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Zimbabwe 's longtime President Robert Mugabe says he will "fight like a wounded beast" to win next year's general election.  Mugabe's Zanu PF party is backing him despite reports of ill health.  Related articles Mugabe threatens to call Zimbabwe election Mugabe's party plans for resounding poll victory Mugabe promises "wounded beast" fight in Zimbabwe poll

Image via Wikipedia The Guardian : "The archbishop of Canterbury has risked angering the Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, ahead of a crucial meeting with him, by attacking the country's lawlessness and comparing it with the "greed of colonialists and imperalists". In a brave and possibly career-defining appearance at Harare's national stadium, Rowan Williams told a crowd of more than 15,000 that it was tragic that so many lived in daily fear of attack if they failed to comply "with what the powerful require of them"."