One of Africa’s longest-serving heads of state turns 93 today — but is showing no signs of slowing down. In an interview to state media to celebrate the occasion, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe confirmed that he intends to run for president in the 2018 general election, Reuters reported.
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Mugabe has been in power in the southern African country since 1980.
President Robert Mugabe arrives to chair ZANU PF’s Politburo meeting at the party headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe, on February 15, 2017. Photo – Reuters President Robert Mugabe arrives to chair ZANU PF’s Politburo meeting at the party headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe, on February 15, 2017.
.com | EXCLUSIVE: Joice Mujuru ‘is not a leader, we’re fed up of her dictatorial tendencies’
A Zimbabwean woman, 48, reportedly tried to kill herself after learning that her eldest son wanted to marry a sex worker. Harare – Fired lieutenants of Zimbabwe’s ex-vice president Joice Mujuru have hit back at their former boss, saying that she cannot sack them from the opposition Zimbabwe People First , as they are elders of the party.
Zimbabwe: Obama’s ‘Hostile Goodbye’ to Mugabe
Outgoing United States President Barack Obama has extended sanctions against Zimbabwe by at least another year, a report said on Sunday. This came as reports on Friday indicated that Obama’s administration was set to ease sanctions against Sudan and broaden now limited talks with the long estranged African government.