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  • 80-Year-Old Zimbabwean President Seeks New Term in Office

    80-Year-Old Zimbabwean President Seeks New Term in Office

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    Olumide Akinrinlola
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      The 80-year-old Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, nicknamed “The Crocodile” because of his reported ruthlessness, is seeking a new term in office. Mnangagwa is said to be more autocratic than his predecessor, Robert Mugabe. France24 reports that having presided over a collapsing economy marked by hyperinflation, unemployment and corruption allegations, critics have accused Mnangagwa moving…