Politics
As Zimbabwe’s Economy Crumbles, Mugabe’s Successor Courts Unrest
- Mnangagwa is beholden to the military that put him in power
- Goodwill squandered amid surging inflation and food shortages
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Zimbabweans celebrated in their tens of thousands when the military ousted Robert Mugabe and installed Emmerson Mnangagwa as president. Two-and-a-half years later, the party is over.
Mnangagwa, 77, came to power promising political reform and a wave of foreign investment, but there’s been little of either. Instead, outside funds are being withheld and painful economic measures have been imposed, with the army deployed to violently quell protests.