World Politics

Zimbabwe's Senate Approves Constitutional Coup Mnangagwa to Remain in Power Until 2030

Constitutional amendments that extend presidential terms and remove popular elections represent a pattern that has appeared in multiple African states over recent years. Each case has its specific context. But the effect of concentrating power, reducing accountability, and insulating incumbents from democratic challenge is consistent. Zimbabwe's opposition says the fight is still on. The world should be watching.

A War Paused, A Deal Contested: Inside the Fragile US-Iran Memorandum

The damage to Iran has been significant. Several nuclear facilities were reduced to rubble. According to Time magazine's analysis, Iran still retains roughly 400 kilograms of 60 per cent-enriched uranium, but its enrichment infrastructure has been severely degraded. The human cost, including, according to Iranian state accounts, civilian casualties from strikes on residential areas, has driven deep public anger alongside pressure on the government to settle.

Russia Keeps Bombing Civilians. The World Keeps Watching.

The Deal That Isn't Signed Yet

The Life and Death of Linda Tsungirirai Masarira

They're Burying the Ballot: How Zimbabwe's Amendment Bill No. 3 Dismantles Democracy From the Inside

Zimbabweans in the diaspora and at home have begun organising. A Change.org petition calling for the bill to be stopped has been circulating, gathering signatures from those who believe that a constitution belongs to the people, not to the party that currently holds a parliamentary majority.

ZIMBABWE'S CONSTITUTION IS NOT ZANU-PF'S PROPERTY

The bill proposes extending presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years, thereby prolonging President Mnangagwa's tenure until 2030, replacing direct presidential elections with parl

AFRICA TAKES ITS HISTORY BACK: WHAT THE GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM MEANS FOR THE WORLD

It houses over 100,000 artefacts spanning 7,000 years of Egyptian history, more than half of which are on public display.