NDWG requests African Union intervention in Zimbabwe

A term-extension push just triggered an African Union petition that frames Zimbabwe’s constitutional changes as a straight-up power grab.

NDWG escalates to the African Union

• National Democratic Working Group, led by Job Sikhala, filed the petition.
• Zenzo Nkomo addressed Mahmoud Ali Youssouf in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• February 11 letter flags alleged constitutional tampering.
• The group wants the African Union to step in fast.

Claims of unconstitutional power play

• Petition labels the amendment drive a coup in motion.
• Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term extension sits at the center.
• NDWG cites Article 30 of the AU Constitutive Act.
• The Lomé Declaration from 2000 gets invoked as backup.

Call for the suspension of Zimbabwe

• Nkomo argues Zimbabwe should face suspension.
• Article 30 bars regimes formed through unconstitutional means.
• Movement says AU rules bind all member states.
• Leaders insist that silence from the union is unacceptable.

Allegations of repression and abuses

• NDWG alleges arrests targeting peaceful anti-coup campaigners.
• Reports claim rising human rights violations.
• Lives are said to have been lost.
• The petition frames the situation as escalating rapidly.

The government moves on the amendment Bill

• Ziyambi Ziyambi tabled the amendment Bill before Cabinet.
• Cabinet submission kicked off the formal process.
• Opposition and civic groups voiced loud objections.
• The African Union has not issued a response yet.