Harare – President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday left Zimbabwe for Uganda to attend a regional summit on sustainable development in Kampala.
“His Excellency President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has left for Kampala, Uganda to attend the Eleventh Session on the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development,” the government said.
“This high-level meeting brings together government officials, experts and stakeholders to discuss progress, challenges and opportunities in implementing sustainable development goals in Africa.”
Vice President Kembo Mohadi is acting president.
Mnangagwa is now embarking on foreign trips which he briefly halted when war veteran Blessed Geza called for mass protests on March 31. Geza wanted Mnangagwa to resign accusing him of corruption and running down the country.
Earlier Tuesday Mnangagwa met a delegation from Zambia’s ruling party, the United Party for National Development (UPND), at State House in Harare.
The delegation was led by UPND Secretary General, Mr Batuke Imenda.
The meeting was also attended by ZANU PF Secretary General, Dr Obert Mpofu, ZANU PF Secretary for External Affairs, Cde Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Professor Amon Murwira, as well as Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Zambia, Her Excellency Charity Charamba.
ZANU PF and UPND are trying to salvage bad relations between Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and Mnangagwa. The two leaders reportedly disagree on various issues.
But recently defence chiefs of both countries met in Victoria Falls where they agreed to strengthen security cooperation.