Lawyer Thabani Mpofu has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of hypocrisy after he wrote to United States President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr condemning the attempted assassination of the presumptive Republican Party Candidate for the 05 November 2024 election, Donald Trump, last Saturday.
In the letter dated 16 July 2024, Mnangagwa described the attempt on Trump’s life as a “cowardly attack” saying Zimbabwe stands in solidarity with the Government and people of the United States following the attack.
Mpofu, who represented the then-MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa in his 2018 election challenge at the Constitutional Court, said Mnangagwa was being hypocritical. Wrote Mpofu on X:
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Rubbish! What did he say when Mbongeni Ncube was killed during the Kwekwe CCC rally just before the 2023 elections?
But then, he is acting in character. This is a man who builds Villas and fake roads for a three day visit.
Sipha Nkosi umusa wako, usisize ngesihau sakho.
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While the exact content of Mnangagwa’s response following Ncube’s murder remains unclear, it is noteworthy that the Mnangagwa-led government is currently constructing villas in Harare and “shoddy” roads in Mt Hampden in preparation for the upcoming SADC Summit.
Mbongeni Ncube, a member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), tragically lost his life during violent clashes at a CCC rally in Kwekwe.
Ncube was fatally stabbed with a sharp object and died upon admission to Kwekwe General Hospital. Despite the arrest of 16 suspects linked to ZANU PF in connection with the incident, the murder case remains unresolved.
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President Mnangagwa criticized an attack on Donald Trump, calling it cowardly. Lawyer Thabani Mpofu thinks Mnangagwa is hypocritical. He asked why Mnangagwa didn't speak out when someone was killed at a rally in Zimbabwe. Mpofu thinks Mnangagwa is only pretending to care. The government is building fancy houses and bad roads while ignoring important issues. Mpofu is criticizing Mnangagwa for not taking action on a murder that happened at a political rally. Mnangagwa's response to the murder remains unclear, but Mpofu thinks he is not doing enough to solve the case.

Hypocrite: Chamisa’s Lawyer Criticizes ED For Condemning Attack On Donald Trump

The United States of America has redeployed 500 troops to Somalia to help in the fight against militant Islamists.
The redeployment came after former US President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of the troops in December 2020 following years of strained relations with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s predecessor Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo” who was voted out of office by Somalia’s lawmakers.
The US considered Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo” to be a failure both in terms of governance and the campaign against Islamist militant groups al-Shabab and the much smaller Somali branch of the Islamic State (IS) group.
The US Africa Command (Africom) said it will maintain a “small, persistent US military presence” in Somalia.
This comes as Somalis have experienced a surge of Islamist attacks since the departure of U.S. troops. 
The number of al-Shabab attacks rose from 1 771 to 2 072 in the year following the US pull-out, according to The Africa Centre for Strategic Studies.
Last month, security officials said that about 450 al-Shabab fighters attacked an African Union base in southern Somalia, killing at least 40 Burundian soldiers.
United Nations experts have described al-Shabab as al-Qaeda’s most powerful and wealthy affiliate. They estimate it has as many as 12 000 fighters and the ability to raise a monthly revenue of about $10m (£8m).
A previous campaign of US air strikes disrupted the group’s activities, preventing senior militants from moving around and making it more difficult for al-Shabab infantry to carry out big attacks.
Some are sceptical about the return of the US military, highlighting that ordinary people have become victims of US drone attacks.
The UAE, Qatar, the UK, the European Union, Eritrea, Uganda, Kenya, Djibouti and others have also been involved.
This has led to a lack of coordination within the security forces. In some cases, troops trained by a particular country become aligned with a particular political group.
In April 2021, fierce fighting erupted between different factions of the security forces in Mogadishu sparking fears of a return to the catastrophic civil war of the 1990s.
Rumour is rife in Somaliland that America is planning to build a military base in Berbera.
There are plenty of reasons for the US to be interested in Somaliland, a territory that is in a highly strategic location, according to <a href="https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/africa/2022-06-02-us-troops-back-in-somalia-to-fight-al-shabab/">The Star</a>. 
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i). Its 800km (500-mile) coastline stretches along one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
ii). Its neighbour, Djibouti, is “full” offoreign military bases, including Chinese and American ones.
iii). Berbera offers an attractive alternative as it is close to some of the world’s most unstable places, including Yemen, Somalia and Ethiopia, which has been a key US ally in the “War on Terror”.
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Meanwhile, Somalia regards Somaliland as an integral part of Somalia which means the U.S. has to be cautious. 
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The Speaker of USA Congress, Nancy Pelosi has said that the House will introduce and vote on a war powers resolution this week to limit U.S. President Donald Trump’s military actions regarding Iran.
In a statement released late on Sunday, Pelosi said that the resolution was similar to the other one that was introduced by Senator Tim Kaine in the Senate. She said:
<blockquote>It reasserts Congress’s long-established oversight responsibilities by mandating that if no further Congressional action is taken, the Administration’s military hostilities with regard to Iran cease within 30 days.</blockquote>
Reuters reports that the resolution is likely to sail through the Democratic-led House, but is likely to be opposed in the Senate, which is controlled by Trump’s fellow Republicans, many of whom have said they support the president’s action on Iran.
The development comes when tensions between the two countries have been mounting over the years following the USA’s departure from the 2015 nuclear deal.
On Sunday, the Iraqi parliament voted in support of expelling USA troops from that country following the death of top Iranian commander.
Iran has vowed that it will avenge its commander while <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/01/05/we-spent-2trillion-dollars-on-brand-new-beautiful-military-equipment-we-will-strike-without-hesitation-trump-threatens-iran/">Trump has reinforced troops in the Middle East</a> threatening to destroy 50 sites if Iran retaliates.
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USA president, Donald Trump has said that if the Nobel Prize was being given fairly, he would get one for a lot of things. Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Trump said the prize was not being awarded fairly.
A Nobel Prize is any of six international prizes awarded annually for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, economics, and the promotion of peace.
The Nobel Prizes, first awarded in 1901, are decided by members of Swedish learned societies or, in the case of the peace prize, the Norwegian Parliament.
The late former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace price in 1993 for leading South Africa’s peaceful transition from apartheid into a “democratic” South Africa.
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'I'll get a Nobel Prize for a lot of things,' Trump said on the sidelines of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UNGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UNGA</a> <a href="https://t.co/PdsCVPF2hP">pic.twitter.com/PdsCVPF2hP</a>
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United States of America President Donald Trump told journalists on Friday that his government was “looking at Zimbabwe right now”.
Trump remarked after a reporter had asked him a question on his administration’s Africa policy and sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.
The reporter, who asked a question while Trump was fielding questions from journalists outside the White House, said:
<blockquote>… the President of Zimbabwe, he said because of the sanctions that the US imposed on Zimbabwe they cannot… it would be hard to work with you guys.</blockquote>
Trump’s brief response, “We’re looking at Zimbabwe right now”, to a detailed question showed that he knew very little about Zimbabwe, reporter Aaron Ruper suggested.
Writing on microblogging site Twitter, Ruper, who posted the clip on Twitter, said:
<blockquote>This is classic. A foreign reporter asks Trump a detailed question about his Africa policy in general and Zimbabwe specifically.
Trump’s response? ‘We’re looking at Zimbabwe right now.’ That’s it. He then moves on as quickly as possible. He’s incapable of discussing policy.
He has no idea what Zimbabwe is.</blockquote>
Zimbabwe and the US’s relations have been frosty since the turn of the Millenium. America imposed sanctions against the government of the then President Robert Mugabe.
The sanctions have been renewed every year ever since they were imposed in 2001.
Last year, Trump signed into law the revised Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act (ZIDERA) of 2018 (S 2779) which sets out conditions Zimbabwe has to meet before the sanctions are lifted.
The conditions include the holding of credible elections, restoration of the rule of law and to ensure that the military is subordinate to civilians. It’s doubtful if the Zimbabwe government has been able to meet any of the three conditions.
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