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Rumours of a coup in Zim
You might want to pay this some attention” was the cryptic note from a long-standing Zimbabwean friend, attached to an article from Zimbabwe’s State-owned Herald newspaper: “There’s no ‘noise in the cockpit’, as there is oneness, unity of purpose and true comradeship in the country’s Presidium . . . The popularity of the government of Zimbabwe and the leadership of President ED Mnangagwa continues to grow, to the extent that, if we were to hold a plebiscite or referendum, it would be a foregone conclusion, for we have already won the hearts and minds of the people of Zimbabwe.”.
Fall of the Kivu
I wrote last month that US President Donald Trump’s neo-imperialism could significantly destabilise the African continent – especially where colonial boundaries sit uncomfortably on language lines and jar with the continent’s precolonial kingdoms. I suggested that militarily stronger States like Rwanda might seize the opportunity to extend their borders – because they can.