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Aug 2023
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Emmerson Mnangagwa wins second term as Z...

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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been elected to a second term with 52.6% of the vote, the electoral commission says. But the opposition also claims to have won, saying there was widespread vote-rigging, and observers said the vote fell short of democratic standards. Also in the programme: Russia says Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been confi ... Show More
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