Mugabe amassed $1bn – including a rare Rolls-Royce worth more than Zimbabwe’s economy
Mugabe amassed $1bn – including a rare Rolls-Royce worth more than Zimbabwe’s economy Rolls Royce Phantom IV. Inset-Mugabe. Ex-President Robert Mugabe is reportedly worth more than $1bn despite his country being one of the poorest in the world. Mugabe’s wealth has come under the microscope following a military coup earlier in the week. The 93-year-old dictator has accumulated significant wealth during his rule under which thousands of people have been killed over the past 37 years. Local media reports suggest a small part of his fortune was reaped from Zimbabwe’s diamond deposits. Mugabe owns the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Co. He has repeatedly been accused of stealing from the country’s coffers, while he also reportedly acquired 15 acres of land during land seizures in 2000. According to a 2001 US diplomatic cable, later released by the whistle-blowing organisation WikiLeaks , Mugabe has about $1.75bn worth of assets, mostly invested outs...