PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's advanced age and the growing protests against his rule are one reason why Zimbabwe is attracting the renewed attention of international policy makers.

Gunter Nooke, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Personal Representative for Africa, has been having talks with Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and civil society representatives. DW's correspondent in Harare, Privilege Musvanhiri, asked Gunter Nooke for his insights into the current state of Zimbabwe.