After Mugabe, African leaders ponder own fateNAIROBI (Reuters) - Hours after Zimbabwe s Robert Mugabe was forced out after 37 years in power, Uganda s president, another former guerrilla in office for more than three decades, was tweeting about pay rises for civil servants and bright prospects for his army tank crews.  Supporters of long-serving African leaders dismiss parallels with Zimbabwe, where Mugabe s former deputy - sacked during a power struggle with Mugabe s wife - is about to take power with military and public backing. [nL8N1NS0IR] But Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni s tweets, which come amid rising anger at the 73-year-old s attempts to prolong his rule, suggest he is looking south and wondering about his own fate.  Now that the economic situation in Uganda is improving, the government will be able to look into raising of salaries of soldiers, public servants, health workers and teachers and also deal with institutional housing,  Museveni tweeted on Wednesday. It was unclear what improvement he meant. Uganda s faltering economy is growing too slowly to absorb a booming population of 37 million. The number of citizens spending less than a dollar a day has surged to 27 percent, the statistics office reported in September, up from 20 percent five years ago. Museveni s office was not immediately available for comment on the tweets, but John Baptist Nambeshe, a ruling party lawmaker who opposes the president s attempts to have an age limit on his post lifted, said there was no coincidence.  The timing couldn t have been coincidental. It was to underscore his might, that probably the military is still solidly behind him, unlike in Zimbabwe,  Nambeshe told Reuters. Museveni may not be alone. Several African leaders have faced popular opposition in recent years, from Togo, where thousands protested this autumn, to Gabon, where riots broke out last year after President Ali Bongo was re-elected in a disputed vote.  Mugabe s fall has raised hopes among opposition politicians that other long-serving leaders will fall, but also stoked fears that those who replace them may be no better. President since 1986, Museveni is among Africa s longest-serving leaders. They include Equatorial Guinea s Teodoro Obiang, president for 38 years; Cameroon s Paul Biya, president for 35 years; Congo s Denis Sassou Nguesso, president for two stints totaling 33 years. The Gnassingb  family have ruled Togo and the Bongo family have ruled Gabon for half a century, while the Kabila family have run the Democratic Republic of Congo for 20 years. Some countries allow only two presidential terms, but several have rolled back such legislation.  In Cameroon, Biya scrapped term limits and cracked down on the opposition. In Congo, Nguesso jailed an opposition leader this year for protesting against removal of term limits.  Franck Essi, secretary-general of the opposition Cameroon Peoples  Party, said opposition movements were closely watching events in Zimbabwe.  Leaders must put in place mechanisms for a democratic and peaceful transition that will allow new leadership. If not, sooner or later, the people who are suffocating will wake up,  he said.   Some places have already seen change. Burkina Faso s Blaise Compaore was ousted by protests in 2014 as he tried to change the constitution and extend his decades-long rule. In January, Gambia s erratic ruler Yahya Jammeh fled after regional pressure ended his 22-year reign. Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos stepped down this year after four decades in power; his handpicked successor has pushed out some key dos Santos allies.  For many nations, a Zimbabwe-style switch in the loyalties of the armed forces or a rift in the inner circle represents one of the few ways that rulers might be forced from power. Despite Zimbabwe s well-established opposition, change didn t come until Mugabe s inner circle fell out over his succession plans, and the military put him under house arrest.  Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson, a top Togolese opposition official, said they had hoped for a Zimbabwean-type change of power where the military came over to their side.   We d wanted the Togolese army to fight alongside us. We were moved seeing that Zimbabwe s army and civilian population were all in the streets dancing. That s what we want in Togo,  she said.  There will be change in Zimbabwe this year and there will be in Togo too.   A slump in commodities prices has deprived some nations of the resources they have traditionally used to muffle protests. In some cases, corruption has also emptied state coffers.  In central Africa, Congo s Kabila has repeatedly postponed elections after refusing to step down at the end of his term last year, sparking deadly protests. Jean-Pierre Kambila, Kabila s deputy chief of staff, tweeted that Zimbabwe s protests were a colonial fantasy.  A fabricated demonstration dreamed up by those who do not accept the liberation of Africa. Other Mugabes will be born. Nothing to worry about,  he wrote.  Uganda, a key Western ally set to begin exporting its substantial oil reserves, removed term limits in 2005 to extend Museveni s rule.  The east African nation has seen far less violence under Museveni than the two dictators who preceded him. But now tensions are rising as social services crumble and parliamentarians attempt to remove a constitutional age cap that would bar Museveni from standing in the next election. Police have used deadly force against protesters, and repeatedly arrested the main opposition leader. Security forces dragged parliamentarians opposing the bill out of the legislature. On Wednesday, police raided a popular newspaper, detaining eight staff. [nL8N1NS3M0] [nL8N1MV20F] Okello Oryem, Uganda s state minister for foreign affairs, dismissed any parallels with Zimbabwe, saying Mugabe s overthrow was the result of Western interference.   