Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday welcomed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe — the 92-year-old former guerrilla fighter who is widely shunned in the West but frequently courted in Asia. Mugabe, whose country is subject to sanctions by the United States and European countries over its tainted human rights record, was visiting Japan for the … Continue reading Japan’s Abe hosts Mugabe as Tokyo, Beijing vie for Africa influence