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    Cool Mugabe, Kennedy extol Trump

    Mugabe, Kennedy come out in favor of the Donald...

    Robert Mugabe: Give Donald Trump a chance
    Mon, 20 Feb 2017 - Donald Trump is right that "America is for the Americans", says Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe.
    He went on to express his support for Mr Trump's America-first policy, saying "America for Americans" and "Zimbabwe for Zimbabweans". It is unusual for the veteran head of state to publicly back any US president. The US imposed sanctions such as travel bans and an assets freeze on Mr Mugabe and his allies in 2001. The sanctions were imposed over allegations of human rights abuses and election rigging. Zimbabwe's government says they caused the country's economic collapse. Most experts however blame Mr Mugabe's seizure of white-owned farms, which used to be Zimbabwe's economic backbone.

    With Mr Trump's reputation for being unconventional, Mr Mugabe is hoping his administration might decide to lift the sanctions. "Give him time," Zimbabwe's leader said of Mr Trump in an interview aired ahead of his 93rd birthday on Tuesday. "Mr Trump might even re-look [at] the sanctions on Zimbabwe." President Trump has caused global uproar over his policies, including his ban on people from seven mainly Muslim countries entering the US, although this has been overturned by the courts, and his pledge to rebuild the US economy on "America-first" principles.


    Robert Mugabe is known for his fierce opposition to previous US presidents

    Mr Mugabe is unfazed by such policies as he seems to identify with Mr Trump's brand of nationalism. "When it comes to Donald Trump... talking of American nationalism, well America for America, America for Americans - on that we agree. Zimbabwe for Zimbabweans," Mr Mugabe said. As far as the nonagenarian president is concerned, there is more hope with Mr Trump in the White House than if it had been Hilary Clinton. "I was surprised by his election, but I did not like Madam Clinton to win either," he said. "I knew she could slap sanctions on us as a legacy."

    President Mugabe, Africa's oldest head of state, also repeated that he is not ready to step down from power. "The majority of the people feel that there is no replacement, successor who to them is acceptable, as acceptable as I am," he told state media. His Zanu-PF party has endorsed Mr Mugabe as its candidate in elections due next year.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39027611
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    Robert Kennedy Jr.:Trump 'Could Be The Greatest President in History If He Wanted To'
    February 17, 2017

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    Mugabe, Kennedy come out in favor of the Donald...

    Robert Mugabe: Give Donald Trump a chance
    Mon, 20 Feb 2017 - Donald Trump is right that "America is for the Americans", says Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe.


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    Robert Kennedy Jr.:Trump 'Could Be The Greatest President in History If He Wanted To'
    February 17, 2017
    I'm hoping the murderous Robert Mugabe gets a big surprise from the Trump administration. And to JFK jr. We don't want president Trump to be another JFK. In my opinion the only reason he is considered "great" is because the establishment made him into something he never was after he was assassinated.


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    Keepin' it in the family...

    Zimbabwe's First Lady Positions Herself for Presidency
    February 27, 2017 - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe marked his 93rd birthday last week by squashing any thought he plans to resign or not seek re-election. "If I feel that I can't do it anymore, I'll say so to my party so that they relieve me," he told state broadcaster ZBC-TV. "But for now I think, I can't say so. The majority of the people feel that there is no replacement, actually. No successor who to them is acceptable, as acceptable as I am."
    That last statement might be true, given the lack of a strong opposition figure in Zimbabwe. However, the president's age means that sooner rather than later, Zimbabweans will have to choose another leader, and the succession battle in the ruling ZANU-PF party has heated up. There are two camps that are openly vying for the presidency: Generation 40, or G40, and Team Lacoste. Generation 40 — which refers to the party's young members — is allied to the president's wife, Grace Mugabe, while Team Lacoste backs Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa.


    Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, center left, and his wife Grace, center are joined by his family as they cut the cake during his 93rd Birthday celebrations in Matopos on the outskirts of Bulawayo

    Lacoste is a reference to the clothing company that uses a crocodile as its logo. Mnangagwa was nicknamed "the crocodile" for his alleged role in planning the Gukurahundi massacres of the early 1980s, in which 20,000 opposition supporters were killed. President Mugabe has acknowledged the existence of the two rival camps and their feuding, and has ordered them to "stop it." But in his 93rd birthday interview, the Zimbabwean leader spoke glowingly of his wife, describing her as "well-seasoned," of "very strong character," and "very much accepted by the people."

    That Grace Mugabe has the president's favor is also evidenced by the fate of anyone she identifies as a threat to the president. Joice Mujuru was deposed as vice president in 2014 after the first lady accused her of wanting to overthrow Mugabe.


    Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace, look on during the Defense Force's 36th Anniversary celebrations in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe

    More recently, Mnangagwa and his supporters have been a target of the first lady's wrath. "We have seen people wearing T-shirts with Zimbabwean flags labeled Lacoste, and when we asked them, they said Lacoste is a perfume. We are not fools. Do not take us for fools," she said. "They will not take over from Mugabe. I will rather put him in a wheelbarrow to work because we have realized that those we thought were being groomed as leaders are sell-outs."

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    Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Turns 93 With No Plans to Step Down
    February 25, 2017 — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is celebrating his 93rd birthday amid granite hills where ancient spirits are said to dwell, defying calls to resign after nearly four decades in power in a region known for opposing the man who says he’ll run again in 2018 elections.
    Thousands of government supporters, some wearing clothing adorned with Mugabe’s image, converged in Matabeleland on Saturday for a birthday bash and show of strength for the ruling ZANU-PF party, beset by squabbling in the past year as the elderly president weakened and factions, one including his wife Grace, sparred ahead of an expected power vacuum.

    In power since 1980

    Mugabe, a former rebel leader who took power after independence from white minority rule in 1980, declared a few days ago that most Zimbabweans think nobody can replace him. The longevity of the world’s oldest head of state is a source of heartache for Zimbabwe’s splintered opposition and uncertainty for investors, leaving the economically struggling country in limbo. Zimbabwe’s challenges include a strike by doctors over working conditions that has forced army and police doctors to deploy in public hospitals. Conditions at hospitals were already deteriorating because of poor staffing and low supplies of medicine. The government has endured other crises, rejecting decades of opposition and Western allegations about human rights violations, voting irregularities and economic mismanagement.


    Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe cuts his birthday cake as he marks his 93rd birthday at his offices in Harare, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Mugabe described his wife Grace, an increasingly political figure, as "fireworks" in an interview

    Mugabe, who turned 93 Tuesday, has been serenaded at a palace cake-cutting by singers who wished him “many more” birthdays. Air Zimbabwe, the cash-strapped national carrier, and other entities took out birthday notices in pro-government media. Dancers and musicians performed ahead of Saturday’s party at a school in Matopo Hills, on the outskirts of Bulawayo city with caves and rock art dating back thousands of years.

    Enemies lay nearby

    The region, whose mystical-looking rock formations have been the setting for religious ceremonies, is also associated with the often violent fissures of pre- and post-colonial Africa. British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes is buried there. It is also the site of mass graves of some of the thousands of Ndebele people killed in the 1980s by a North Korea-trained military unit loyal to Mugabe, a member of the rival Shona ethnic group. The memory of that episode prompted some anti-government activists to denounce the selection of Matopo Hills for Mugabe’s birthday party, though ruling party figures said it will promote tourism in the area.

    Mugabe’s state security minister at the time of the killings, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is now a vice president and possible successor. Mnangagwa is also sticking to the official script that Mugabe is the only option for now, denouncing any “mad young people” in the ZANU-PF party who want him to oust Mugabe. Such dissenters, some born after independence in 1980, should be expelled from a party with “a liberation struggle history,” he said, according to the state-run Herald newspaper.The ruling party, Mnangagwa said, “will rule forever” and will vote for Mugabe in next year’s elections.

    http://www.voanews.com/a/zimbabwe-mu...y/3739536.html
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    Say what???

