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Spotlight | Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa struggles to rule over bitterly divided party as he eyes re-election

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa. © Emmerson Mnangagwa/Twitter

Emmerson Mnangagwa is seeking to consolidate his position in his increasingly divided party, as some inside the party contest the results of elections to pick ZANU-PF provincial leaders. It will be no easy task, given that vice-president Constantino Chiwenga is barely concealing his ambition to become Zimbabwe's next head of state. [...]

Published on 07/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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