Zimbabwe army ends intervention that led to Mugabe's ouster

[WhiteTara]

Source: AFP

Harare (AFP) - Zimbabwe's army chiefs announced Monday the end of the military intervention which forced former president Robert Mugabe to resign, while urging citizens to remain alert and allow a smooth transition of government.

"The defence and security services come before you to pronounce the end of Operation Restore Legacy," Zimbabwe National Army commander Phillip Valerio Sibanda told journalists.

"Normalcy has now returned to our country. We want to thank all Zimbabweans for their support, patience and understanding during the five weeks of Operation Restore Legacy," he added.

Sibanda also called on people to be on alert for "malcontents and saboteurs".

"Your defence and security services would like to remind all Zimbabweans to remain vigilant and report any suspicious objects and individuals to law enforcement agents.

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They may have democracy before us!

[Hortensis]

1. Well, considering that the new appointed president has

himself appointed a bunch of military men to his cabinet and other positions, somehow I doubt the "intervention" is over, just moved to a new stage and form.

I've read little about poor Zimbabwe, but analyses have not exactly been positive about prospects for a government committed to the wellbeing of its people.