Zimbabwe renames Harare Airport after Mugabe


Zimbabwean governement have renamed the Harare International Airport after President Robert Mugabe.

This was made known by the country's Transport Minister, Joram Gumbo, who justified the decision on the grounds that Mr Mugabe was a "war hero" and "African icon".

There is tension about who will succeed the man in power since 1980, with a number of key contenders removed from their posts.

The ninety three year old President, who has been in office since the country's independence, have said he will stand for reelection in 2018.

When plans to rename the airport were announced in September, Zimbabwean journalist Elias Mambo suggested the president's ego was being "massaged".

President Mugabe and his wife unveiled the new plaque bearing his name in a short simple ceremony.

The name change is just one of a series of events planned by the government to pay tribute the man who led the country to independence.

In August, the government announced plans to build a $1bn university named after him.

President Mugabe thanked the government on behalf of his family, which he said "is not just my wife and the children it is the whole country".

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