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Zimbabwe army out on streets in Harare; US, UK ask citizens to stay indoors

Zimbabwe army out on streets in Harare; US, UK ask citizens to stay indoors on Business Standard. Speculation has been rife in Harare that Mugabe could seek to remove Chiwenga.

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Zimbabwe army out on streets in Harare; US, UK ask citizens to stay indoors

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  1. Zimbabwe army out on streets in Harare; US, UK ask citizens to stay indoors Speculation has been rife in Harare that Mugabe could seek to remove Chiwenga, who is seen as an ally of ousted Mnangagwa. Zimbabwe army out on streets in Harare; US, UK ask citizens to stay indoors on Business Standard. Speculation has been rife in Harare that Mugabe could seek to remove Chiwenga.

  2. International News : The US embassy in Zimbabwe today warned its citizens in the country to “shelter in place” due to “ongoing political uncertainty” as the crisis threatening President Robert Mugabe’s government deepened. “As a result of the ongoing political uncertainty through the night, the Ambassador has instructed all employees to remain home (Wednesday),” the embassy in Harare said in a statement. Mugabe ZANU-PF party accused army chief General Constantino Chiwenga on Tuesday of “treasonable conduct”. The public dispute has presented a major test for Mugabe, who is in increasingly frail health. Chiwenga had demanded that Mugabe stop purges of senior party figures, including vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was dismissed last week. ZANU-PF said Chiwenga’s stance was “clearly calculated to disturb national peace… and suggests treasonable conduct on his part as this was meant to incite insurrection”. Before being ousted, Mnangagwa had clashed repeatedly with Mugabe’s wife Grace, 52, who is seen as vying with Mnangagwa to be the next president. As the situation deteriorated overnight, the US embassy in Harare warned its citizens in the country to “shelter in place” due to “ongoing political uncertainty”. The armoured vehicles spotted outside Harare alarmed many residents as Chiwenga had warned of possible military intervention. The army’s spokesman was not available to comment. “I saw a long convoy of military vehicles,” a female fruit seller told AFP, while other witnesses took to social media to confirm the reports. Click to Read → Army seizes Zimbabwe state broadcaster

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