbabwe's ruling party on Saturday confirmed the election of the first woman candidate as deputy to President Robert Mugabe at the end of a congress which also endorsed Mugabe as party leader for another five years.
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai defiantly vowed Tuesday his push to topple President Robert Mugabe would go on as he headed to treatment for a beating that he received in police custody.
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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 will  likely contest March elections but will delay a formal  announcement pending a visit by African experts to determine  whether free and fair polls can be held, party sources said.
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The ruling party in Zimbabwe on Tuesday expelled a former loyalist who is now trying to unseat President Robert Mugabe in March elections, state radio reported.
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Joyce Mujuru, attends the ruling ZANU-PF party annual convention in Harare, Dec. 2. Mujuru, a longtime member of President Robert Mugabe&#39;s cabinet and a veteran of the 1970s guerrilla war against white minority
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Niger's president is to face the main opposition leader in a run-off of presidential elections, officials say.
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The Zimbabwean army has been mobilised before the verdict today in the controversial trial of the main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, who is facing a possible death sentence over an alleged plot to kill President Robert Mugabe.
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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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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe announced on Friday that general elections would be held on March 29 in the economically devastated southern African nation.
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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader  Morgan Tsvangirai urged southern African countries on Tuesday  to put pressure on President Robert Mugabe to conduct free and  fair parliamentary elections in March.