Protests in Zimbabwe – level 1

31-08-2016 15:00

There are protests in Zimbabwe. People are angry at their president. His name is Robert Mugabe. The protesters fight the police. They throw rocks and they set things on fire.

The protesters say that they will protest again. The country has economic problems. This makes people angry. They want an electoral reform, too.

Mugabe is 92 years old. He wants to run for president in 2018 again.

Difficult words: will (“in the future”), electoral (relating to the elections – choosing the leader).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

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