Marf on the dramatic events in Harare
A coup or not a coup?
Dr Julia Gallagher, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, said:
“This has all the hallmarks of a military coup. It looks like this is direct consequence of President Mugabe’s sacking of his Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week. Mnangagwa is an unpopular figure, widely associated with brutal repressions in Matabeland in the 1980s, and with election violence more recently. However, he is supported by Zimbabwe’s military, who want him to succeed Mugabe.”