Michelle Gavin explains the 2008 presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe and the tallying process.

As Zimbabwe holds its breath for presidential election results, some observers worry about a tainted vote and continued economic upheaval.

Newsweek's Scott Johnson argues that a former close ally of Mugabe may offer the best chance yet of toppling Zimbabwe's dictator at the ballot box.

Experts doubt Zimbabwe’s March 29 election will be fair, but fissures have opened in President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party and traditional support base.

As Zimbabwe's economic crisis has deepened, President Robert Mugabe has ceded significant power to the country's security forces.

Michael Gerson argues that one of the most reckless and cruel acts of government is the destruction of a currency.

Zimbabwe’s economic crisis has propelled its citizens into South Africa and Botswana. Both countries are feeling the strain.

Monocle's Africa correspondent Steve Bloomfield and photographer Frédéric Courbet go undercover in troubled Zimbabwe, where international journalists are banned.

Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe, Botswana’s minister of foreign affairs, discusses his country’s policy toward Zimbabwe and China.

Michelle Gavin urges the U.S. to work closely with others in the international community to map out strategies for a post-Mugabe Zimbabwe.

Robert Schrire, head of the political science department at the University of Cape Town, discusses South Africa's foreign policy under President Thabo Mbeki.

A split in Zimbabwe’s ruling party could be a harbinger of change for a country in economic free fall.

Since 2000, President Robert Mugabe’s refusal to tolerate challenges to his power has led him to systematically dismantle the workings of Zimbabwe’s economic and political systems, replacing them with structures of corruption, intimidation, and repression. Michelle D. Gavin surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe, identifying current structural and legal impediments to economic and political recovery.

Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition movement, urges an international outcry to support fair elections at “the same level like Darfur.”

Zimbabwe’s inflation is soaring astronomically and the crisis is causing large cross-border migrations. But the country’s president shows little sign of weakness.

The international community has turned up the heat on President Robert Mugabe in response to brutal attacks on Zimbabwe’s opposition figures.