The Euphoria in Zimbabwe Over Mugabe's Resignation Will Be Short-Lived

So Robert Mugabe has resigned after all.

And there is dancing in the streets of Harare.

But the euphoria will be short-lived.

Money is worthless, jobs are scarce and life is short. If bullets don't kill you then HIV will.

It's doubtful that Mugabe's probable successor Emmerson Mnangagwa will be any better. After all, Mnangagwa is responsible for many of the human rights atrocities carried out in Mugabe's name.

Even if Mnangagwa was a benevolent sort Zimbabwe is so overwhelmed with poverty and misery it may take a century to get the country back where it was prior to the revolution. And that is an optimistic assessment.

I don't begrudge Zimbabweans celebrating in the streets. But the joy will not last for long.