Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses Zimbabwe's Independence Day celebrations in Harare, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
HARARE (Reuters) - Leaders of Zimbabwean war veterans on Monday boycotted a speech by President Robert Mugabe to honour fighters of the country's independence war, widening a rift with Africa's oldest leader, whom the veterans have asked to step down.
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) last month denounced Mugabe, 92, as a divisive dictator, in a jolting rebuke underlining mounting anger over economic woes.
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