Zimbabwe: 2008 elections and their aftermath
Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on
11 February, after many months of negotiations.
Comment by Amanda Hammar
Comment on the new deal (15 Sept)
Brief comment to the deal between Zanu (PF) and MDC by Amanda Hammar: Cautious optimism over new deal in Zimbabwe.
Summary of the agreement (16 Sept)
Compiled by Christian Palme: Agreement between the Zanu-PF and the MDC.
The Nordic Africa Institute library staff has compiled this web dossier to coincide with the increased interest in the topic of the elections in Zimbabwe in March 2008, and the re-election on 27 June 2008.
Web links
This is a selection of websites dealing with the election in Zimbabwe. Many more items are available online on websites and in discussion forums. More links related to this topic are found in the link collection A Guide to Africa on the Internet.
AfricaFiles
AfricaFiles is a network of people committed to Africa through its promotion of human rights, economic justice, African perspectives and alternative analyses.
The AfricaFocus Bulletin and website
An independent website that features high-quality analysis and progressive advocacy on African issues, with particular attention to priority issues affecting the entire continent.African Political Resources
Listings of political sites sorted by country, with links to parties, organisations, governments, media and more.
allAfrica.com - Zimbabwe elections
Information on the Zimbabwe elections from allAfrica.com Global Media.
The Financial Gazette online edition - Zimbabwe
An independent business and political newspaper of Zimbabwe.
The Herald - Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe state controlled news online.
kubatana.net
The Kubatana Trust and NGO Network Alliance Project. An online community for Zimbabwean activists.
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is a voluntary, non-profit organisation of independent media in the SADC member states.
Movement for Democratic Change
The political party MDC of Zimbabwe.
New Zimbabwe.com
An independent news site updated 24/7 with all the latest news, sports and commentary.
Parliament of Zimbabwe
Provides current Bills, order paper, Hansard transcripts of debates, information on the Parliament plus details of committees and the constitution.
World leaders / Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Government
An online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments published and updated by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Zimbabwe elections news from Sokwanele
Sokwanele is a civic action support group in Zimbabwe, campaigning for freedom and democracy.
The Zimbabwe Independent
An independent business weekly.
The Zimbabwean
An independent newspaper from Zimbabwe.
ZWNEWS.com - Zimbabwe
News service on Zimbabwe.
Selected online articles and reports
"Mugabe could be history". Article from Pambazuka News, a weekly forum for social justice in Africa. By Mary Ndlovu, 24 March, 2008.
"Zimbabwe: harassment and intimidation as election looms". Article published by Amnesty International, 26 March, 2008.
Literature in the library
Use the quick links below to locate titles dealing with topics of interest in the library catalogue, AfricaLit. The lists consist of literature - books and articles - in the form of fiction, non-fiction/factual information and official publications, as well as other material.
- Find titles on elections and Zimbabwe in the library collections.
- Find titles on politics and Zimbabwe in the library collections.
- Find titles on democracy and Zimbabwe in the library collections.
Useful keywords
The library suggests the following keywords when searching the library catalogue:
Zimbabwe, agrarian reform, agriculture, civil rights, civil society, conflicts, consciousness raising, constitutional reform, constitutions, democracy, democratization, economic conditions, economic recession, elections, electoral systems, environment, ethnic conflicts, ethnic factors, ethnic groups, ethnic identity, ethnicity, ethnography, government, government policy, government programmes, governance, human rights, human rights violations, human settlements, interethnic relations, land, mass media, multipartyism, nation-building, observation, race relations, parliament, political behaviour, political conflicts, political conditions, political crisis, political development, political history, political leadership, political opposition, political participation, political parties, political pluralism, political power, political systems, political violence, politicians, politics, presidency, resettlement, rural development, smallholders, violence, voting.
You can use the characters * or ? in order to modify your search, for instance, agrarian*, agricult*, farm*, land*. The ? character or * character can be placed at the left, right or middle of a portion of a word, but it can never be used more than once in a text string.
interviews with amanda hammar
Amanda Hammar, a researcher at NAI 2006-2010, was interviewed on Zimbabwe:
- by the Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen on 13 September 2008: "Håp om endring etter historisk avtale".
- by the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet on 23 June 2008: "Aldrig tidigare har man våldfört sig så skamlöst på folket."
interviews with carin norberg
NAI Director Carin Norberg was interviewed on Zimbabwe:
- in the Swedish daily Sydsvenskan on 1 July: "AU måste ändå markera att valet inte gått rätt till".
- in Swedish public service radio on 25 June: "Zimbabwes grannländer måste agera kraftfullare".
interviews with amin kamete
Amin Kamete, a researcher at NAI 2003-2009, was interviewed on Zimbabwe:
- by the Swedish daily Uppsala Nya Tidning on 2 April 2008: "Spänd väntan på valresultat även i Uppsala".
- by the Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen on 27 March 2008: "Økt press på Mugabe".
- by the Swedish daily Uppsala Nya Tidning on 29 June 2008: "Vad gör han efter 'valsegern'?"
- by Amnesty International's Swedish online journal AmnestyPress on 30 June 2008: "Makten i Zimbabwe måste delas".
articles on the election (in Swedish) by Christian Palme
"Mer än ord behövs mot Afrikas Milosevic." (26 June 2008)
"Krisen i Zimbabwe skärps efter Tsvangirais avhopp." (23 June 2008)
"Ny valomgång i Zimbabwe 27 juni." (13 June 2008)