Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

In July, the Zimbabwe Institute (ZI), set up a number of activities in preparation of the country’s public consultations on constitutional reform, which are taking place until November.

‘If you wanted a revolution in Zimbabwe, you shouldn’t have negotiated’ says Zimbabwe’s PM Morgan Tsvangirai as he starts a tour of Western capitals. Tsvangirai's first stop was The Hague, where he met with the Dutch PM and an NIMD delegation, headed by NIMDs President, dr. B. Bot

On April 24-25, two Zimbabwean Ministers, Elton Mangoma, (Economic Planning and Industry) and Welshman Ncube (Industry and Commerce), visited The Netherlands on their first trip to Europe since the inauguration of the new tripartite government in February this year.

NIMD is hosting Ministers Welshman Ncube and Elton Mangoma In The Hague to discuss the possibility of receiving support for democratic reforms in Zimbabwe with Dutch politicians and aid agencies. The Ministers will also meet with the Dutch Minister for International Cooperation Bert Koenders.

The Zimbabwe Institute's Isaac Maposa conveyed a sobering message at a meeting in press centre Nieuwspoort in The Hague December 2, 2008

A governance monitor finds democratic governance to be steadily improving in 31 out of 48 sub-Saharan African countries.

The agreement between Robert Mugabe and the opposition, led by Morgan Tsvangirai, has the potential to open a new chapter in the history of Zimbabwe.

Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) called on the Zimbabwe government to postpone the presidential elections run-off scheduled for the 27th and hold talks with the opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai.

An exchange of experiences about the functioning of different democratic systems

A cautious political dialogue has started in Zimbabwe, but the suffering of ordinary Zimbabweans has significantly worsened.