In the aftermath of the intervention by the military in Zimbabwe that led to yesterday's resignation of President Robert Mugabe, there was a strong call from Zimbabweans for the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to not get involved.
Zimbabwean newspaper mogul Trevor Ncube, for example, launched a series of tweets with the hashtag #SADCBackOffZim. Zimbabwean author and journalist Peter Godwin tweeted: 'There is a special place in hell for anyone - SADC, Zuma, AU - that tries to get between a scorned dictator and his people. Zimbabwe has been cheated of real change before; it can't be allowed to happen again.'
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