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6 hours agoAnxiety and uncertainty in Zimbabwe: What awaits the military state?
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Zimbabwe's old president Robert Mugabe has been placed under house arrest as the country's military continues negotiations to find a new leader. Earlier, the military took over government offices and state broadcaster, saying he was aiming to arrest <x0-cymriminal” around the president. The army mass that began Tuesday [...]
The army's move, which began Tuesday with tanks entering the outskirts of the Serbia capital of Harare, raised speculation about a military coup.
Association of War Veterans in Zimbabwe leader told “ITV News” that the army had removed Mugabe, who has governed the country for 37 years, reports “Sputnik International” Transmission Periscope.
The military, however, said in a televised statement Wednesday that there was no “taking power from the army” and that the president was “safe and sound”.
On Wednesday, South Africa President Jacob Zuma announced that he was contacted by Mugabe, who was “locked in his house, but said he was fine. ”
Later in the day, the African Union declared that the crisis in Zimbabwe “seems like a coup” and sought to respect the country's Constitution.
According to Alpha Conde, head of the organisation and president of Guinea, the African Union condemns the military's actions in Zimbabwe as suspected <x0 soldiers who are trying to take power by force”.
According to The Independent, there is no guarantee that if the military took power, it could lead Zimbabwe into a democratic transition.
Jeffrey Smith, executive director of non-profit African Africa, told the paper that “urship has long been a major obstacle to democratic progress in the country” and that a truly democratic transition would require them to engage in a” real dialogue with civil society and political opposition. ”
Meanwhile, there has been speculation that Emmerson Mnaggaa may be the most likely successor to the 93-year-old president.
In early November, Mugabe dismissed Mnagaga as Zimbabwe's first deputy head, who enjoyed the support of the country's military.
On Monday, Constanti Chiwenga, the commander of Zimbabwe's defence forces, called on the president to stop cleaning up within Africa's ♫ Patriotic Front ( Zanu - PF, from which Mangagga was expelled.
On Thursday, it is also reported that Morgan Tsvangirai, an opposition leader and former prime minister of the country, has returned to Zimbabwe amid the leadership crisis.. /Periscopi/
