Despite the huge financial challenges facing Zimbabwe, it's controversial President Robert Mugabe reportedly spent more than $50 million on foreign travel last year, official figures show.
According to a financial statement published in the latest government gazette, foreign travel expenses totalled $53.2 million in 2016.
This figure far exceeds the $23 million initially allocated for travel under last year's budget as indicated in the "Consolidated Statement of Financial Performance of the Consolidated Revenue Fund".
The private Financial Gazette paper, citing treasury figures, on Thursday reported that Mugabe's office had already spent $34.4 million on travel by October.
The allocation for foreign travel expenses exceeded those made to other key ministries and institutions, the paper said. By comparison, only $30 million was allocated to parliament and $35 million to the industry ministry.
Mugabe's numerous foreign trips are criticised by opponents as unnecessary at a time the government is struggling to pay wages and properly equip public hospitals.
The President was earlier this week in Addis Ababa for an African Union summit, where he handed over a cheque for $1 million to the bloc raised from the sale of donated Zimbabwean cattle.
Mugabe at 93, is African's oldest President and He has vowed not to step down until death separates Him from the Zimbabwean Presidency.

Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2017/07/amidst-hardship-zimbabwean-president.html?m=1

my dear that's small compere to what our Nigerian president spend in a month on his trip not talking about medical expenses which we have lost count because our 2016 budget went into that way