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US President Barack Obama applauds representatives from the ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama applauds representatives from the group Women of Zimbabwe Arise including Magodonga Mahlangu (2nd left), national leader of the organization during presentations of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award on November 23. Obama labeled Robert Mugabe a 'dictator' at the ceremony. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

The recipients of the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The recipients of the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Jenni Williams (L) and Magodonga Mahlangu, both of the human rights organization Women of Zimbabwe Arise, pose with their awards after presentation by U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, applauds as U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, applauds as U.S. President Barack Obama presents the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award to Magodonga Mahlangu and her organization Women of Zimbabwe Arise, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

Two 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Awards sit in front ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Two 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Awards sit in front of their recipients Jenni Williams (L) of the Women of Zimbabwe Arise human rights organization and Magodonga Mahlangu (C) of the same cause, before their presentation by U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009. Seated alongside the award winners is Ethel Kennedy (R), the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

The 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award honouring Magodonga ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award honouring Magodonga Mahlangu and her organization Women of Zimbabwe Arise is seen before its presentation by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

Zimbabwean human rights activist Magodonga Mahlangu gives the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwean human rights activist Magodonga Mahlangu gives the hand signal for the human rights group Women of Zimbabwe Arise before being presented with the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

Zimbabwean human rights activist Magodonga Mahlangu (L) holds ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwean human rights activist Magodonga Mahlangu (L) holds her 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award as she stands with Ethel Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy's widow, after the award was presented to her by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

Professor Mohammed Gana Yisa, Commissioner of Agriculture, talks ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Professor Mohammed Gana Yisa, Commissioner of Agriculture, talks to visitors and students at an agriculture training collage at Malete near Shonga October 23, 2009. Africa's most populous nation of more than 140 million people, Nigeria imports about $3 billion worth of food annually and has been trying to boost its self-sufficiency. Picture taken October 23, 2009. To match feature NIGERIA-ZIMBABWE/FARMERS REUTERS/Hannington Osodo (ZIMBABWE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION)

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai address the media ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai address the media at Harare International Airport, November 19, 2009. Tsvangirai left on Thursday for North Africa, where analysts said he would meet Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to maintain political pressure on President Robert Mugabe to honour their power-sharing accord. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS SOCIETY)

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai address the media ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai address the media at Harare International Airport, November 19, 2009. Tsvangirai left on Thursday for North Africa, where analysts said he would meet Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to maintain political pressure on President Robert Mugabe to honour their power-sharing accord. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS SOCIETY)

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai speaks during a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai speaks during a press conference with his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt at government headquarters in Stockholm in this June 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/SCANPIX/Claudio Bresciani

A Zimbabwean mother and child rest outside their makeshift home ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Zimbabwean mother and child rest outside their makeshift home in Musina, South Africa, in December 2008. About 1,500 Zimbabwean migrants have fled their homes in a shantytown in rural South Africa, after tensions erupted with locals over competition for farm jobs, police said Wednesday. Photo:Alexander Joe/AFP

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers his speech at the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:20:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers his speech at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FAO headquarters. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)

A top aide to Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Roy ...

(AFP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - A top aide to Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Roy Bennett arrives at Zimbabwe High Court for the start of his trial on November 9 in Harare. Bennett pleaded not guilty Monday to terrorism charges of trying to topple veteran President Robert Mugabe. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, pictured on November 8, ...

(AFP) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, pictured on November 8, arrived in Rome on Saturday for a United Nations summit on food, the ANSA agency reported. Photo:Cris Bouroncle/AFP

A critically endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) hunts ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A critically endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) hunts a Bush buck in the Mana Pools National Park, a World Heritage Site, in northern Zimbabwe, November 7, 2009. There are only an estimated 3000 to 5000 of the efficient predators left in the wild on the continent. Picture taken November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Howard Burditt (ZIMBABWE SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

In this Dec. 14, 2008 file photo, children and their parents ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:46:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Dec. 14, 2008 file photo, children and their parents pick corn kernels spilled on the roadside by trucks ferrying corn imported from South Africa, in Masvingo 239 kilometers (148.5 miles) south of Harare, Zimbabew. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader and Prime Minister ...

(AFP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader and Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Morgan, seen here in October 2009, and ministers from his party attended a cabinet meeting after recently ending a three-week boycott of the country's fragile unity government. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe at the Forum on China-Africa ...

