There’s a new party in town – but it may not last long.
Eswatini King Mswati II’s despotic rule is increasingly under pressure from citizens yearning for democracy.
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The deteriorating situation prompted regional leaders to intervene in a bid to restore peace and stability.
President Pierre Nkurunziza arrives to inaugurate Burundi’s Chinese-built state house on September 27, 2019.
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Are we witnessing the end of an era in which dictators stayed in power for decades? If so this must be good not only for Angola and Zimbabwe but for southern Africa as a whole.
The coup in Zimbabwe means Mugabe’s long and disastrous presidency is finally over. The questions that remain are the precise details and mechanics of the deal which secures his departure.