Morocco has generally fared better than other countries in the region, but poverty is high in rural areas like the town where the stampede took place.
In a 20-minute speech to the African nation on Sunday night, President Robert G. Mugabe, flanked by members of the military, refused to say whether he would resign after nearly 40 years in power.
A young woman who grew up in Zimbabwe now sits thousands of miles away, glued to Twitter. “We have yet to see what this new day brings, but we are ready for change,” she says.
The embattled president was also set to meet with the military commander who placed him under house arrest to negotiate his departure.
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