Hand grenades were thrown during the final moments of two rallies in Africa on June 23 – one at a huge gathering for Ethiopia's new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, and the other at an election rally for Zimbabwe's president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. On the surface, there are clear parallels between the two attacks: Two new and ambitious African leaders and their supporters were targeted by reactionary forces. But the attacks, their likely perpetrators and the motivations behind them fit into more specific contexts. And perhaps most crucial is the outcome: The failed assassination attempts will not slow the men they were intended to kill. Abiy will press forward with Ethiopia's economic and political openings, while Mnangagwa will proceed with Zimbabwe's July 30 elections. The Everything Man The grenade attack against Ethiopia's Abiy and his supporters was amateurish in nature.