(AFP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:39:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Roy Bennett, a top aide to Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, has gone on trial for terror charges before a packed courtroom in a case that has rocked Harare's fragile unity government. Photo:Cris Bouroncle/AFP

Roy Bennet, upon his arrival for the beginning of his trial ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Roy Bennet, upon his arrival for the beginning of his trial at the High Court in Harare.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe opposition party Movement For Democratic Change (MDC)'s treasurer and Deputy Minister of Agriculture designate Roy Bennett arrives at the High Court building in Harare November 9, 2009. Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's ally Bennett went on trial accused of terrorism on Monday in a case that has stoked tensions in the unity government of Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Politician Roy Bennet (left) embraces a supporter of his political ...

(AFP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - Politician Roy Bennet (left) embraces a supporter of his political party after being released on bail from the Mutare Remand Prison. Bennett's terrorism trial, which prompted the Movement for Democrtic Change to boycott government, is set to resume in Harare. Photo:Jekesai Njikizana/AFP

Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) national treasurer and nominee deputy minister of Agriculture Roy Bennet gestures as he leaves Mutare remand prison in Mutare 300 km (188 miles) east of the capital Harare, in this March 12, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/Files

Zimbabwean cricketer Ray Price (centre) celebrates with his ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean cricketer Ray Price (centre) celebrates with his teammates after the dismissal of unseen Bangladeshi cricket captain Mohammad Ashraful during the One Day International (ODI) final match against Zimbabwe in January in Dhaka. South Africa has cruised to a 45-run victory over Zimbabwe in a ODI designed to dust away cobwebs ahead of a tour by England that begins in five days. Photo:Munir Uz Zaman/AFP

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and Main opposition Movement For Democratic ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and Main opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai addresses party supporters at Chibuku stadium in Chitungwiza, 25km (15 miles) south of the capital Harare, November 8, 2009. Tsvangirai told the gathering that President Robert Mugabe's ZANU PF must treat his party MDC as a equal partner inorder to resolve the outstanding issues in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and Main opposition Movement For Democratic ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and Main opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai arrives to address party supporters at Chibuku stadium in Chitungwiza, 25km (15 miles) south of the capital Harare, November 8, 2009. Tsvangirai told the gathering that President Robert Mugabe's ZANU PF must treat his party MDC as a equal partner in order to resolve the outstanding issues in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and Main opposition Movement For Democratic ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:40:00 GMT

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and opposition Movement For Democratic ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai attends the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit in Mozambique's capital Maputo, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai -- pictured addressing ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai -- pictured addressing his party supporters at a rally in Chitungwiza, southeast of Harare -- has appealed to President Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party to treat him as equal partner in the power sharing government. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

(L-R) Presidents Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - (L-R) Presidents Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan attend the opening of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Sino-African Forum at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh November 8, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met African leaders on Sunday, aiming to boost a relationship which politically goes back decades and is now economically booming. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT POLITICS)

Women take a break from digging for diamonds in Marange, eastern ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:46:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Women take a break from digging for diamonds in Marange, eastern Zimbabwe. The world's diamond control body called on Zimbabwe to clean up a lawless field, but has stopped short of suspending the country from a process meant to keep 'blood' gems off the market. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, Files '06)

Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, pictured, ended his boycott of the unity government, but faced a new deadline to resolve a slate of thorny disputes. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

The presidents of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza (R), Zimbabwe ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - The presidents of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza (R), Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe (C) and South Africa Jacob Zuma attend a summit on Zimbabwe in Maputo, Mozambique. Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai ended his boycott of the unity government, but faced a new deadline to resolve a slate of thorny disputes. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (seen here on November 5) ended a boycott of the unity government, but faced a new deadline to resolve a slate of thorny disputes. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

The presidents of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza (right), Zimbabwe ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - The presidents of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza (right), Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe (centre) and South Africa Jacob Zuma attend a summit on Zimbabwe in Maputo, Mozambique, November 5. Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai ended his boycott of the unity government, but faced a new deadline to resolve a slate of thorny disputes. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai speaks to journalists ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:53:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai speaks to journalists at the end of the SADC Troika on Politics, Defence and Security meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. Tsvangirai has called off his party's boycott of the unity government with President Robert Mugabe. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Themba Hadebe)

