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In 1980 Zimbabwe gained independence from British colonial rule after a liberation struggle and has since been governed by the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF). After successes in state-building and the economic as well as social inclusion of broad sections of the population, the economic outlook became increasingly gloomy in the early 1990s. High inflation, company closures and a labour market crisis pushed a large proportion of the population into the informal sector. Today, the country is struggling with increasing social inequality and poverty, food insecurity as well as floods and droughts as a result of climate change. The state is only to a very limited extent able to provide citizens with basic services.
The political transition also stalled. In 2013, the country adopted a new and progressive constitution. However, the political reforms it initiated have not yet been fully implemented. Following the military-backed transfer of power in 2017, the government has endeavoured to draw closer to the international community and gain the support of international financial institutions on the basis of political reforms. However, the economic challenges and political tensions continue under the current government. The two elections in 2018 and 2023 were contested by the opposition. Civil society is operating in a difficult environment due to legal, economic and political constraints.
The FES office in Zimbabwe works with local partners and supports progressive actors in the trade unions and civil society. It cooperates with political institutions such as parliament, ministries and other state institutions. Its activities focus on promoting gender justice, socio-ecological transformation, youth work and political participation.
Read more about our work in Zimbabwe on the website of the country office.
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions : as amended by the 6th Congress - May 2006. - Harare, 2010]. - 36 S. = 1 MB, PDF-File. - Electronic ed.: Harare ; Bonn : FES, 2010
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Simbabwes neue Regierung und die internationale Gemeinschaft / [Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Referat Afrika]. - Berlin, 2009. - 135 KB, PDF-File. - (Kurzberichte aus der internationalen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit : Afrika)Electronic ed.: Berlin ; Bonn : FES, 2009
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as amended by the 6th Congress - May 2006 / Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions. [Writing team: Zakeyo Mtimtema ...]. - Rev. ed.. - Harare], 2009. - 24 S. = 970 KB, PDF-File. - Electronic ed.: Harare ; Bonn : FES, 2010
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Zwizwai, Benson
Zimbabwe - mission SADC macroeconomic targets : a study / author: Benson Zwiswai. - Gaborone : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Botswana Office, 2007. - 122 S. = 400 KB, PDF-File. - Electronic ed.: Gaborone ; Bonn : FES, 2007ISBN 99912-564-9-0
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Kanyenze, Godfrey
[country report] / by Godfrey Kanyenze. - 250 KB, PDF-File. - .In: The future of the textile and clothing industry in Sub-Saharan Africa / Herbert Jauch ; Rudolf Traub-Merz (eds.). - Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Division for Internat. Development Cooperation, Africa Dep., 2006, S. 275 - 291.Electronic ed.: Bonn : FES, 2006
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Tina Hennecken Andrade
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Hiroshimastr. 17 10785 Berlin
+49 30-269 35-75 23
E-Mail
Zimbabwe Office
Thilo Schöne Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung P.O. Box 4720 ZW Belgravia / Harare Zimbabwe
+263-4-70 55 87