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Zimbabwe’s ruling political party, ZANU-PF, is threatening the United States ambassador with expulsion over claims that it funded anti-government protests within the country. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that ZANU-PF referred to Ambassador Brian Nichols as part of a “gangster gang,” accusing him of “mobilizing and financing riots, coordinating violence …

Zimbabwe’s ruling party threatened the expulsion of the United States ambassador, amid an intensification of repression against opposition and union activists ahead of anti-corruption protests planned on Friday. Zanu-PF officials called Ambassador Brian Nichols “a bully” who fomented the unrest by funding the protest organizers. The accusation came when the …