Africa owes a huge debt of gratitude to Mugabe —Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says Zimbabwe and Africa owe a huge debt of gratitude to former Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, who he describes as a “highly intelligent and courageous leader.” The president’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, said the President made the remarks in a condolence letter he signed and …

In pictures: The life of Robert Mugabe

Africa owes a huge debt of gratitude to Mugabe —Buhari Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu) leader Robert Mugabe was elected prime minister after the end of white minority rule in the former British colony of Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe). Image copyright PA Image caption Mugabe was the only leader Zimbabwe …

Robert Mugabe: From liberator to tyrant By Joseph Winter

AFP Robert Gabriel Mugabe was a man who divided global public opinion like few others. To some, he was an evil dictator who should have ended his days in jail for crimes against humanity. • Zimbabwe's ex-president Robert Mugabe dies at 95 To others, he was a revolutionary hero, who fought racial oppression and stood …