Troops in Zimbabwe clear streets ahead of planned protests on Friday
Armed soldiers and anti-riot police patrolled on foot and in trucks, telling people to leave central Harare, while checkpoints blocked roads
30 July 2020 - 16:19
Harare — Zimbabwe’s security forces cleared people off the streets of the capital, Harare on Thursday, and forced shops to close, a day before planned antigovernment protests during the worst economic crisis in more than a decade.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has struggled to keep his promise to revive the economy, with many Zimbabweans complaining they are worse off than when he replaced the autocratic Robert Mugabe after an army coup in 2017...
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