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe listens with earphones as he ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe listens with earphones as he attends the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit at Joaquim Chissano International Conference center in Maputo. Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday said he had called off a boycott of power-sharing ties with Mugabe that had paralysed the fragile unity government for three weeks. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is pictured at an ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is pictured at an emergency summit in Maputo. Tsvangirai on Thursday said he had called off a boycott of power-sharing ties with President Robert Mugabe that had paralysed the fragile unity government for three weeks. Photo:Carlos Litulo/AFP

Mozambique's President Armando Guebuza (R) shows the way to ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT

(AFP) - Mozambique's President Armando Guebuza (R) shows the way to his counterparts Zimbabwean Robert Mugabe (C) and South African Jacob Zuma (L) as they arrive at the summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) troika in Maputo, Mozambique. The emergency summit is aimed at hauling Zimbabwe's fragile power-sharing deal out of a three-week impasse that has paralysed the unity government. Photo:Unati Ngamntwini/AFP

Zimbabwean Prime Minister and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai (left) greets Southern African Development Community excecutive secretary Tomaz Salomao (right) in Harare, October 30. Zimbabwe's rival leaders met with Salomao on Thursday, ahead of an emergency summit aimed at hauling a fragile power-sharing deal out of a three-week impasse. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (right) with DRC President ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (right) with DRC President Joseph Kabila in Harare on November 2. Zimbabwe's rival leaders met with the head of a regional security body Thursday, ahead of an emergency summit aimed at hauling a fragile power-sharing deal out of a three-week impasse. Photo:Jekesai Njikizana/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) poses with DRC President ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) poses with DRC President Joseph Kabila in Harare, November 2. Southern African regional leaders meet Thursday in the Mozambican capital Maputo for a summit aimed at reviving the troubled power-sharing agreement in Zimbabwe, deadlocked for nearly three weeks. Photo:Jekesai Njikizana/AFP

Simon Mann (seen here in 2008) voiced relief Wednesday as he ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - Simon Mann (seen here in 2008) voiced relief Wednesday as he arrived home after more than five 'tough' years behind bars for a failed 2004 coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. Photo:Rodrigo Angue Nguema/AFP

Zimbabwean Prime Minister and Movement for Democratic Change ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister and Movement for Democratic Change President Morgan Tsvangirai (left) greets Southern African Development Community excecutive secretary Tomaz Salamao (right) at Munhumutapa Building in Harare, October 30. Zimbabwe's rival leaders remain committed to the nation's power-sharing deal, despite a deadlock that has paralysed the unity government, Salamao has said. Photo:Desmond Kwande/AFP

Mozambique will host a regional summit on Zimbabwe on November ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Mozambique will host a regional summit on Zimbabwe on November 5 in hopes of breaking a deadlock that threatens Harare's fragile unity government, the foreign ministry spokeswoman said. Photo:/AFP

VIDEO: Construction crews are ripping up streets across Zimbabwe's ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO: Construction crews are ripping up streets across Zimbabwe's capital Harare, in a race to beat the upcoming rainy season and replace leaky sewers blamed for sparking the worst cholera epidemic the world has seen in decades. Duration: 01:38 Photo:/AFP

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) shakes hands with Democratic ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) shakes hands with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila in Harare. Zimbabwe's neighbours Monday intensified efforts to break an impasse threatening a fragile unity government, as Kabila met with feuding leaders and a new summit was set for this week. Photo:Jekesai Njikizana/AFP

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza (right) shakes hands with ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - Mozambican President Armando Guebuza (right) shakes hands with Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai prior to a meeting in Chimoio on October 20. Zimbabwe's neighbours have intensified efforts to break an impasse threatening a fragile unity government, as Congolese leader Joseph Kabila met with feuding leaders and a new summit was set for this week. Photo:Ferhat Momade/AFP

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) and his Democratic Republic ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) and his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Joseph Kabila speak to the media after their meeting at the State House in Harare, November 2, 2009. Kabila is in the country to mediate between Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over outstanding issues of the Global Political Agreement (GPA). REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) meets his Democratic Republic ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) meets his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Joseph Kabila at the State House in Harare, November 2, 2009. Kabila is in the country to mediate between Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over outstanding issues of the Global Political Agreement (GPA). REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE POLITICS)