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Zimbabwe: ZANU-PF's Behind-the-Scenes Infighting
Dec 10, 2009 | 20:06 GMT
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Summary
A news report surfaced Dec. 10 saying that Zimbabwean Defense Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa, head of one of the main political factions operating under the umbrella of President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party, plans to form a breakaway party. If the report is true, it indicates that Mnangagwa's ZANU-PF faction is weakening. Mnangagwa's recent activities involving Angola indicate that Luanda could be supporting his move away from the ZANU-PF.
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