Zimbabwe brands US ambassador 'a thug' as crackdown on dissent intensifies
by Jason Burke Africa correspondent and Nyasha Chingo from on (#567YT)
Ruling Zanu-PF accuses US delegate of fomenting unrest ahead of planned anti-corruption demonstrations
Zimbabwe's ruling party has threatened the US ambassador with expulsion, amid an intensifying crackdown on opposition and union activists ahead of planned anti-corruption demonstrations on Friday.
Officials from the Zanu-PF called ambassador Brian Nichols a thug" who was fomenting unrest by funding protest organisers.
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