Harare, Zimbabwe
Unrest after vote: Zimbabwe’s army opened fire on opposition supporters in the capital, Harare, this week, killing at least one, following protests over the results of a historic election. The vote was the first since Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980 that did not feature Robert Mugabe. The 94-year-old dictator was ousted in November and replaced as president by Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, a former ally turned foe. Backers of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, angry at a delay in the release of the vote count, began rioting in central Harare, saying the election commission was supporting Mnangagwa and trying to steal the election from their candidate, Nelson Chamisa, 40. The commission announced that the ruling party, ZANU-PF, had won at least 109 out of 210 seats in Parliament. As The Week went to press, the winner of the presidential election had yet to be announced.