President Mnangagwa Eats Cake in Belarus While Zimbabwe Burns
As his government orders another nationwide Internet shutdown, ignoring local and global condemnation of its brutal crackdown against protestors, President Emmerson Mnangagwa continues to travel the world, leaving Russia for Belarus. After he was seen in videos eating cake upon arrival in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, critics ridiculed the Zanu-PF leader for being unpresidential.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa eats cake in Belarus.
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Zimbabwe:
Opposition Urges President to Dump Tour, Come and Deal With Unrest
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Zimbabwe:
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Zimbabwe:
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Zimbabwe:
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Zimbabwe:
EU Blasts Harare's Crackdown, UK Summons London Ambassador
New Zimbabwe, 18 January 2019
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