Robert Mugabe was re-elected as president of Zimbabwe one year ago. Since then, he has done very little: his party is dominated by a power struggle over who will succeed him.
Even in his seventh term as president, Robert Mugabe's rhetoric remains the same as ever. "Do not be too kind to white farmers. Land is yours, not theirs," he declared in a speech at the beginning of July. According to the Zimbabwe Farmers' Union, there are still around 150 white large landowners - 4000 others had their land seized and were driven out in the early 2000s, with Mugabe's approval.
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