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Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (94) retired from his country before the current leaders just before the elections. At a press conference, the deposed leader expressed the hope that voters would vote against the current "military government" and "revive the constitution."
Mugabe resigned last year after the army put him under house arrest. His own party, ZANU-PF, had dropped it. New President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe's former right-hand man, hopes to be re-elected
The economy has collapsed
Zimbabwe is holding Monday legislative and presidential elections. It's the first time in nearly forty years that Mugabe's name is not on the ballot. The winner of the elections awaits the daunting task of revitalizing the economy. He collapsed almost completely during Mugabe's long reign.
Mugabe's statements provoked a reaction from President Mnangagwa. He accuses his main opponent Nelson Chamisa of playing with Mugabe. In a speech he posted on Facebook, he questioned Chamisa's intentions to help the country move forward. According to Mnangagwa, a vote on Chamisa is a vote on Mugabe
Money is spent in Zimbabwe, and so one pays by telephone:
Paying with your mobile is popular in many countries of Africa, but nowhere has it taken such a flight in a short time as in Zimbabwe. Nearly 80% of payments now take place with the mobile phone.
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