    Mugabe named as goodwill ambassador by WHO
    20 Oct.`17 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe as a "goodwill ambassador" to help tackle non-communicable diseases.
    New WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised Zimbabwe for its commitment to public health. But critics say that during Mr Mugabe's 37-year rule Zimbabwe's health services have deteriorated, with staff regularly unpaid and medicines in short supply. Dr Tedros, who is Ethiopian, is the first African to lead the WHO. He was elected with a mandate to tackle perceived politicisation in the organisation. Dr Tedros replaced Margaret Chan, who stepped down from her 10-year post in June.


    Critics say health services have collapsed under Mr Mugabe's rule

    Controversial decision

    Imogen Foulkes, BBC News, Geneva

    The appointment of 93-year-old Robert Mugabe will cause astonishment among many WHO member states and donors.

    A goodwill ambassador may be a largely symbolic role, but the symbolism of giving it to a man whose leadership of Zimbabwe has, critics say, coincided with a collapse of its health service, and major human rights abuses, will be very unpopular.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41702662

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    What were they thinking???

    UN draws anger after naming Mugabe goodwill ambassador
    21 Oct.`17 - The United Nations faced criticism on Friday after naming Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe a "goodwill ambassador" to promote health causes, despite the country's dire health crisis under his rule.
    The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) asked Mugabe to serve in the role to help tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart attacks, strokes and asthma across Africa. Mugabe, 93, was in Uruguay for the announcement by WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who said he was "honoured to announce that President Mugabe has agreed to serve as a goodwill ambassador on NCDs for Africa".


    Tedros hailed Zimbabwe as "a country that places universal health coverage and health promotion at the centre of its policies to provide health care to all". Zimbabwe's healthcare system, like many of its public services, has collapsed under Mugabe's authoritarian regime, with most hospitals out of stock of essential medicines and supplies, and nurses and doctors regularly left unpaid.

    'Laughable'

    The appointment angered international rights campaigners and opposition parties, who also accuse Mugabe of violent repression, election rigging and presiding over the country's economic ruin. "Given Mugabe's appalling human rights record, calling him a Goodwill Ambassador for anything embarrasses WHO and Doctor Tedros," Iain Levine, programme director at Human Rights Watch, said on Twitter. The main MDC opposition party in Zimbabwe described the appointment as "laughable". "The Zimbabwe health delivery system is in a shambolic state, it is an insult," MDC spokesperson Obert Gutu told AFP. "Mugabe trashed our health delivery system. He and his family go outside of the country for treatment in Singapore after he allowed our public hospitals to collapse."

    'New feather in President's cap'

    Mugabe, who has been in power since 1980, is in increasingly fragile health and makes regular trips abroad for medical treatment. The state-run Herald newspaper reported the appointment under the headline "New feather in President's cap". It reported that Mugabe told the WHO conference in Montevideo on Wednesday that Zimbabwe had developed a national policy on NCDs and that he had called for more funds for developing nations.

    According to WHO, non-communicable diseases are by far the leading cause of death in the world, killing more than 36 million people each year. The UN agencies such as WHO, UNHCR and Unesco all appoint goodwill ambassadors to highlight specific causes and often draw publicity. The Unicef ambassadors currently include singer Katy Perry and tennis player Serena Williams.

    http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2...ill-ambassador

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    The Rainbow Nation S.Africa/Zimbabwe SJWs got it wrong, yet again.

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    On second thought...

    WHO cancels Robert Mugabe goodwill ambassador role
    Sun, 22 Oct 2017 - The appointment of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe prompted a global outcry and wide-ranging condemnation
    The World Health Organization has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following a widespread outcry. "I have listened carefully to all who have expressed their concerns," WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. He had previously praised Zimbabwe for its commitment to public health. But critics pointed out that Zimbabwe's healthcare system had collapsed in recent years. During the first 20 years of his 37-year rule, Mr Mugabe widely expanded health care, but the system has badly been affected by the collapse of the Zimbabwean economy since 2000.

