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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>ZimLive has reported that President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday, April 15, took delivery of a US$18 million helicopter (Airbus Helicopters H215).<\/p>\n

The publication further claims that Mnangagwa intends to use the helicopter for the 2023 election campaign.<\/p>\n

The chopper reportedly arrived in a Russian Antonov AN-124 which was still on the tarmac at Zimbabwe\u2019s main airport on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

An anonymous military source who spoke to the publication said:<\/p>\n

There have been concerns about the safety of the Cougar currently in service. President Mnangagwa will be doing a lot of domestic travel to remote parts of the country leading up to 2023 and that\u2019s why this purchase was approved.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how the purchase was financed, or why the Antonov picked up its cargo from Poland which does not have a production facility for the H215 helicopter \u2013 although Romania, nearby, has a factory in the city of Brasov where the H215 is assembled.<\/p>\n

Whilst the H215 is a civilian helicopter, its custodians will be the Air Force of Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

The European Union (EU) sanctions prohibit the export of military equipment to Zimbabwe which means the purchase will most likely be scrutinised by sanctions monitors.<\/p>\n

The delivery comes just weeks after suspected arms dealer Alexander Zingman, Zimbabwe\u2019s honorary consul to Belarus, travelled to Harare.<\/p>\n

Zingman previously brokered a deal between Zambia\u2019s government and the Russian state-owned arms company, Rosoboronexport, which saw the southern African country take delivery of five Sukhoi jets from Russia in 2017.<\/p>\n

This is happening when Zimbabwe\u2019s economic crisis is continuing unabated and when Mnangagwa\u2019s Zanu PF is accused of abusing state resources for political gain.<\/p>\n

More: Pindula News; ZimLive<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. ZimLive has reported that President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday, April 15, took delivery of a US$18 million helicopter (Airbus Helicopters H215). The publication further claims that Mnangagwa intends to use the helicopter for the 2023 election campaign. 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