Two years after Mugabe, what’s changed for Zimbabwe?
It’s been two years since Robert Mugabe’s resignation as president of Zimbabwe — but life on the streets doesn’t seem to have become any easier for the country’s citizens
21 November 2019 - 04:00
On November 14 2017, Zimbabwe’s army pulled off a brazen operation: it seized President Robert Mugabe and his family, placing them under house arrest. A week later, on November 21, a frail-looking Mugabe announced his resignation. It was an ignominious end to a decades-long reign.
Ordinary Zimbabweans celebrated. For many, Mugabe was the cause of the country’s economic ruin. In the euphoria of the moment, thousands of jubilant citizens gathered in the capital, Harare. They embraced and took selfies with soldiers — heroes who had brought down the autocratic regime...
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