Emmerson Mnangagwa

Senior Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti was arrested as he tried to flee to neighbouring Zambia to seek asylum on Wednesday, his lawyer said, allegedly on charges of inciting violence over the disputed election result.

Former President Robert Mugabe said he would vote for Zimbabwe’s opposition in Monday’s election, turning on one-time allies in the government ahead of the first vote since they ousted him in a de facto coup.

Zimbabwe’s former army commander who led a military takeover that helped end Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule was on Thursday sworn in as one of the country’s two vice presidents. General Constantino Chiwenga, 61, took the oath of office in…

Zimbabwe's new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, came under fire on Friday for unveiling a debut cabinet that named two military allies to top positions, reappointed figures from the discredited Mugabe era and sidelined the opposition.…