The intelligence services of the West have worked day and night to bring down Zimbabwe,  he told Reuters.  Citizen pressure in Zimbabwe can only work if and when the army allows it.  But another Ugandan opposition leader, Asuman Basalirwa, warned that national leaders who refused to step down risked plunging their countries into conflict. Military intervention to end dictatorships ultimately leads to more repression, he said, something that many feared might be in store for Zimbabwe.   It is time for the continent to democratize,  he said.  Those who have not yet experienced what happened in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and now Zimbabwe should just wait for their turn because it will surely come.   worldnews
after mugabe african leaders ponder fatenairobi reuters hours zimbabwe robert mugabe forced years power uganda president another former guerrilla office three decades meeting pay rises civil servants bright prospects army tank crews supporters african leaders dismiss parallels zimbabwe mugabe former deputy sacked power struggle mugabe wife take power military public backing but uganda president power museveni tweets come amid rising anger attempts prolong rule suggest looking south wondering fate now economic situation uganda improving government able look raising salaries soldiers public servants health workers teachers also deal institutional housing museveni tweeted wednesday it unclear improvement meant uganda altering economy growing slowly absorb booming population million the number citizens spending less dollar day surged percent statistics office reported september percent five years ago museveni office immediately available comment tweets john baptist nambeshe ruling party lawmaker opposes president attempts age limit post lifted said coincidence the timing coincidental it underscore might probably military still solidly behind unlike zimbabwe nambeshe told reuters museveni may alone several african leaders faced popular opposition recent years logo thousands protested autumn gaon riots broke last year president ali congo disputed vote mugabe fall raised hopes among opposition politicians leaders fall also stored fears replace may better president since museveni among africa leaders they include equatorial guinea todor owing president years cameroon paul bia president years congo denis saison guess president two stints totaling years the gnassingb family ruled logo congo family ruled gaon half century nabla family run democratic republic congo years some countries allow two presidential terms several rolled back legislation in cameroon bia scrapped term limits cracked opposition in congo guess jailed opposition leader year protesting removal term limits france ssi opposition cameroon peoples party said opposition movements closely watching events zimbabwe leaders must put place mechanisms democratic peaceful transition allow new leadership if sooner later people suffocating wake said some places already seen change burkina faso base compare ousted protests tried change constitution extend rule in january gambit erratic ruler yahoo jammed fled regional pressure ended reign angola president jose eduardo dos santos stepped year four decades power handpicked successor pushed key dos santos allies for many nations switch loyalties armed forces rift inner circle represents one ways rulers might forced power despite zimbabwe opposition change come mugabe inner circle fell succession plans military put house arrest brigitte top togolese opposition official said hoped change power military came side we wanted togolese army fight alongside us we moved seeing zimbabwe army civilian population streets dancing that want logo said there change zimbabwe year logo a slump commodities prices deprived nations resources traditionally used muscle protests in cases corruption also emptied state offers in central africa congo nabla repeatedly postponed elections refusing step end term last year sparking deadly protests zambia nabla deputy chief staff tweeted zimbabwe protests colonial fantasy a fabricated demonstration dreamed accept liberation africa other mugabes born nothing worry wrote uganda key western ally set begin exporting substantial oil reserves removed term limits extend museveni rule the east african nation seen far less violence museveni two dictators preceded but tensions rising social services rumble parliamentarians attempt remove constitutional age cap would bar museveni standing next election police used deadly force protesters repeatedly arrested main opposition leader security forces dragged parliamentarians opposing bill legislature on wednesday police raided popular newspaper retaining eight staff cello order uganda state minister foreign affairs dismissed parallels zimbabwe saying mugabe overthrow result western interference the intelligence services west worked day night bring zimbabwe told reuters citizen pressure zimbabwe work army allows but another uganda opposition leader human basalirwa warned national leaders refused step risked plugging countries conflict military intervention end dictatorship ultimately leads repression said something many feared might store zimbabwe it time continent democratic said those yet experienced happened egypt tunisia libya zimbabwe wait turn surely come worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: After Mugabe, African leaders ponder own fateNAIROBI (Reuters) - Hours after Zimbabwe s Robert Mugabe was forced out after 37 years in power, Uganda s president, another former guerrilla in office for more than three decades, was tweeting about pay rises for civil servants and bright prospects for his army tank crews.  