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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 06:16 AM
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Zimbabwe 'illegal gold sale bid'
Source: BBC News

Zimbabwe's Vice-President Joyce Mujuru has been accused of trying to fund a multi-million dollar gold deal in defiance of international sanctions.

The deal allegedly involved selling Congolese gold in Europe.

There has been no comment from Mrs Mujuru, who was appointed five years ago by President Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe's first female vice-president.

She is one of about 200 Zimbabweans the EU has hit with sanctions, accusing them of human rights abuses.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7907177.stm
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