Near the bottom of the list is a member of the 10,000 Days Club, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe who has been in office for a remarkable 12,000+ days.
African presidents see mixed rankings after turbulent year
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Mugabe salary claim falls on deaf ears
Mugabe’s salary admission resonates more as an attempt to improve his reputation abroad than a sincere outreach to his domestic audience
Zimbabwe denies Mugabe death rumors
Aging president has not been seen since returning from vacation last week.
With Mandela gone, Mugabe looms and lingers
The death of South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero places the regional spotlight squarely on that other, more complicated revolutionary and what he might leave in his wake.
Nelson Mandela, last of Africa’s (pure) big men
His death leaves South Africa’s ruling politicians to do as they please in his name, which is either a great opportunity for reform or a disaster waiting to happen.
In lead-up to elections, will Zimbabwe’s women play sex card?
Women withholding sex to socio-political end can be traced back to ancient Greece.
The 10,000 Days Club
This small but ever expanding club comprises presidents, prime ministers, and even a sultan, who ruled or have been in office for at least 10,000 days (roughly 27 years).
Kenya’s Kenyatta has his ‘work’ cut out for him
He inherits a country politically divided yet poised to grow economically.
Will Zimbabwe’s oppo go all in for summer elections?
Faced with growing intimidation, Mugabe’s rivals must decide whether to embrace a flawed contest.
New constitution too good to be true in Zimbabwe
That Robert Mugabe is playing along suggests major political change is still a long way off.
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