Zimbabwe
Yes, Zimbabwe can
IPN Opinion article
President Obama's offer of AIDS relief to Zimbabwe is conditional on it not going anywhere near the pockets of Mugabe and his gang. But the good news is that there are many things Zimbabweans can do themselves to restore prosperity, even with Robert Mugabe still at the helm: all is not lost, despite the horrors of recent years. This author is part of a group of African think-tanks that compiled a list of practical and relatively simple policy recommendations for recovery in the recent The Zimbabwe Papers.
Zimbabwe: Keeping hope alive in time of Cholera
IPN Opinion article
Zimbabwe can recover - if its people are allowed to. For all the catastrophic policies of President Robert Mugabe, there are still enough experienced and dedicated business people, judges, civil servants and even policemen to make the country work again once the right freedoms are in place.
Zimbabwe's decline did not happen on its own
IPN Opinion article
Although Mugabe is a murderous despot, he understands how to retain power: until Africa's democratically-elected leaders can ignore his rhetoric, Zimbabweans are doomed. But with Barack Obama's inauguration causing a news frenzy all over Africa, he has the opportunity to shame those leaders into action.
Zimbabwe: Justice vs. Reconciliation
IPN Opinion article
Zimbabwe peace talks in Pretoria are due to reach a conclusion this week but will probably drag on a bit longer, even if they turn out to be just another cunning manipulation by Mugabe. One major problem is that international law now makes it impossible for dictators to retire peacefully, either at home or on the CÙte d'Azur.
Malaria - Killing With Kindness
IPN Opinion article
Following the failure of the UN's Roll Back Malaria programme, the name has changed and more billions have been promised this week in the hope of eradicating the disease by 2015. But Band-Aid measures cannot make any sustainable change until African governments allow their people to improve their own lot, by lifting the economic (and political) repression that keeps them poor.
Mugabe overstretches voters' patience
IPN Opinion article
The 18th of April is Zimbabwe's Day of Independence but, after throwing off white rule, we have still not overthrown one-man rule.
Lessons from Kenya's stolen election
IPN Opinion article
Amid the reams of reporting and speculation about the Kenyan elections, this Zimbabwean opposition figure shows how his party's experience can be used in a practical way to avoid violence and to shame and pressure governments which have manipulated elections. Outsiders and even Africans are often prone to despair about Africa's future, but David Coltart points to progress in peaceful regime change in a number of countries.
Rebuilding After Mugabe
Speakers: Judith Todd, human rights activist, Geoffrey Nyarota, Editor of TheZimbabweTimes.com
Mugabe is not Zimbabwe
IPN Opinion article
Either we Africans are blind, selfish and greedy or something worse is holding us back. As a Zimbabwean, I have seen my country turned from breadbasket to basket case and I can tell you that our educated and hard-working people are not fools, but victims.
Although we are an extreme case, these oppressive economic and political policies are not exclusive to Zimbabwe.
