Obama offers limited support for Zimbabwe’s prime minister but withholds direct aid

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sought to bolster Zimbabwe’s prime minister Friday while withholding support for his coalition government.

Obama lauds Zimbabwe’s PM for courage, pledges help to the people of his country

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama praised Zimbabwe’s prime minister on Friday for his tenacity in trying to lead the beleaguered nation out of a “very dark and difficult period.” He chided Zimbabwe’s hardline president, Robert Mugabe, for opposing freedoms.

Zimbabwe appeals for more investment, end to sanctions at World Economic Forum

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Zimbabwe’s political and business leaders made an impassioned appeal for an end to sanctions and more international investment Friday, hours ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and President Barack Obama.

Zimbabwe’s PM vouches for government, seeking aid in White House visit

WASHINGTON — Zimbabwe’s prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, faces a tricky task in persuading President Barack Obama to lift restrictions on aid to his beleaguered country.

Despite rights issues, Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai seeks US support in meeting Friday with Obama

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Friday with Zimbabwe’s prime minister.

Zimbabwe’s PM urges US to continue support as country transitions toward democracy

WASHINGTON — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is urging the United States to support his government despite abuses by his coalition partner, President Robert Mugabe.

Prime minister of Zimbabwe to visit White House on Friday

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will welcome the prime minister of Zimbabwe to the White House on Friday.

Zimbabwe prime minister says he is not bringing ‘begging bowl’ on tour of the West

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai launched a three-week trip to the West on Sunday saying he is seeking re-engagement, not touring with a “begging bowl” asking for aid.

Indicted Sudanese leader al-Bashir arrives in Zimbabwe for regional economic summit

HARARE, Zimbabwe — President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has met with Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, state radio reported Sunday.

Zimbabwe prime minister heads on 3-week visit to US, other Western nations

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai begins his first official trip to Europe and the U.S. this weekend, an aide said Friday.

MSF says Zimbabwe’s crisis also South Africa’s, calls on government, donors to do more

JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe’s collapse has spilled over the border with devastating effect, an international medical aid group said Tuesday, calling on the South African government and the international community to do more to ensure desperate migrants were safe and had shelter and health care.

Aid group says Zimbabwe’s crisis spilling over into neighboring South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — An international medical aid group says Zimbabwe’s collapse has created a humanitarian crisis in neighboring South Africa.

Humanitarian crisis grows in Zimbabwe, UN launches $718 million appeal

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s humanitarian situation has deteriorated sharply since the end of last year, U.N. agencies said Monday as they called for more aid for the troubled southern African country.

Prime Minister Tsvangirai says Zimbabwe still lives in fear without rule of law

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Saturday that his efforts to restore democratic freedoms and the rule of law to Zimbabwe have so far failed.

Zimbabwe could face ‘complete anarchy’ within a year

HARARE - Zimbabwe could collapse into “complete anarchy” in a year if foreign aid does not bolster it’s failing economy, a former judge has told Sky News Online.

Zimbabwe premier urges people to get over their obsession with longtime enemy Robert Mugabe

JOHANNESBURG — In an impassioned appeal Friday, Zimbabwe’s long-suffering Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai called for people to get over their obsession with his longtime enemy, President Robert Mugabe.

Judge frees Zimbabwean rights activist, 14 others, reversing previous day’s decision

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A judge has ordered Zimbabwean rights activist Jestina Mukoko and 14 others freed on bail, reversing her decision of a day earlier that sparked outrage among rights activists and politicians in this country and abroad.

Elephant exodus reported from troubled Zimbabwe, hungry leopard stalks upmarket suburb

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Growing pressure from poaching and human encroachment in Zimbabwe has driven hundreds of elephants to migrate from the country and at least one leopard to stalk an upmarket Harare suburb, conservationists said Monday.

A look at where Zuma, poised to become South Africa’s next president, stands on the issues

A look at how Jacob Zuma, the man poised to become South Africa’s next president, might tackle key issues:

Zimbabwe’s state media taunts outgoing US ambassador McGee, an strong Mugabe critic

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s state media expressed unrestrained glee Wednesday at the pending departure of U.S. Ambassador James McGee, who has frequently clashed with President Robert Mugabe.