Supporters of long-serving African leaders dismiss parallels with Zimbabwe, where Mugabe s former deputy - sacked during a power struggle with Mugabe s wife - is about to take power with military and public backing. [nL8N1NS0IR] But Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni s tweets, which come amid rising anger at the 73-year-old s attempts to prolong his rule, suggest he is looking south and wondering about his own fate.  Now that the economic situation in Uganda is improving, the government will be able to look into raising of salaries of soldiers, public servants, health workers and teachers and also deal with institutional housing,  Museveni tweeted on Wednesday. It was unclear what improvement he meant. Uganda s faltering economy is growing too slowly to absorb a booming population of 37 million. The number of citizens spending less than a dollar a day has surged to 27 percent, the statistics office reported in September, up from 20 percent five years ago. Museveni s office was not immediately available for comment on the tweets, but John Baptist Nambeshe, a ruling party lawmaker who opposes the president s attempts to have an age limit on his post lifted, said there was no coincidence.  The timing couldn t have been coincidental. It was to underscore his might, that probably the military is still solidly behind him, unlike in Zimbabwe,  Nambeshe told Reuters. Museveni may not be alone. Several African leaders have faced popular opposition in recent years, from Togo, where thousands protested this autumn, to Gabon, where riots broke out last year after President Ali Bongo was re-elected in a disputed vote.  Mugabe s fall has raised hopes among opposition politicians that other long-serving leaders will fall, but also stoked fears that those who replace them may be no better. President since 1986, Museveni is among Africa s longest-serving leaders. They include Equatorial Guinea s Teodoro Obiang, president for 38 years; Cameroon s Paul Biya, president for 35 years; Congo s Denis Sassou Nguesso, president for two stints totaling 33 years. The Gnassingb  family have ruled Togo and the Bongo family have ruled Gabon for half a century, while the Kabila family have run the Democratic Republic of Congo for 20 years. Some countries allow only two presidential terms, but several have rolled back such legislation.  In Cameroon, Biya scrapped term limits and cracked down on the opposition. In Congo, Nguesso jailed an opposition leader this year for protesting against removal of term limits.  Franck Essi, secretary-general of the opposition Cameroon Peoples  Party, said opposition movements were closely watching events in Zimbabwe.  Leaders must put in place mechanisms for a democratic and peaceful transition that will allow new leadership. If not, sooner or later, the people who are suffocating will wake up,  he said.   Some places have already seen change. Burkina Faso s Blaise Compaore was ousted by protests in 2014 as he tried to change the constitution and extend his decades-long rule. In January, Gambia s erratic ruler Yahya Jammeh fled after regional pressure ended his 22-year reign. Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos stepped down this year after four decades in power; his handpicked successor has pushed out some key dos Santos allies.  For many nations, a Zimbabwe-style switch in the loyalties of the armed forces or a rift in the inner circle represents one of the few ways that rulers might be forced from power. Despite Zimbabwe s well-established opposition, change didn t come until Mugabe s inner circle fell out over his succession plans, and the military put him under house arrest.  Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson, a top Togolese opposition official, said they had hoped for a Zimbabwean-type change of power where the military came over to their side.   We d wanted the Togolese army to fight alongside us. We were moved seeing that Zimbabwe s army and civilian population were all in the streets dancing. That s what we want in Togo,  she said.  There will be change in Zimbabwe this year and there will be in Togo too.   A slump in commodities prices has deprived some nations of the resources they have traditionally used to muffle protests. In some cases, corruption has also emptied state coffers.  In central Africa, Congo s Kabila has repeatedly postponed elections after refusing to step down at the end of his term last year, sparking deadly protests. Jean-Pierre Kambila, Kabila s deputy chief of staff, tweeted that Zimbabwe s protests were a colonial fantasy.  A fabricated demonstration dreamed up by those who do not accept the liberation of Africa. Other Mugabes will be born. Nothing to worry about,  he wrote.  Uganda, a key Western ally set to begin exporting its substantial oil reserves, removed term limits in 2005 to extend Museveni s rule.  The east African nation has seen far less violence under Museveni than the two dictators who preceded him. But now tensions are rising as social services crumble and parliamentarians attempt to remove a constitutional age cap that would bar Museveni from standing in the next election. Police have used deadly force against protesters, and repeatedly arrested the main opposition leader. Security forces dragged parliamentarians opposing the bill out of the legislature. On Wednesday, police raided a popular newspaper, detaining eight staff. [nL8N1NS3M0] [nL8N1MV20F] Okello Oryem, Uganda s state minister for foreign affairs, dismissed any parallels with Zimbabwe, saying Mugabe s overthrow was the result of Western interference.   