Mugabe's Zimbabwe

It seems as though President Robert Mugabe is tightening his reign of control and terror over his nation of Zimbabwe. He recently announced that an election will be taking place next year. With the 2008 "election" that was held he maintained power as he has for the last 30 years. With the 2008 elections came pressures from regional leaders for the implementation of Morgan Tsvangirai, the current Prime Minister that stands on the against Mugabe. These elections bring many fears that were associated with the elections of 2008 in which a great deal of violence was used against the citizens of Zimbabwe to vote for Mugabe. This is a power hungry man that has destroyed one of the most beautiful and economically powerful nations in Africa. His only hope to maintain in power is to intimidate and coerce the elections that will be taking place next year. The issue of Mugabe's Zimbabwe has until now been treated as one of being solely Zimbabwe's issue and it will be interesting to see how the international community will react in the upcoming elections as he looks to once again completely take over the nation. Matt Boguslawski