Obviously looking frail already, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been flown to Singapore for a medical checkup on Wednesday, his spokesman told Reuters, days after he celebrated his 93rd birthday by vowing to add to his 36 years in charge of the southern African nation.Mugabe now struggles to walk and is seldom far from the arms of an aide. His public speeches have become meandering and repetitive."His Excellency the President left for Singapore for a scheduled medical review. We expect him back in the country early next week," spokesman George Charamba said. He did not give details.Mugabe frequently travels to Singapore for medical checks, with aides saying he suffers from an eye cataract. But reports in private media suggest he has prostate cancer, something Mugabe's office denies.The veteran leader's critics say his overseas medical trips testify to the collapse of Zimbabwe's public health system since the economy started to fall apart in 2000.The issue of succession to Mugabe, the only ruler Zimbabwe has known since independence in 1980, has divided the ruling ZANU-PF party into two camps, with one supporting Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the other Mugabe's wife, Grace.Meanwhile, in Nigeria, Africa's most populous black nation, its President, Muhammadu Buhari has also been in the United Kingdom since January 19 over health issues.
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