CIAO DATE: 05/2009
April 2009
After years of violence, repression and a catastrophic economy, there is optimism Zimbabwe is turning a corner, but the international community must do more to make the process irreversible. Zimbabwe: Engaging the Inclusive Government, the latest policy briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines the opportunity for recovery from a disastrous decade with the entry of the opposition into government. There is considerable international scepticism whether the flawed arrangement can succeed. President Robert Mugabe has described the inclusive government as a temporary one in which his ZANU-PF party remains in control. But Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai sees it as a transitional process that can stabilise the country, leading to elections under a new constitution in two years.
Resource link: Zimbabwe: Engaging the Inclusive Government [PDF] - 935K