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Zimbabwe cholera cases tops 75,000

So far at least 73 385 Zimbabweans have been infected with water-borne diarrhea disease since August and 3 524 have died, in Africa's deadliest cholera outbreak in 15 years.

Will unity government finally come to Zimbabwe?

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It's been nearly five months since a power sharing deal was signed between the Zimbabwe ruling party and the opposition in September, but until now none of it has been carried through. On Friday the opposition agreed to join a unity government with Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANUPF party -- this is looking positive again -- the big question however is; will the deal be carried out this time?
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No deal reached in Zimbabwe talks

On Monday Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his rival Morgan Tsvangirai met and held talks about a power-sharing agreement but failed to reach consensus.
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Tsvangirai ready to 'deal with' Mugabe

In a new bid to bring peace to Zimbabwe, regional heads from South Africa and neighboring Mozambique will meet Robert Mugabe and the country's opposition leader on Monday.
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Zimbabwe Cholera deaths surpass 2, 000

Africa has seen its worse outbreak in nearly a decade with more than 2,000 people dead from Cholera and 40,000 others suffering from this normally preventable illness.
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Ghana ballot delivers blow to ruling party

NSAWKAW, Ghana - Electors in the last constituency to vote in Ghana's presidential run-off delivered a further blow on Friday to the ruling party, which was already trailing narrowly in the election and boycotted the final ballot.
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South Africa's Mbeki visit Mugabe Ahead of Election

Just two weeks ahead of Zimbabwe's run-off election, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa met with President Robert Mugabe in what appeared to be a last-minute effort to avoid any tampering to the ballot in an election already marred by violence and intimidation.
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Mugabe Meets UN Official Ahead of Run-Off Election

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe met United Nations Special Envoy Haile Menkerios on Tuesday amid international concern over the country's widespread violence, just 10 days ahead of the a run-off presidential election.
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Zimbabwe police release detainees

The Zimbabwe Police have released detained MDC members of the opposition party following pressure from lawyers for Zimbabwe's MDC party and a court ruling issued by the Harare High Court.
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Mugabe loses Zimbabwe parliament after recount

Zimbabwe's main opposition movement is on route to win a historic victory over President Robert Mugabe's ruling party, partial results from a recount of votes showed on Saturday, but the outcome of the presidential vote remained unknown.
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Chinese ship to return from Zimbabwe

China reported on Tuesday that its shipment of weapons bound for Zimbabwe is likely to return following the refusal of port workers in Southern African countries to have access to its ports.
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Zimbabwe: Election Officials Arrested Amid Rigging Fears

Seven election officials were arrested on Monday for undercounting votes cast for Robert Mugabe in the Presidential election, while the county's High Court postponed a decision on whether the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) should be forced into releasing presidential election 24 hours later.
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Mugabe: 'Down But Not Out'

Zimbabwean incumbent President Robert Mugabe met with his party aides on Friday to discuss the possibility of a run-off vote with the opposition leader if results show that neither side won a majority of votes.
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Mugabe Raids Opposition Offices

Zimbabwe remained in a jittery mood on Thursday as police raided opposition party offices, indicating incumbent President Robert Mugabe may impose violent tactics to maintain his control over the nation.

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