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Mnangagwa sticks with Kirill Goncharenko for US lobbying

Published on 08.11.2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has broken its contract with the lobbying firm Mercury Public Affairs and has hired Actum, which was set up last month by a band of Mercury alumni led by Kirill Goncharenko.

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Mnangagwa sticks with Kirill Goncharenko for US lobbying

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Zimbabwe Mnangagwa sticks with Kirill Goncharenko for US lobbying

Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has broken its contract with the lobbying firm Mercury Public Affairs and has hired Actum, which was set up last month by a band of Mercury alumni led by Kirill Goncharenko.

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Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa sticks with Kirill Goncharenko for US lobbying

Senegal, United States
Macky Sall frets over international image in tense run-up to elections

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa hires fifth lobbyist as new US sanctions loom

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa moves against Chinese miners to appease Zanu-PF activists

Zimbabwe
TN Gold gets bogged down over Mzi Khumalo's old gold mine

Zimbabwe
UN mission on sanctions rejoices Harare

SADC, Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa touts tobacco industry progress in bid to get Western sanctions lifted

Zimbabwe
Harare turbo-boosts new Victoria Falls stock exchange

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Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

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