{"id":163539,"date":"2015-10-30T12:50:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T12:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=163539"},"modified":"2015-10-30T12:50:51","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T12:50:51","slug":"mugabe-refuses-to-be-indian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/mugabe-refuses-to-be-indian\/","title":{"rendered":"Mugabe refuses to be ‘Indian’"},"content":{"rendered":"
African presidents attending the ongoing\u00a0India-Africa Forum Summit were on Wednesday invited to wear the traditional Kurta Sherwani with a waist coat.<\/p>\n
The traditional Indian attire was the dress code of a photo session of all leaders attending the summit.<\/p>\n
But Zimbabwe\u2019s strong man Robert Mugabe, a long known crusader of African values and culture, stuck to his grey European suit, shirt and tie.<\/p>\n
All the other \u00a0heads of state, including Kenya\u2019s President \u00a0Uhuru Kenyatta, looked colourful in Kurta Sherwani in the photo session, except President Mugabe, who stood out oddly in the crowd.<\/p>\n
No explanation was forthcoming from President Mugabe\u2019s media team for the wardrobe choice.<\/p>\n
This is the third India-Africa Forum Summit being held as India seeks to strengthen relations with the continent.<\/p>\n
A total of 54 African nations are taking part in the summit being hosted by India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n
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Source: Nairobi News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
African presidents attending the ongoing\u00a0India-Africa Forum Summit were on Wednesday invited to wear the traditional Kurta Sherwani with a waist coat. The traditional Indian attire was the dress code of a photo session of all leaders attending the summit. But Zimbabwe\u2019s strong man Robert Mugabe, a long known crusader of African values and culture, stuck […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":163541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[14],"yoast_head":"\n