But if Africa fails to dislodge him he may instead point to a possible future: an awful reminder that holding bogus elections does not make governments accountable, let alone removable.

• 但是，如果非洲不能“倒戈”穆加贝，他反而还有东山再起的机会：令人心悸的是，他如果操纵大选就不会成立一个有限政府了，更不用说让他下野了。