Relaxed pose and eyes shut at Zimbabwe's UN corner

Emmanuel Donkor September 19, 2017

People are sharing this image of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe at the ongoing UN General Assembly in New York.

President Robert Mugabe, as usual, duly representing Zimbabwe at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly #UNGA pic.twitter.com/MT5frpgR71
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The 93-year-old leader has been caught napping at several public events in the past.

His spokesperson famously defended him in March, saying that Mr Mugabe has a penchant for closing his eyes for long periods during meetings, but he only does so to "rest his eyes".