Africa: Zimbabwe, Zambia Diplomatic Tiff Deepens Over Mnangagwa’s Russia Outbursts – Foreign Minister Appeals to SADC, AU to Resolve Impasse

RELATIONS between Lusaka and Harare are at their lowest following recent disparaging public utterances by President Emmerson Mnangagwa alleging the northern neighbour was going to bed with Western imperialist.

During his recent visit to Russia where he met Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mnangagwa accused Zambia of allowing the United States to establish military bases in its country, a development he claimed threatened Zimbabwe’s security, which made him feel isolated.

“The West have just begun…