AFP, Pretoria :
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe visited South Africa today in his first state trip to the country since 1994 as he seeks to drum up foreign investment to revive his nation’s moribund economy.
Mugabe, 91, who was accompanied by his wife Grace, has visited South Africa regularly in the past but his two-day stay will be his first official state visit in 21 years.
Zimbabwe’s economy has been on a downturn for more than a decade due to low growth, low liquidity and high unemployment.
In March, the International Monetary Fund said that the country faced a “difficult” economic outlook with growth set to weaken again this year.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe visited South Africa today in his first state trip to the country since 1994 as he seeks to drum up foreign investment to revive his nation’s moribund economy.
Mugabe, 91, who was accompanied by his wife Grace, has visited South Africa regularly in the past but his two-day stay will be his first official state visit in 21 years.
Zimbabwe’s economy has been on a downturn for more than a decade due to low growth, low liquidity and high unemployment.
In March, the International Monetary Fund said that the country faced a “difficult” economic outlook with growth set to weaken again this year.
