President Robert Mugabe has warned there will be no ‘Arab Spring’ in Zimbabwe after protests against his decades-long rule descended into violence on Friday.<br /><br /> A so-called ‘mega demonstration’ was held in the capital Harare amid opponents’ outrage that the 92-year-old is standing for re-election.<br /><br /> “You don’t know when it will evolve into what,” said opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. <br /><br /> “But what I can assure you is that the people’s anger is very deep. People’s desperation is very deep. And I think in my view it must not relent.”<br /><br /> Protesters want international observers to monitor the ballot in 2018, fearing it will be rigged.<br /><br /> Despite tear gas and water cannon that forced opposition leaders and demonstrators to flee, activists have warned that this was just the first in a series of protests.<br />
