Zimbabwe President Mugabe blames his own people for ‘failing to protect’ Cecil the lion

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has accused his own people of ‘failing to protect’ Cecil the lion.

The 91-year-old president made the controversial announcement during a speech at Zimbabwe’s Heroes Day celebrations today. The leader went on to imply that Cecil the lion’s highly-publicised death was a ‘vestige of colonial exploitation’. Read more:

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