Zimbabwe

The Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) movement recently received overdue recognition with the award of Amnesty International's prestigious annual Human Rights award. WOZA leaders are... 2008-11-20

BMI View: The official inflation rate for July is 231,000,000% - which would imply prices double approximately every 17 days - but the Cato institute has estimated inflation in... 2008-10-28

While the politicians argue over power-sharing, the population is suffering on an unprecedented scale. Bread is rarely to-be-found now and supplies of maize, the staple, could be... 2008-10-28

Inflation is probably now in the region of 20,000,000%, but reliable estimates are unavailable. The official interest rate and foreign exchange mechanisms are no longer used by the... 2008-09-25

Developments in South African politics are unlikely to make much of a difference to the Zimbabwean situation, which is mired in an impasse. The power-sharing deal moved the country... 2008-09-25

President Robert Mugabe frequently refers to his land reforms as his greatest achievement during 28 years in office. Most independent commentators regard the seizures of productive... 2008-09-25

BMI View: An end to Zimbabwe's political crisis is no nearer after the recent summit of regional leaders. Regime hardliners have made only meaningless concessions in negotiations... 2008-08-20

While the main protagonists in the political crisis have continued to trade blows in recent months, food insecurity has worsened to a crisis level. According to the UN, the last maize... 2008-07-22

In the absence of any properly compiled data, central bank officials have suggested that the present inflation rate is 2,200,000%, but independent commentators say it is more like... 2008-07-22

The current decade has produced a precipitous decline in both political freedom and economic wealth. This is illustrated by the conclusions of the 2008 'failed state' survey compiled... 2008-06-26