The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Emmerson Mnangagwa became the 3rd President of Zimbabwe on 24 November 2017 following the removal of predecessor Robert Mugabe that year.
The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Emmerson Mnangagwa became the 3rd President of Zimbabwe on 24 November 2017 following the removal of predecessor Robert Mugabe that year.
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | Pretoria | December 21 | State visit [1] [2] |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Angola | Luanda | January 12 | State visit [3] [4] |
 Namibia | Windhoek | January 15 | State visit [5] |
 Mozambique | Maputo | January 17 | State visit [6] |
 Switzerland | Davos | January 23 – January 26 | Working visit [7] |
 Botswana | Gaborone | February 12 | State visit [8] |
 Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa | March 1 | Working visit [9] |
 Rwanda | Kigali | March 20 | Working visit [10] |
 Ivory Coast | Abidjan | March 26–27 | Working visit [11] |
 China | Beijing | April 2–6 | State visit [12] |
| Namibia | Windhoek | August 16 | 38th SADC Summit [13] |
 Zambia | Lusaka | October 23 | Attemded the 54th independence day celebrations. [14] |
 Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | November 16 | 11th Session of the Assembly Of Heads Of State & Government Of the African Union. [15] |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Russia | Moscow | January 15–16 | State visit [16] |
 Belarus | Minsk | January 17–19 | State visit. Opened the consulate of Zimbabwe in Minsk [17] [18] |
 Azerbaijan | Baku | January 18–19 | Working visit [19] |
 Kazakhstan | Astana | January 19 | State visit [1] [20] |
 UAE | Abu Dhabi | 16 March | [21] |
| Namibia | Windhoek | 25 July | [22] |
| South Africa | Cape Town | 4-6 September | [23] [24] |
 Uganda | Kampala | 8-10 October | Ugandan Independence Day celebrations [25] [26] |
| Russia | Sochi | 21-23 October | 1st Russia-Africa Summit [27] [28] [29] |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | Maputo | 15 January | Inauguration of Filipe Nyusi [30] |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | Seoul | 3 June | Working visit |
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