Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Becomes Mugabe – Zimbabwe Moves to Scrap Elections and Extend Rule to 2030

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken a major step toward extending his grip on power, after cabinet approved draft legislation that could allow him to remain in office until at least 2030.

The move has sparked fears that Mnangagwa is following in the authoritarian footsteps of his former boss, Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years before being removed in a military coup in 2017.

Under the proposed changes, presidents would no longer be elected directly by the people. Instead,…