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A man checks a pile of raw diamonds. Zimbabwe's Supreme Court ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man checks a pile of raw diamonds. Zimbabwe's Supreme Court has ordered the central bank to safeguard millions of dollars' worth of diamonds from a mine where the military is accused of killings and forced labour. Photo:Issouf Sanogo/AFP

Police and squatters guard the farm of an expelled white farmer ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Police and squatters guard the farm of an expelled white farmer in Mazowe, on the outskirts of Harare, in 2000. A Zimbabwe high court has rejected a southern African court's ruling that blocked the government's move to resettle blacks on more than 70 white-owned farms, state media said. Photo:Alexander Joe/AFP

Zimbabwean premier Morgan Tsvangirai and Roy Bennett (left), ...

(AFP) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean premier Morgan Tsvangirai and Roy Bennett (left), the treasurer of Tsangirai's MDC party, are seen here in Johannesburg in 2008. Zimbabwe's high court has struck out evidence from a key witness in the treason trial of Bennett, after a judge accepted he had been tortured into testifying. Photo:Gianluigi Guercia/AFP

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is seen here in Harare in late ...

(AFP) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is seen here in Harare in late 2009. Zimbabwe's high court has struck out evidence from the main witness in the treason trial of a top aide to Premier Morgan Tsvangirai, after a judge accepted he had been tortured into testifying. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

A tractor and trailer bring farm workers back from the fields ...

(AFP) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - A tractor and trailer bring farm workers back from the fields in Zimbabwe, in 2000. In a dusty field in northern Zimbabwe, villagers clap and sing as they receive desperately needed seed and fertilizer for their crops, their only source of food and income. Photo:Odd Andersen/AFP

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe gives a speech in Harare ...

(AFP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe gives a speech in Harare on January 18. Zimbabwe has suspended its public outreach efforts to gather views on a new constitution, throwing another obstacle on the path toward fresh elections. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

File photo shows a mother carrying her child on her back past ...

(AFP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a mother carrying her child on her back past farm land south-east of Harare. Donors have given 74 million dollars in aid to Zimbabwe's traditional sustenance farmers, a windfall for communities like Bindura. Photo:Alexander Joe/AFP

File photo shows a four-year-old girl scraping food from a saucepan ...

(AFP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a four-year-old girl scraping food from a saucepan while her siblings looks on outside of their shack in a slum on the outskirts of Harare. But at least 1.9 million people in Zimbabwe are still expected to need aid this year, according to initial UN estimates. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwe's food crisis has been a growing problem for the last ...

(AFP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's food crisis has been a growing problem for the last 10 years. After President Robert Mugabe's controversial land reforms, production stopped completely in many areas. Can new investment from international donors help get the farming industry back on its feet? Duration: 00:02:07 Photo:/AFP

A mourner holds a portrait of Zimbabwe's national heroine Sunny ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A mourner holds a portrait of Zimbabwe's national heroine Sunny Takawira at her burial at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: OBITUARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A money changer holds Zimbabwean currency note. Zimbabwe's enormous ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - A money changer holds Zimbabwean currency note. Zimbabwe's enormous foreign debt is hampering efforts to mend the economy, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said, urging the government urgently to resolve the debt crisis. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai stands amongst mourners ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai stands amongst mourners at the burial of national heroine Sunny Takawira at National Heroes Acre in Harare, January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: OBITUARY)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace arrive ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace arrive for the burial of national heroine Sunny Takawira at National Heroes Acre in Harare January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: OBITUARY)

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai attends the burial ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai attends the burial of national heroine Sunny Takawira at National Heroes Acre in Harare, January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: OBITUARY)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses mourners at the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses mourners at the burial of national heroine Sunny Takawira at National Heroes Acre in Harare January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: OBITUARY)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, pictured in 2009. Key southern ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, pictured in 2009. Key southern African leaders wound up a special summit in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Thursday with calls for a return to dialogue in the ongoing political crisis in Madagascar. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe picvtured at Zimbabwe House ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe picvtured at Zimbabwe House on December. Key southern African leaders gathered in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Thursday for a special summit on the political crises in Zimbabwe and Madagascar. Mugabe will attend the meeting, a Zimbabwe government official told AFP. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Key southern African leaders, including South African President ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Key southern African leaders, including South African President Jacob Zuma (pictured), gathered in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Thursday for a special summit on the political crises in Zimbabwe and Madagascar. Photo:Stephane de Sakutin/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the swearing-in ceremony ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the swearing-in ceremony of his Mozambican counterpart Armando Guebuza for a second term in office in the capital Maputo, January 14, 2010. Guebuza has promised to relax foreign investment rules and push ahead with economic reforms, as he was sworn in for his second term on Thursday and said fighting poverty was his priority. REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg (MOZAMBIQUE - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)

A Zimbabwean family plays cards in Harare after a power cut ...

