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May 23, 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa
Health Watch: Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe

South African media is reporting that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, 93, has “worsening health problems.” Apparently, his wife Grace “is in a quandary: she has to deal with Mugabe’s health challen…

Robert Mugabe on a panel at the World Economic Forum.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

March 8, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Bonuses for Top Execs Fall in Finance, Rise at Ford

Wall Street’s bonuses fell nearly 25 percent last year, according to a New York City watchdog agency (Reuters). Though the decrease was smaller than expected, the report predicted it is likely to dea…

Ford Motor Company President and CEO Alan Mulally (Steve Marcus/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Jonathan Masters Renewing America

October 6, 2012

Iran
Robert Gates and Israel: There He Goes Again

This past week, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told an audience in Norfolk, Virginia that an American or Israeli strike on the Iranian nuclear sites would be "catastrophic" and that America…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

December 5, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
Robert Mugabe’s Health

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) listens as Finance Minister Tendai Biti delivers his budget speech in parliament in Harare, November 24, 2011. (Philimon Bulawayo/Courtesy Reuters) Succession …

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) listens as Finance Minister Tendai Biti delivers his budget speech in parliament in Harare November 24, 2011 (Philimon Bulawayo/Courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

August 20, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe: Unjust Rewards?

Only weeks after he won Zimbabwe’s sham elections, Robert Mugabe was elected deputy chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Malawi’s president Joyce Banda was elected chairp…

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses the crowd gathered to commemorate Heroes Day in Harare August 12, 2013.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition