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Chiwenga warns against concentration of power in Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwean Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga warned against the concentration of power within ZANU-PF at the party’s 23rd national conference in Chinhoyi. He referred to the events of November 2017, which led to Robert Mugabe’s resignation, according to the Zambian Observer.

Zimbabwean Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has warned against the concentration of power within ZANU-PF, the ruling party, at its 23rd annual national conference in Chinhoyi, the Zambian Observer reports. He urged the party not to return to the conditions that prevailed before Robert Mugabe was ousted in November 2017.

Chiwenga said ZANU-PF belonged to its members and the people, not a small group of leaders. His comments come amid internal tensions within the party, including over plans to restructure ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe.

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