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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Calvin Manika

Amid Zimbabwe’s political crisis, hope and frustration brew

Women walk across a deserted street in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe, on March 31, 2025, following calls for an antigovernment protest [Aaron Ufumeli/AP Photo]

Harare, Zimbabwe – On a sunny April afternoon, 41-year-old Tawanda Zvamaida sat with four friends at an outdoor bar. They were discussing recent antigovernment protests where police arrested about half of the 200 protesters.

On March 31, protesters gathered following a call for demonstrations by a former member of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s party.

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