DHAKA: Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe has left for an Arab-African summit in Kuwait, state media said on Thursday, adding that he will also stop over in Singapore, where he normally goes for medical treatment.

He flew out of the country on Wednesday, heading to Singapore ahead of the summit scheduled for next week.

‘He will first pass through Singapore on his way to Kuwait, and visit Dubai on his way back home,’ said the state-run Herald daily, reports The Straits Times.

Mugabe will be away from the country for 10 days, said the paper.

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