Mugabe backs steps boosting power
13th Sep 2005, 11:16 GMT
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- President Robert Mugabe quietly adopted constitutional changes that make it easier for the state to seize private property and prevent opponents from traveling abroad to criticize his 25-year rule, state radio revealed yesterday.
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