Tag: Mugabe
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Learn from fall of Mugabe, Idi Amin, Gaddafi, others – Methodist Prelate warns Nigerian politicians
The Prelate of the Methodist Church, Dr Samuel Kanu-Uche on Monday advised politicians in the country to behave themselves and learn from the fall of Robbert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and other sit-tight leaders. Kanu-Uche also advised politicians who think they could rig themselves into elected positions to know that Nigerians were now wiser. The prelate…
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South Africa should have done more to stop my removal from office – Mugabe
Ousted Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe has accused neighbouring South Africa of not doing enough to stop his removal from office last year. The former Zimbabwean ruler said his regional neighbours betrayed him “in a sense”, in an interview with the privately-owned Zimbabwe Independent newspaper and other regional and international media. “When you look at their…
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Mugabe laments, says his wife, ‘Grace now cries everyday’
Ousted Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe has revealed that his wife, Grace cries daily. He explained that Grace weeps over the harassment she receives, especially over her doctorate degree. This is the first time Mugabe would speak on the emotional torment of his wife, three months after he was forced out of office by the military.…
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Unforgettable Moments – Azu Ishiekwene
There are many reasons why the world will not forget 2017. In just one year of his presidency, Donald Trump has changed the world beyond recognition. He has been compared to John Adams, Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and John Tyler – all 19th Century US Presidents whose gift of rage made some wonder if they…
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Mugabe out of Zimbabwe to Singapore
Former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, his first foreign travel since the army forced him from office in November, a state security official said on Tuesday. The 93-year-old, who ruled the southern African nation for 37 years, resigned after the army and his ruling ZANU-PF party…
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Mugabe praises China for investing, maintaining friendly relations with Africa
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Friday praised China for maintaining friendly relations with Africa and the developing world at large, as well as for providing assistance to the continent. In an interview with Chinese media, Mugabe told Xinhua he is glad to see that China has prioritised relations with African countries for decades and…
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Zimbabwe’s Harare International Airport to be named after President Mugabe
Harare International Airport would be renamed after President Robert Mugabe with effect from Nov. 2017, a Cabinet Minister said on Friday. Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Joram Gumbo, told state media that the airport would be renamed Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport after the International Civil Aviation Organisation approved the proposed change of names. “The…
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Mugabe’s wife, Grace back in Zimbabwe after being accused of assault in South Africa
Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, returned home on Tuesday from South Africa after failing to turn herself in to police in Johannesburg to face charges of assaulting a model in a hotel room. There was no immediate public comment on the case from Grace, 52, a possible successor to her husband President Robert Mugabe, 93,…
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Zimbabwe’s opposition unites to end Mugabe’s four-decade rule
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai re-united with his former allies on Saturday to forge a coalition aimed at ending President Robert Mugabe’s near four-decade hold on power in elections next year. Mugabe, in power since independence from British colonial rule in 1980, has been endorsed as his party’s candidate for next year’s vote despite…
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Zimbabwe 2018: I’m going nowhere, 93-year-old Mugabe declares
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Saturday said he was not stepping down nor dying and that there was no one with his political stature who could immediately take over from him. The 93-year-old leader has been in charge in the former British colony since independence in 1980. His health is closely watched by Zimbabweans,…