Note to Zimbabwe: hold the champagne

Robert Mugabe is on his way out, but the road ahead may not lead to democracy.

ZImbabwe's Robert Mugabe, left, pictured with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in 2014, is clinging to his 37-year hold on power despite rejection from thousands of protesting Zimbabweans and his own party. UN photograph by Amanda Voisard

Opinion

BY LISA VAN DUSEN

November 22, 2017

The world reeled in wonder this week as the kleptocratic rule of Robert Mugabe came to an end in the face of Zimbabwe’s belated addition to the list of countries throughout the Middle East and parts of Africa that have adopted genuine democracy since the 2011 Arab Spring. Okay, that’s not entir...

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