Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba was not reachable at the time of writing.

Still, Mnangagwa said what happened in London last week were giant steps towards Zimbabwe’s comeback from international isolation and, possibly, re-join the Commonwealth.

At Lutumba Secondary School, CDF funds were used to construct toilets.

The CCC had announced plans to hold nationwide protests during the summit, under the banner “Zimbabwe Let's Unite and Fix Our Country”, citing deteriorating human rights conditions.