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Robert Mugabe’s Fall in Political Cartoons: A Zimbabwean Story (Part II)

Posted on November 29, 2017 by readinghistory

As the situation continues to develop in Zimbabwa, our Dr Heike Schmidt considers Mugabe’s fall as seen in political cartoons (Part 2 of 2). Continue reading →

Posted in African History, In the Media, News | Tagged Africa, African History, current affairs, current news, history in the news, observations | Leave a comment

Robert Mugabe’s Fall in Political Cartoons: A Zimbabwean Story (Part I)

Posted on November 28, 2017 by readinghistory

As the situation continues to develop in Zimbabwa, our Dr Heike Schmidt considers Mugabe’s fall as seen in political cartoons (Part 1 of 2). Continue reading →

Posted in African History, In the Media, News | Tagged Africa, African History, current affairs, current news, history in the news, observations | Leave a comment

The softest and longest – coup in Zimbabwe

Posted on November 17, 2017 by readinghistory
Posted in African History, Comment, In the Media, News | Tagged Africa, African History, current affairs, current news, history, history in the news, observations, political history, politics, Zimbabwe | Leave a comment
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