This archive report was first published on 6 August 2019.
Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been hospitalized in Singapore since April, receiving medical care for an undisclosed ailment.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced on Monday that Mugabe, 95, was responding well to treatment and was expected to make a full recovery.
"Founding president and founding father of our nation (comrade) Robert Mugabe remains detained at a hospital in Singapore where he is receiving medical attention," Mnangagwa said in a statement.
According to Mnangagwa, Mugabe's physicians had determined that he needed to be kept under observation for a longer period than usual, which is why he has been in the hospital since April.
Despite the challenges facing Zimbabwe's public health services, Mugabe has a history of seeking medical care in Singapore, where he has been treated for various ailments in the past.
President Mnangagwa took over as leader of Zimbabwe in November 2017, ending Mugabe's 37-year rule, and has since vowed to revive the country's ailing economy by attracting foreign direct investment.
