President Mnangagwa has reaffirmed his commitment to peace and dialogue, and maintaining an open-door policy to resolve challenges facing the country. Addressing diplomats in Harare at a belated New Year’s reception yesterday, the President said while everyone had a right to protest, it had to be done in a peaceful manner that respected the rights of other citizens.

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa walked tall back home yesterday from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he attended the 32nd Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly.

THE 32nd Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly kicked off yesterday with President Mnangagwa challenging member states to equally share the burden of funding the continental body and wean it off the donor dependency syndrome.

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday met the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) president Admassu Tadesse, and the financial institution made a commitment to arrange lines of credit worth at least $500 million.