Can reform turn Zimbabwe around?

Zimbabwe's leaders need to get their house in order before the country reaches the point of no return.

Zimbabwe is once again facing major political and economic challenges. There has been a significant rise in public protests against unpopular economic measures imposed by an increasingly desperate government. The government has responded with heavy security crackdowns and attempts at banning public protests.

A new ISS report argues that prospects for economic reform and recovery under the leadership of President Robert Mugabe and his chief lieutenants in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front look bleak. Splits within the ruling party over Mugabe’s successor contribute to instability.

Can things be turned around?

Chair: Stephanie Wolters, Head, Peace and Security Research Programme, ISS

Speaker: Piers Pigou, ISS Consultant

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This event is made possible with support from the government of the Netherlands. The ISS is also grateful for support from the following members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the USA.
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