Zimbabwe is the most highly developed province inwards Africa after South Africa, President Robert Mugabe has said.
The 93-year-old leader of Republic of Zimbabwe who is seeking reelection side yesteryear side year, has rejected the thought that his province is inwards economical turmoil.
Mugabe instead claims Republic of Zimbabwe is the minute most developed state inwards Africa, field calling the U.S. of A. “fragile.”
“Zimbabwe is non a frail state, it is 1 of the most highly developed countries, minute after South Africa,” he said at the World Economic Forum for Africa.
“You cannot fifty-fifty verbalize close us equally a ‘fragile state’ from an economical dot of view."
“I tin cease telephone scream upward America fragile, they went on their knees to China,” he added.
Mugabe has ruled Republic of Zimbabwe since 1980, get-go equally prime number government minister in addition to after equally president.
Under his leadership, Republic of Zimbabwe has experienced numerous economical woes, including the notorious hyperinflation of 2007-08, which at 1 dot was at hundreds of millions of portion – amongst prices doubling close every twenty days.
Eventually the province abandoned the national currency in addition to introduced a novel 1 pegged at par amongst the U.S. of A. dollar.
Zimbabwe has been struggling to pay its civil servants of late in addition to is ranked 24th on the UNDP's Human Development Index for Africa.
Government policies, including the confiscation of belongings from white owners in addition to unchecked printing of money, were amidst the factors contributing to the country’s troubles, according to critics.
Among the problems the province currently faces are a budget deficit that leaves it struggling to pay civil servants in addition to ability shortages due to droughts hindering hydropower generation.
During the panel session, Mugabe boasted that Republic of Zimbabwe had xiv universities in addition to a ninety portion charge per unit of measurement of literacy, offering this equally prove of the country’s degree of development. He equally good said Republic of Zimbabwe was rich inwards natural resources.
“We convey a bumper harvest, maize, tobacco, in addition to other crops. We are non a misfortunate country,” he said.
Last year, to a greater extent than than iv meg people were inwards request of nutrient aid inwards Republic of Zimbabwe after rains failed.
Mr Mugabe is expected to run for the presidency 1 time again inwards mid-2018, despite his former age, reportedly ailing wellness in addition to many protests against his policies.
He insists he has rigid back upward across the country.
South Africa President Jacob Zuma has reportedly said that he agrees amongst President Robert Mugabe's views that Republic of Zimbabwe is "mischaraterised".
"Well, I intend the president answered that real good inwards the news because he indicated in addition to said it is the thought of others to telephone scream upward it fragile, exactly equally far equally he is concerned, he described how Republic of Zimbabwe is, in addition to I grip amongst the president," Zuma was quoted equally proverb yesteryear The Herald.
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