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Zimbabwe president tightens grip on power

Zimbabwe president tightens grip on power

FromFT News in Focus


Zimbabwe president tightens grip on power

FromFT News in Focus

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Nov 27, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Zimbabwe’s veteran president Robert Mugabe has tightened his vice-like grip on power as his ruling Zanu-PF party gears up for a critical conference next week. His vice-president Joice Mujuru has been sidelined amid allegations that she was plotting against him, and the party has amended its constitution to give him sole power to appoint a deputy - or de facto heir apparent. Many people think he is lining up his wife Grace for the role. Fiona Symon spoke to Andrew England about the country's murky politics. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Nov 27, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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News features and analysis from Financial Times reporters around the world. FT News in Focus is produced by Fiona Symon.