Government denies that First Lady exported wild animals to settle debt

The government has denied reports that First Lady Grace Mugabe exported a variety of animals toChina to settle a debt.  The government was responding to a report which appeared in the India Times which stated the first lady had sent a

…menagerie of safari animals to Chinese wildlife park to pay for military uniforms for the DRC.

The report stated that government had exported at least

• 35 elephant calves
• 8 lions
• 12 hyenas
• 1 giraffe

However, the government refuted the allegations saying:

[Zimbabwe] has not exported any game for purposes of settling some military debt or any debt at all

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