Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, the government said in a statement, about two months after his previous such trip to the south Asian nation. Mugabe now struggles to walk, with security aides forming a human shield around him in public, often making it difficult for reporters to film or take pictures of him. Read: Slumped and mumbling, 93-year-old Mugabe denies Zimbabwe is 'fragile'Also read: 'Until God says come': Turning 92, Zimbabwe president Mugabe refuses to relinquish powerLast week at a World Economic Forum Summit in South Africa, Mugabe sat slumped in his chair, wringing his hands, as he told a panel discussion in a low murmur that his country was not a "fragile state". Critics say his infirmities make him unfit to hold office but he continues to exercise tight control over his ZANU-PF party. In February he said the party and Zimbabwe's people saw no viable alternative candidate to him for next year's elections.

Source: The Star May 09, 2017 09:00 UTC