(AFP) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Zimbabwean family plays cards in Harare after a power cut in 2007. Zimbabwe's power utility has been ordered to stop electricity exports to Namibia until it can meet its own country's needs, a state daily reported on Wednesday. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is seen here in December ...

(AFP) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is seen here in December 2009. Key Southern African leaders will hold a special summit in Mozambique's capital Maputo to discuss the crisis in Madagascar and the power-sharing government in Zimbabwe, officials said. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt ...

(AFP) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in 2009. The treason trial of a top aide to Zimbabwe's prime minister has resumed, with the key witness for the prosecution contradicting much of the state's case. Photo:Cris Bouroncle/AFP

Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC) ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC) treasurer Roy Bennett arrives at the high court in Harare, January 12, 2010. Bennett was arrested in February last year on charges of illegal possession of arms for purposes of committing terrorism, insurgency and banditry. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW SOCIETY)

Gold bars are stacked in 2009 at a plant of gold refining plant ...

(AFP) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - Gold bars are stacked in 2009 at a plant of gold refining plant in Mendrisio, in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino. Zimbabwe's gold production surged 35% to 4.2 tonnes last year in a 'remarkable recovery' for the mining sector despite erratic power supply, the Chamber of Mines has said. Photo:Sebastian Derungs/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is pictured in December 2009. ...

(AFP) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:20:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is pictured in December 2009. Margaret Thatcher banned her envoy to what was then Rhodesia from meeting Mugabe in 1979, refusing to talk 'with terrorists until they become prime ministers,' files released Wednesday showed. Photo:Keld Navntoft/AFP

File photo shows a Zimbabwean family playing cards in Harare ...

(AFP) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a Zimbabwean family playing cards in Harare by candlelight after a power cut. Zimbabwe's already dim electricity supply faces a new threat, as the country's main power plant says it needs to dig for new coal reserves under a river inside a national park to keep running. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

File photo shows tourists looking at Victoria Falls with lies ...

(AFP) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows tourists looking at Victoria Falls with lies on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. New deposits of coal suitable for power generation lie in Zimbabwe's Hwange national park, under a river that supplies nearby towns -- including the world-famous Victoria Falls -- as well as thousands of endangered animals. Photo:Mackson Wasamunu/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses the media at Zimbabwe ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses the media at Zimbabwe House in the capital Harare, December 23, 2009. Swiss food company Nestle has suspended operations in Zimbabwe, complaining of harassment after it pulled out of a deal to buy milk from a farm taken over by Mugabe's family. The decision marks a setback for the unity government formed by Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, his old rival, in an effort to persuade foreign investors it is safe to return and help rebuild a state ruined by a decade of decline. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Tsvangirai addresses the media at ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Tsvangirai addresses the media at Zimbabwe House in the capital Harare, December 23, 2009. Swiss food company Nestle has suspended operations in Zimbabwe, complaining of harassment after it pulled out of a deal to buy milk from a farm taken over by President Robert Mugabe's family. The decision marks a setback for the unity government formed by Mugabe and Tsvangirai, his old rival, in an effort to persuade foreign investors it is safe to return and help rebuild a state ruined by a decade of decline. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe addresses the media at Zimbabwe ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe addresses the media at Zimbabwe House in the capital Harare, December 23, 2009. Swiss food company Nestle has suspended operations in Zimbabwe, complaining of harassment after it pulled out of a deal to buy milk from a farm taken over by Mugabe's family. The decision marks a setback for the unity government formed by Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, his old rival, in an effort to persuade foreign investors it is safe to return and help rebuild a state ruined by a decade of decline. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (C), Prime Minister Morgan ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (C), Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (L) and Finance Minister Tendai Biti address the media at Zimbabwe House in the capital Harare, December 23, 2009. Swiss food company Nestle has suspended operations in Zimbabwe, complaining of harassment after it pulled out of a deal to buy milk from a farm taken over by President Robert Mugabe's family. The decision marks a setback for the unity government formed by Mugabe and Tsvangirai, his old rival, in an effort to persuade foreign investors it is safe to return and help rebuild a state ruined by a decade of decline. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (C) holds hands with Prime ...

