Violent protests in Zimbabwe, the president cancels his trip to the forum attended by Thaci and Vuciq

Zimbabwe's president, Emmerson Mangagga, cancelled his trip to Europe because of violent protests in his country.

Mnangaga would have to attend the economic summit in Davos, Switzerland, where she was expected to seek investments for Zimbabwe.

His government says the opposition is exploiting rising fuel prices as an excuse for violence, while the opposition accuses authorities of brutal crackdowns on protests.

Human rights groups say at least 12 people have been killed by violence, but the figure has not been officially confirmed.

Mnangagaa has said earlier that the increase in fuel prices is intended to address the lack caused by increased use and trade <x0 forbidden”.

The United Nations has called on the Zimbabwe government to stop its security forces from using the overuse of force “.