Zimbabwe: victory for ZANU-PF but this election marks the end of the liberation era
Posted on Wed 15 August 2018 in Africa • Tagged with Zimbabwe, ZANU-PF, MDC, Emmerson Mnangagwa
Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London
The counting of the votes in the Zimbabwean elections lurched from tragedy to farce. The tragedy came when military over-reaction left three demonstrators dead. Soldiers had fired into the crowds that were gathering outside the Electoral Commission, accusing it of counting too slowly and …
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