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Introducing Zimbabwe
Travel Alert: Security for travellers in Zimbabwe remains uncertain: political instability has triggered protests and violence in recent times. A recent cholera outbreak has already claimed over 3000 lives and the disease seems likely to spread, check the BBC for updates on the crisis and Safe Travel for current government warnings. All travellers should use common sense to bypass obvious dangers and respect any local advice regarding safety.
Zimbabwe continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. Elections in 2008 saw the Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) win the majority in parliament and then, in September, successfully negotiate a power-sharing arrangement between President Mugabe and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Sadly, since then, this agreement has constantly teetered on the brink of collapse. The ‘breadbasket of Africa’ is fast becoming a failed state. Millions of people are dependent on food aid, unemployment hovers around 80%, the inflation rate now stands at over 200,000,000% and many Zimbabweans, often the better educated, have been forced to flee. As if life couldn’t get any more difficult, a cholera outbreak that began in late 2008 has claimed thousands of victims and continues to worsen, spreading into surrounding countries.
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Latest headlines for Zimbabwe
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Mugabe calls US envoy 'an idiot'
6 July 2009 9:34PM
The Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe brands a US envoy an "idiotic little fellow" with a condescending attitude.
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Zimbabwe army 'to go from mines'
5 July 2009 2:51PM
Zimbabwe's government agrees to withdraw soldiers from diamond mines amid criticism over human rights abuses, media reports.
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Zimbabwe court clears UK tycoon
3 July 2009 10:36AM
UK businessman Nicholas van Hoogstraten is cleared of illegal currency dealing and possession of pornography by a Zimbabwe court.
