As hopes for Zimbabwe dim, Francistown feels the pinch

Mugabe and Mnangagwa
Mugabe and Mnangagwa

FRANCISTOWN: News of the resignation of the then 93-year-old Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe late last year spread fast and sparked celebrations in various parts of Francistown.

Zimbabweans and some Batswana in the city sang, whistled and danced in a massive shout of relief, joy and hope.From the early 2000s Mugabe had presided over Zimbabwe’s spectacular economic downfall that left the country swimming in a foreign debt of over $7 billion, 200% more than its GDP. Zimbabwe’s unemployment rate is currently at 90%.

There was widespread enthusiasm that Emmerson Mnangagwa, who controversially took over from Mugabe, would bring comprehensive reforms that would address the Zimbabwean economic crisis.

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