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Kenya, Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa, isolated internationally, plays up friendship with Kenyatta

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. © Twitter/@StateHouseKenya

With a year to go before presidential elections, the Zimbabwean head of state is making moves on the diplomatic stage, where he is sorely lacking in allies. The Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta, who is historically close to Harare, recently received him in Nairobi with great pomp. [...]

Published on 25/03/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Mnangagwa, isolated internationally, plays up friendship with Kenyatta

Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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