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Mnangagwa invites Trump to build golf course in Zimbabwe – watch
6:51 CAT | 26 Sep 2018
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Since coming to power President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been keen to tout his “Zimbabwe is open for business” message.
As if to prove a point he’s now revealed that he offered US President Donald Trump land at the tourist resort of Victoria Falls to build a golf course.
Mr Trump is well known for having built golf courses across the US and in other parts of the world.
The Zimbabwean president made the offer at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in January, he explained when speaking to a gathering of potential investors in New York this week.
Apparently departing from his prepared comments about how he wants to encourage more tourism, he said:
“I had hoped to meet President Trump in Davos but he [was] delayed and I had to leave before he arrived.
“[But] I told his people that if President Trump would wish I would offer him grounds at Victoria Falls in the [wildlife] national park… to build a state of the art golf course. So as you play you can be able to see the big five [wild animals].”
The audience laughed and clapped.
President Mnangagwa said “American tourists are always welcome in Zimbabwe”.
He is in New York for the UN General Assembly.
You can see his comments at 13 minutes 50 seconds into this video:
Source: BBC
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