Ex-President Robert Mugabe is reportedly worth more
than $1bn despite his country being one of the poorest in the world.
Mugabe’s wealth has come under the microscope
following a military coup earlier in the week.
The 93-year-old dictator has accumulated significant
wealth during his rule under which thousands of people have been killed over
the past 37 years.
Local media reports suggest a small part of his
fortune was reaped from Zimbabwe’s diamond deposits. Mugabe owns the Zimbabwe
Consolidated Diamond Co.
He has repeatedly been accused of stealing from the
country’s coffers, while he also reportedly acquired 15 acres of land during
land seizures in 2000.
According to a 2001 US diplomatic cable, later
released by the whistle-blowing
