The move last week by the Americans sparked intense interest on the real objectives of Washington in the relatively volatile region, in which Zimbabwe has been a priority of the superpower's foreign policy. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema’s government has been under fire from Zanu PF supporters, who took turns to publicly lambast the Lusaka administration for being a 'puppet' of the West.

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