    Staff often go without pay, medicines are in short supply, and Mr Mugabe, who has outlived the average life expectancy in his country by three decades, travels abroad for medical treatment. Mr Tedros said he had consulted with the Zimbabwean government and decided that rescinding Mr Mugabe's position was "in the best interests of" the WHO. He said he remained "firmly committed to working with all countries and their leaders" to build universal health care. Mr Tedros, elected in May under the slogan "let's prove the impossible is possible" had said he hoped Mr Mugabe would use his goodwill ambassador role to "influence his peers in the region".


    Mr Mugabe often travels abroad for medical treatment

    But the appointment was met by a wave of surprise and condemnation. The UK government, the Canadian prime minister, the Wellcome Trust, the NCD Alliance, UN Watch, the World Heart Federation, Action Against Smoking and Zimbabwean lawyers and social media users were among those who criticised the decision. The BBC's Andrew Harding in Johannesburg reports that Mr Mugabe's supporters are likely to see this episode as Western meddling in Africa.

    Questions follow PR disaster


    Following the storm of criticism from human rights groups and expressions of dismay from many member states, the WHO had little choice but to cancel its plan to make Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador. The about-face will raise questions over the leadership of the WHO's new director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The decision to honour Mr Mugabe is likely to have been taken several weeks ago, and at no point did Mr Tedros seem aware that appointing as goodwill ambassador a man who has been accused of human rights abuses, and of neglecting to the point of collapse his own country's health service, might be controversial. The WHO was supposed to be embarking on a new era of reform. Instead, it is mired in a public relations disaster.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41713919

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    Former loyalists across the country demanded that he step down...

    Mugabe emerges from house arrest amid pressure to exit
    17 Nov.`17 — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe emerged for the first time Friday from military-imposed house arrest, presiding at a university graduation ceremony in a fragile show of normalcy even as former loyalists across the country demanded that he resign after nearly four decades in power.
    In an extraordinary evening newscast, state broadcaster ZBC — for decades, a mouthpiece for the Mugabe government — reported on the surging campaign for his ouster and showed video of ruling party members saying he should resign. Clad in a blue academic gown, the 93-year-old leader earlier joined academics on a red carpet and sat in a high-backed chair in front of several thousand students and guests, a routine he has conducted for many years as the official chancellor of Zimbabwe’s universities. This time, however, the spectacle was jarring because the authority of the world’s oldest head of state, once seen as impregnable, is evaporating daily.

    That Mugabe was permitted to go to the Zimbabwe Open University event possibly reflected a degree of respect by the military for the president, a former rebel leader who took power after independence from white minority rule in 1980. The armed forces are in a delicate position, sending tanks and troops into Harare’s streets this week to effectively end the Mugabe era, while refraining from more heavy-handed measures that would heighten accusations that they staged a coup and violated the constitution. Meanwhile, the ruling ZANU-PF party signaled impatience with Mugabe amid negotiations on his exit. Party branches passed no-confidence votes in all 10 Zimbabwean provinces, and the state-run Zimbabwe Herald newspaper said all called for the resignation of Mugabe and his wife. They seek a special meeting within two days of the party’s Central Committee.

    ]

    Demonstrations were called for Saturday in Harare to support the military’s move against Mugabe, who drew applause from the graduating students on the outskirts of the capital only when he made brief, perfunctory remarks, usually to bestow degrees on delighted graduates. The military said it supports plans for a march, as long as the demonstration is orderly and peaceful. “It was a long struggle,” graduate Arthur Chipra said of the years of effort that went into his master’s degree in conflict resolution. He declined to say anything when asked what he thought about Mugabe’s presence at the ceremony, highlighting the lingering caution of many in a country where people have been prosecuted for criticizing the president.

    Discontent with Mugabe has been growing because of the dire state of the economy, concerns about corruption and mismanagement, a sense that he is no longer physically capable of leading the country due to advanced age and the ambitions of his wife, Grace Mugabe, to succeed him. The military stepped into the factional battles of the ruling party on Wednesday after the firing of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is close to the armed forces and was heavily criticized by both Mugabes.

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