Mugabe tells allies to stop fighting over his successor
Critics accuse Mugabe of wrecking one of Africa’s most promising economies through policies
Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe called on Friday for unity in his ruling ZANU-PF party, which has been riven by infighting over who will eventually succeed the world’s oldest leader. Mugabe, 93, has ruled the southern African nation since independence from Britain in 1980 and wants to seek another five-year term next year, his last under the constitution, despite concerns over his health. The veteran leader, who looks increasingly frail, has made two trips this year to Singapore for medical checks, which his spokesman said were related to his eyes. Private media have reported that Mugabe has prostate cancer, which officials deny. Addressing a ZANU-PF youth rally in Marondera town, some 70 kilometres east of the capital Harare, Mugabe said different party factions were preoccupied with plotting how to take over from him, saying some of the plots had assumed tribal overtones. "That kills the party. Stop it, stop it. We do not want to start to fight each other before the ...
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