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Mugabe Heads to Asia for Medical Treatment

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (file photo)
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (file photo)
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Officials say Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is heading back to Singapore Thursday for medical treatment.

They did not disclose what treatment the 87-year-old is receiving.

Mugabe was in Singapore last month for a check on his cataract following surgery last year.

On Wednesday,  he threatened to seize foreign-owned businesses, in retaliation for Western sanctions imposed on him and his political allies.

Speaking at a rally in the capital, Harare, Mugabe made special mention of British-controlled banks and companies.  He said there are more than 400 British firms in Zimbabwe, and singled out two British-run banks, Barclays and Standard Chartered.

Mugabe said now is the time to take action against such companies.  He also called for a boycott of foreign products.

Western countries accuse Mugabe of driving Zimbabwe to ruin with years of political repression and economic mismanagement, especially the seizure of white-owned commercial farms.

President Mugabe quipped that Western sanctions have crippled Zimbabwe's economy.

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