Epstein Secrets

- only read it if you have the time!), and that you might already know what I have written. Nevertheless, here are some more details from my trip to Zimbabwe. When I told my parents that I planned to travel to Harare, they were not too excited and sent me quite a few articles about why I should not trave

are living there (mostly diplomats or people working at NGOs) to whom I spoke. Obviously, I was not out after the sundown; I did not take photos of Mugabe's policemen, and, of course, I was cautious. Nevertheless, I was surprised at how safe I felt: indeed, in contrast to everything I had read. The pe

ntry, scheduling elections at the end of July is a high-risk tactical move that may serve to satisfy international partners only in the short term. Zimbabwe: On July 31, the 33-year rule of President Mugabe will be challenged with little hope of change by, among others, a coalition of Morgan Tsvangirai's

igh-risk tactical move that may serve to satisfy international partners only in the short term. Zimbabwe: On July 31, the 33-year rule of President Mugabe will be challenged with little hope of change by, among others, a coalition of Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T), Mavambo K

ead to problem solving. There may be cases where an actor is so bad and incorrigible that the only useful step is to isolate them (think Mugabe in Zimbabwe or apartheid South Africa.). But it is almost never an either/or proposition: Iran and North Korea both show how sanctions and diplomacy can be emp

approach lead to problem solving. There may be cases where an actor is so bad and incorrigible that the only useful step is to isolate them (think Mugabe in Zimbabwe or apartheid South Africa.). But it is almost never an either/or proposition: Iran and North Korea both show how sanctions and diplomac

thority on Bank of England FT • Ex-banker poised for tough job as EU envoy ahead of in-out vote FT • Odds are against Morgan Tsvangirai to change Zimbabwe's course FT • A much-maligned engine of innovation FT • Oil markets: The danger of distortion FT • Investors should tread carefully on infrastr

FT • Twitter tackles abuse with new policies FT • Americans have it wrong: Washington ain't that bad FT • The dying art of stealing elections, Mugabe-style FT • Why Obama should pick Yellen to lead the Fed FT • Europe's reforms need more than a new rule book FT • Banks"living wills' start to

aceful presidential election in December 2013. Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz meeting was elected as the rotating chair of the AU and Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as the first vice-chair of the new AU Bureau. Despite reports of vote rigging and other irregularities during the July 20

egularities during the July 2013 elections in Zimbabwe, which are used to justify continuing restrictions imposed by the European Union on President Mugabe and his wife, the AU leaders' rallied behind the Zimbabwean president to impose his presence at an Africa-EU summit scheduled to take place in Bruss

n gathering that "today, 75 percent of people [in Zimbabwe] have a cell phone; and I want 75 percent of the

operates in 17 countries including Botswana, Lesotho, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and New Zealand. In 2000, while the UN filed a civil suit against Mugabe, Masiyiwa moved his family and company headquarters to South Africa. Econet Wireless first developed mobile payments to help NGOs transfer money to r