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Mugabe's Mess.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
Democracy: In Zimbabwe, it's all over but the shouting. Thursday's vote no doubt kept Marxist dictator Robert Mugabe in power -- a sad travesty for a once-free land.
It was pretty much a foregone conclusion that Mugabe, one of the world's most pernicious leaders, would cheat and bully his way back to power. No one -- not the media and certainly not the "international community" -- seems to care. What a pity.
Zimbabwe was once a promising star in Africa's dim firmament. Now it's gone out. An economy that used to be rich is now in freefall (GDP shrank 14% last year). And a land of plenty that used to export food can no longer feed its own -- thanks to years of land seizures and Maoist government planning. This year, half its population will require emergency food aid.
The situation demands our attention -- if for no other reason than it underscores the importance of President Bush's nominations of John Bolton as U.S. envoy to the United Nations and Paul Wolfo-witz as head of the World Bank.
Both men have taken flak for their tough criticisms of their respective organizations. Wolfowitz nevertheless won confirmation as World Bank president on Thursday. Bolton may not be so lucky -- Democrats vow to reject him in the Senate.
Zimbabwe underscores why this fight is so important. Both the U.N. and World Bank have utterly failed the country -- and dozens more ...
- World Bank reportedly says aid to Zimbabwe "terrible waste of funds".
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 12, 2005 700+ words
...Johannesburg: The World Bank says it may withhold...President Robert Mugabe's government would...waste of funds". World Bank boss Paul Wolfowitz...five years ago. The World Bank's sister institution...differences with Mugabe over fiscal policy...
- World Bank ranks Zimbabwe among world's least investor friendly countries.
- Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports September 11, 2008 700+ words
...s President Robert Mugabe's and opposition leader...said Michael Klein, World Bank/IFC vice president...financial development. The World Bank and the IFC reported...business in a country where Mugabe has over the past eight...
- Global growing pains; Sustainable development; Does the World Bank's...
- Magazine article from: Global Agenda August 21, 2002 700+ words
...responsibility that the World Bank is seeking to foster...Zimbabwe's President Mugabe. Zimbabwe used to be...are now starving. Mr Mugabe's government could...described as fitting the World Bank's idea of a responsible...
- IMF, World Bank snub Zim on food aid.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire August 8, 2002 700+ words
...the arrangement, the World Bank is also assessing the...starvation. The IMF and World Bank have put their weight...boards of the IMF and the World Bank for support in urging...blamed on President Robert Mugabe's controversial land...
- Zimbabwean Premier holds high-level meetings with IMF, World Bank in US.
- Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports June 12, 2009 700+ words
...meetings with IMF and World Bank in Washington"] Prime...Monetary Fund and the World Bank, in the build-up to...of law for the IMF or World Bank to consider even listening...restrictions on Robert Mugabe and his ZANU PF [Zimbabwe...
- Zimbabwe: World Bank to make 22m-dollar grant available by end of May.
- Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports May 18, 2009 700+ words
...executive director of the World Bank's Africa Group I, which...Zimbabwe owes the World Bank and the African Development...Finance Minister said the World Bank would also provide technical...rival President Robert Mugabe in a power-sharing government...
- World Bank affiliate snubs Zim.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 26, 2002 700+ words
...private sector arm of the World Bank, has not invested in...Other countries where the World Bank body has not invested...hit by President Robert Mugabe's controversial agrarian...blacks, most of them Mugabe's supporters, a development...
- World Bank Criticised By Trade Union Boss.
- Newspaper article from: The Nation (Kenya) September 29, 2006 700+ words
...ICFTU)accused the World Bank and International Monetary...meeting. Mr Ryder said the World Bank and IMF had, however...repressive regime of President Mugabe when they were arrested...said. President Robert Mugabe's tolerance to torture...
- Economic Consultative Forum to Get US$2m From World Bank.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire December 5, 2003 700+ words
...singing its way to the World Bank as the Washington-based...ACBF), an arm of the World Bank. The funding has been...Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. The NECF was appointed by President Robert Mugabe to try and help solve...
- A pact with Mugabe.(Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Global Agenda August 14, 2001 700+ words
...Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has failed in the past to respect...BRITAIN, South Africa, the World Bank, and the United Nations have all failed to restrain Robert Mugabe's despotic behaviour. So have Zimbabwean voters, after Mr Mugabe's thugs made it clear during...