Still No Justice for Zimbabwe’s 2018 Post-Election Violence

Click to expand Image Zimbabween soldiers stand guard as citizens run through the Harare's streets, on August 1, 2018. © 2018 ALEX MCBRIDE/AFP/Getty Images After Zimbabwe’s August 2018 presidential election, I witnessed violent abuses on the streets of Harare, the capital, when uniformed soldiers indiscriminately fired live ammunition at people protesting delayed election results. In a Twitter post, President Emmerson Mnangagwa called for “an independent investigation into what occurred in Harare” and said “those responsible should be identified and brought to justice.” Mnangagwa later…

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