Such perfectly applies to Zimbabwean authorities who have over the past two years sought to disguise an unquestionable military coup d’etat as a popular revolution — possibly in an effort to attain both local and international acceptance for something that is generally frowned upon. Only 24 hours after issuing that grave statement, on 14 November military tanks were reportedly spotted rolling into the capital Harare — a strangely unusual occurrence, that swiftly raised suspicions that, true to the generals’ warning, a military coup d’etat was underway. Here, another key note needs to be highlighted – the ordinary people of Zimbabwe were not involved at all. In other words, as the coup d’etat was effectively now well underway, Zimbabwean citizenry had played absolutely no role. It was most shameful and unfortunate that so many people – including the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) – agreed to be part of this charade, and manipulated for a Zanu PF factional fighting cause.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 29, 2019 02:48 UTC