Africa - Voice of America: Zimbabwe Census Kicks off, Mugabe Says He Wants Baby Boom

Africa - Voice of America africa

Zimbabwe Census Kicks off, Mugabe Says He Wants Baby Boom Aug 17th 2012, 17:05 HARARE — Zimbabwe's government census kicks off at midnight Friday and the country's President Robert Mugabe expects a higher population growth from the previous count done 10 years ago. Zimbabwe is one of the countries most affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.   Speaking ahead of the two-day head-counting exercise which ends Sunday, the 88-year-old Zimbabwean leader said he was not pleased with how the 2002 census reflected the effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the African country. ... Media files: C15E4BD5-B8C7-4CA3-9F62-8FB6F50DBF94_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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