The intelligence services of the West have worked day and night to bring down Zimbabwe,  he told Reuters.  Citizen pressure in Zimbabwe can only work if and when the army allows it.  But another Ugandan opposition leader, Asuman Basalirwa, warned that national leaders who refused to step down risked plunging their countries into conflict. Military intervention to end dictatorships ultimately leads to more repression, he said, something that many feared might be in store for Zimbabwe.   It is time for the continent to democratize,  he said.  Those who have not yet experienced what happened in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and now Zimbabwe should just wait for their turn because it will surely come.   worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: after mugabe african leaders ponder fatenairobi reuters hours zimbabwe robert mugabe forced years power uganda president another former guerrilla office three decades meeting pay rises civil servants bright prospects army tank crews supporters african leaders dismiss parallels zimbabwe mugabe former deputy sacked power struggle mugabe wife take power military public backing but uganda president power museveni tweets come amid rising anger attempts prolong rule suggest looking south wondering fate now economic situation uganda improving government able look raising salaries soldiers public servants health workers teachers also deal institutional housing museveni tweeted wednesday it unclear improvement meant uganda altering economy growing slowly absorb booming population million the number citizens spending less dollar day surged percent statistics office reported september percent five years ago museveni office immediately available comment tweets john baptist nambeshe ruling party lawmaker opposes president attempts age limit post lifted said coincidence the timing coincidental it underscore might probably military still solidly behind unlike zimbabwe nambeshe told reuters museveni may alone several african leaders faced popular opposition recent years logo thousands protested autumn gaon riots broke last year president ali congo disputed vote mugabe fall raised hopes among opposition politicians leaders fall also stored fears replace may better president since museveni among africa leaders they include equatorial guinea todor owing president years cameroon paul bia president years congo denis saison guess president two stints totaling years the gnassingb family ruled logo congo family ruled gaon half century nabla family run democratic republic congo years some countries allow two presidential terms several rolled back legislation in cameroon bia scrapped term limits cracked opposition in congo guess jailed opposition leader year protesting removal term limits france ssi opposition cameroon peoples party said opposition movements closely watching events zimbabwe leaders must put place mechanisms democratic peaceful transition allow new leadership if sooner later people suffocating wake said some places already seen change burkina faso base compare ousted protests tried change constitution extend rule in january gambit erratic ruler yahoo jammed fled regional pressure ended reign angola president jose eduardo dos santos stepped year four decades power handpicked successor pushed key dos santos allies for many nations switch loyalties armed forces rift inner circle represents one ways rulers might forced power despite zimbabwe opposition change come mugabe inner circle fell succession plans military put house arrest brigitte top togolese opposition official said hoped change power military came side we wanted togolese army fight alongside us we moved seeing zimbabwe army civilian population streets dancing that want logo said there change zimbabwe year logo a slump commodities prices deprived nations resources traditionally used muscle protests in cases corruption also emptied state offers in central africa congo nabla repeatedly postponed elections refusing step end term last year sparking deadly protests zambia nabla deputy chief staff tweeted zimbabwe protests colonial fantasy a fabricated demonstration dreamed accept liberation africa other mugabes born nothing worry wrote uganda key western ally set begin exporting substantial oil reserves removed term limits extend museveni rule the east african nation seen far less violence museveni two dictators preceded but tensions rising social services rumble parliamentarians attempt remove constitutional age cap would bar museveni standing next election police used deadly force protesters repeatedly arrested main opposition leader security forces dragged parliamentarians opposing bill legislature on wednesday police raided popular newspaper retaining eight staff cello order uganda state minister foreign affairs dismissed parallels zimbabwe saying mugabe overthrow result western interference the intelligence services west worked day night bring zimbabwe told reuters citizen pressure zimbabwe work army allows but another uganda opposition leader human basalirwa warned national leaders refused step risked plugging countries conflict military intervention end dictatorship ultimately leads repression said something many feared might store zimbabwe it time continent democratic said those yet experienced happened egypt tunisia libya zimbabwe wait turn surely come worldnews