Zimbabwe: arrests and empty streets as military enforces protest ban

Issued on: 31/07/2020 – 23:06

Hundreds of military troops and police clamped down on an anti-government protest this Friday. Scores were arrested. The planned demonstration was against corruption and economic hardship amid skyrocketing inflation. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's critics say his government is increasingly resorting to the authoritarian tactics of the Robert Mugabe era. We speak to our correspondent in Harare.

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Issued on: 31/07/2020 – 23:06

Hundreds of military troops and police clamped down on an anti-government protest this Friday. Scores were arrested. The planned demonstration was against corruption and economic hardship amid skyrocketing inflation. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's critics say his government is increasingly resorting to the authoritarian tactics of the Robert Mugabe era. We speak to our correspondent in Harare.

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Also in tonight's show:

Despite the on-going pandemic, Guinea reopens its mosques for the first day of Eid al-Adha festivities.Read More – Source

france24