Zimbabwe

The Republic of Zimbabwe, formerly known as Southern Rhodesia under British colonial rule, obtained independence in February of 1980 through free parliamentary elections, formally recognizing the country of Zimbabwe as an independent sovereign state. The orchestrators of the revolutionary rebellion of Black Zimbabweans against minority rule were the two major African nationalist groups: Zimbabwean African National Union (ZANU), lead by Robert Mugabe, and Joshua Nkomo’s Zimbabwe African People’s Union

The name Zimbabwe derived from the Shona phrase "dzimba dzemabe" means the stone house. The former name of Zimbabwe was Southern Rhodesia. The country is the home to approximately 15 million people. Positioned in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe is a region in Sub-Saharan Africa. Zimbabwe received recognition for gorgeous scenery such as Victoria Falls, the Zambezi River, Hwange National Park, Safari areas, and Matusadona. Victoria Falls is the world 's largest sheet of falling water, located on the

as Zimbabwe, which is employing an “Indigenisation Policy” that requires foreign companies to be 51% owned by indigenous Zimbabweans within five years. Indigenisation policies have existed in Zimbabwe since it won

Zimbabwe, the home of Great Zimbabwe and the Victoria Falls, is located on the continent of Africa. It is found in the central southern part of Africa, but because of the impact of the country’s economic, cultural and political life, it is identified more with southern Africa than central Africa. Zimbabwe’s coordinates are 20° S, 30° E. B. Physical features 1. Size It is a land-locked country of 390,757km2 between the Zambezi River, to the north, and the Limpopo River, to the south. Ranked as the

Robert Mugabe spent ten years in prison before assuming the presidency of Zimbabwe. Instead of learning from his time in prison, he brought all his poor habits of corruption to the country of Zimbabwe (“Zimbabwe’s” 1). During his powerful rule, Zimbabwe faced many different situations within his country. Within the first few years of Mugabe being president, Zimbabwe started to have some political and economical issues. Whether or not the issues are a direct correlation to Mugabe being president

The Great Zimbabwe are stone ruins found in an African City. It lies in southeastern Zimbabwe, about 19 miles southeast of Masvingo and is about 200 acres. The story of Great Zimbabwe is of Shona culture and the African Iron age along with colonialism and political archaeology. The ruins were used to support and continue the thriving trade system the Shona people established. The Shona people’s village lived off cattle breeding, crop planting and their trade of gold. The stone ruins had three sections:

one another because some allowed more and some allowed less freedom. Noticeably, Zimbabwe is a country which is being ruled by authoritarian government of Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe geographically located in Southern Africa; in addition, it is bordered by Zambia in the north, Mozambique in the east, Botswana in the West, and South Africa in the south. Therefore, this essay aim to assess of Robert Mugabe’s rule in Zimbabwe. The son of a village carpenter, Mugabe was trained as a teacher in a Roman Catholic

With China, Zimbabwe would “never walk alone” claimed Emerson Mnangagwa, speaker of the Zimbabwe parliament (qtd in Obiorah 39). Nonetheless, several experts have condemned the Chinese government for fueling the ongoing conflicts in Zimbabwe and for helping the authoritarian government in its repression of any opposition. China has been heavily criticized for shipping armament to Zimbabwe that would ultimately distributed to the military and the militia

“The Kingdom of Zimbabwe is a unique area filled with a fascinating culture. Zimbabwe first began when the Proto-Shona societies settled in the area. Many different cities grew and overpowered each other through several centuries. Then, the UK sent colonists supported by the British’s South Africa Company (BSAC) to explore the land and its natural resources. This resulted in many battles between the natives and the Europeans. Later in 1980, Zimbabwe was recognized as independent from the UK. Though

and what could have caused Zimbabwe to be a failed state. Discussing it by starting with what the state is, issues within a state, population, territory, sovereignty etc. To begin with that a state is having many ranges of concept, but politically, a state is a political association that establishes sovereign jurisdiction within defined territorial borders, and exercises authority through a set of permanent institution. There are many issues affecting a state and in Zimbabwe, the first issue is crime