(AFP) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (C) holds hands with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (L) and deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara (R) at a press conference in Harare at Zimbabwe house. President Robert Mugabe said on December 23, 2009 that Zimbabwe's political environment has seen 'tremendous improvement' since the unity government formed 10 months ago. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Wednesday that food giant ...

(AFP) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Wednesday that food giant Nestle had over-reacted in suspending its operations in Zimbabwe, after authorities forced it to buy milk from 'non-contracted' suppliers. Photo:Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

President Robert Mugabe, centre, shares a light moment with ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - President Robert Mugabe, centre, shares a light moment with Morgan Tsvangirai, left, Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and his Deputy, Arthur Mutambara after giving their end of year message to the nation, at Zimbabwe House in Harare, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Chocolate bars are pictured in the employees' supermarket at ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Chocolate bars are pictured in the employees' supermarket at the Nestle headquarters in Vevey February 19, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the opening speech ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the opening speech of the high-level segment of the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Bob Strong

A Zimbabwean shop worker stacks shelves with rice in a fully ...

(AFP) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Zimbabwean shop worker stacks shelves with rice in a fully stocked shop in Harare. Zimbabwe, for years plagued by hyper inflation, has switched narrowly into an absolute price fall on a monthly basis, official data showed, following adoption of foreign currencies. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

A Zimbabwe home-based foster parent carries orphans at Mathew ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Zimbabwe home-based foster parent carries orphans at Mathew Rusike Children's home in the suburb of Epworth in the capital Harare December 17, 2009 during a visit by Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: HEALTH)

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai greets an orphan at ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai greets an orphan at Mashambanzou Home Care Centre in Waterfalls in Harare December 17, 2009. Tsvangirai visited three different homes that cater to vulnerable children and HIV/AIDS orphans. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS)

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai addresses orphans ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai addresses orphans and AIDS patients at Mathew Rusike Children's Home in the suburb of Epworth, in the capital Harare, December 17, 2009. Tsvangirai visited three different homes that cater for vunerables children and HIV/AIDS orphans. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS)

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai poses during a tour ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai poses during a tour of Mathew Rusike Children's Home in the suburb of Epworth, in the capital Harare, December 17, 2009. Tsvangirai visited three different homes that cater to vulnerable children and HIV/AIDS orphans. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The government's ...

(AFP) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The government's January decision to allow trade in foreign currencies alongside the return of a fragile political stability has helped create the groundwork for improvement in the south African nation. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwean asylum-seekers in South Africa wait for food aid ...

(AFP) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean asylum-seekers in South Africa wait for food aid to be distributed in late December 2008. Zimbabwe was at the height of its economic crisis during the 2008 holiday season, with many people suffering as a result, but a government decision to allow trade in foreign currencies has provided some stability and a return of some festive spirit as a result. Photo:Alexander Joe/AFP

Zimbabweans get festive for Christmas after years of hardship. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabweans get festive for Christmas after years of hardship. Duration: 01:40 Photo:/AFP

A Zimbabwean shop worker stacks shelves with rice in a fully ...

(AFP) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:25:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Zimbabwean shop worker stacks shelves with rice in a fully stocked shop in Harare. The African country was at the height of its economic crisis during the 2008 holiday season, with deserted shops and endless queues at banks but with the government allowing trade in foreign currencies alongside the return of a fragile political stability there has been some cheer as Christmas begins again. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe speaks during the United ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe speaks during the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (DENMARK - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the opening speech ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the opening speech of the high-level segment of the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Bob Strong (DENMARK - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe holds his earphones' cord ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe holds his earphones' cord as he attends the opening session of the high-level segment of the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Bob Strong (DENMARK - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

A house is destroyed in Chitungwiza, south of Harare, as part ...

(AFP) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - A house is destroyed in Chitungwiza, south of Harare, as part of Mugabe's government clean-up campaign named Operation Murambatsvina (Drive Out Filth)/ Operation Restore Order in 2005. Photo:/AFP

File photo shows a woman carrying her shopping home in Harare. ...

(AFP) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a woman carrying her shopping home in Harare. Housing Minister Fidelis Mhashu said the new unity government is mapping up a policy to build low-income housing, adding that if the country does not give priority to building houses for the homeless slums will emerge. Photo:Alexander Joe/AFP