Zimbabwe cabinet lineup dents hopes of change
By Reuters
01 December 2017 |
12:40 pm
Zimbabwe's new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, names a host of military figures and Mugabe-era politicians to his new cabinet, worrying some who had hoped for a clean break with the past.
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