After Mugabe’s detention, we’re hoping Zimbabwe’s democracy has been saved
The situation in Zimbabwe, where President Robert Mugabe is said to be under house arrest, is still unclear. But the events of the past 24 hours will have a long-lasting impact on the future of the country.
First, the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, in sending troops on to the streets and detaining the nation’s 93-year-old leader, have stopped the ruinous factional fighting that had virtually halted policymaking within the Zanu-PF government.
The army has also stopped Mugabe from anointing his wife as successor – something most Zimbabweans simply could not accept. Next month Grace Mugabe was set to be appointed deputy to her husband, paving the way for a new dynasty within the ruling party.… Seguir leyendo »