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...percent in 2007. Other neighboring countries have shown similar positive growth.Even if the transfer of power does take place smoothly, the new government will have many challenges on its plate. This is the first time there has been a regime change in Zimbabwe, and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has no prior experience running a government. Seasoned policy makers would find revitalizing Zimbabwe an ordeal beyond imagination. In this time of grave humanitarian and economic crises, Zimbabwe definitely deserves international support and attention. The U.S. State Department seems to disagree. Top U.S. diplomat for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, pushed for UN sanctions...
...have an honourable exit," taunted opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai at a press conference announcing his reconciliation with opposition rival Arthur Mutambara, urging Mugabe to end his 28-year rule. Bold words for a man who has been beaten and jailed for his opposition to Mugabe, although they were spoken not in Zimbabwe, but in the South African city of Johannesburg, where the opposition leader has been courting support for demands that the election results be immediately released. Tsvangirai may, in fact, be on the verge of making a triumphant return home. On Tuesday, electoral officials are at last expected...
...majority, forcing a run-off that the ruling party would then try to win through violent intimidation, the fact that the recount upheld the opposition parliamentary victory may have revised pessimistic expectations. "I think it's going to be very difficult for them to announce anything other than a Tsvangirai win tomorrow," Zimbabwean human rights activist Elinor Sisulu told TIME from South Africa, where she is based. "If they announce a win for Mugabe it's just not going to be accepted...
...Tsvangirai is pronounced the winner on Tuesday, the political violence that has gripped the country over the past month could escalate rather than abate, because commanders of the security forces have vowed never to yield to opposition rule. The MDC claims that 15 of its supporters have been killed, and hundreds more beaten, tortured and evicted as ZANU-PF attempts to assert its authority in rural areas and MDC strongholds. Outside observers concur that political violence is increasing. On Monday, the 215 opposition supporters rounded up in a raid on MDC offices in Harare on Friday - many of them injured...
...ally, was ready to send his troops to the Zimbabwean ruler's aid if necessary. And if the results announced on Tuesday require a runoff vote, the violence and intimidation currently being meted out on opposition supporters could keep voters away from the polls - and yet steal victory from Tsvangirai...