Mugabe Spent $800,000 on Birthday Party as Zimbabwe Starves

Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe and his ruling party, ZANU-PF, has been criticized for spending close to a million dollars on Mugabe’s 92nd birthday party at a time when the country is suffering from economic turmoil, BBC reports.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe talks during celebrations marking his 90th birthday in Marondera, on February 23, 2014. JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images

Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe and his ruling party, ZANU-PF, has been criticized for spending close to a million dollars on Mugabe’s 92nd birthday party at a time when the country is suffering from economic turmoil, BBC reports. 

The festivities were labeled "obscene" by the opposition party.