China’s birthday gift for Mugabe

HARARE: China has given Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe a luxury coach for his 83rd birthday, the official Herald reported on Thursday.

The coach, meant for the use of Mugabe’s family, was presented to the president by the Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe, Yuan Nansheng on Wednesday.

Shunned by many Western countries over alleged rights abuses, Zimbabwe has strengthened its ties with China, a country Mugabe describes as Zimbabwe’s “all-weather friend.”