Zimbabwe Police Clash with Protesters Over Worsening Economic Conditions
Police clashed with protesters, some of them doctors, nurses, and civil workers who have been demonstrating over austerity measures that have led to a decrease in living conditions, Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, November 6.
The country's economy has seen shortages of fuel and medicine, while prices of everyday goods have gone up.
Zimbabwe has a legacy of hyperinflation caused by economic mismanagement under ex-president Robert Mugabe.
The United States and European Union imposed sanctions on former President Mugabe and dozens of his allies in 2002. The sanctions were a response to what then-U.S. President George W. Bush called a systematic campaign to repress dissent and undermine Zimbabwe's democratic institutions.
The travel and financial sanctions targeted only Mugabe and his supporters, not the entire country. But Zimbabwean leaders, including current President Emmerson Mnangagwa, blame them for blocking development of Zimbabwe's economy. (AFP/VOA)
