Zimbabwe: Familiar Unrest in Zimbabwe

A potential coup against President Mnangagwa offers little prospect of real change.

Zimbabwean President Emerson Mnangagwa came to power via military coup in 2017, when his longtime boss Robert Mugabe was ousted. With the armed forces’ assistance, he has retained his office through two dubious elections. But lately, he seems worried about history repeating itself. In recent months he has replaced the head of the intelligence service, the chief of police, and the commander of the army in what…