28)) -- Claims that Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI), a state-owned company, had sold arms as part of a trap to alleged South African (and possibly Namibian) mercenaries, intercepted in Zimbabwe reportedly on their way to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, have been questioned.
What does ZDI stand for?
ZDI stands for Zimbabwe Defence Industries
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- Zamojska Dyrekcja Inwestycji (Polish: Zamosc Investment Management; Zamosc, Poland)
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- Zentrale Dienste Informatik (German: Central Services Computer Science)
- Zentralverband Deutscher Ingenieure eV (German: Central Association of German Engineers; Munich, Germany)
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- Zveze Delovnih Invalidov Slovenije (Slovenian: Association of Disabled Workers Slovenia)
- Zarz d Dróg i Transportu (Polish: Road and Public Transport Administration Office)
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- Zawya Dow Jones (news service)
- Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland (German: Central Council of Jews in Germany; est. 1950)
- Zentralkomitees der Deutschen Katholiken (German: Central Committee of German Catholics; Bonn, Germany)
- Zentralrat der Deutschen Katholiken (German Catholic Church Council)
- Zentralverband Deutsches Kfz (German: German Automotive Industry)
Samples in periodicals archive:
Mann admitted trying to buy assault rifles, grenades, anti-tank rocket launchers and other weapons from Zimbabwe Defence Industries.
Mann admitted trying to order assault rifles, grenades, anti-tank rocket launchers and other weapons from Zimbabwe Defence Industries.
Mann, an Old Etonian and former SAS officer, admitted trying to order assault rifles, grenades, anti-tank rocket launchers and other weapons from the Zimbabwe Defence Industries ( an offence punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
The mercenaries had stopped over in Harare to pick up more arms from a local company, Zimbabwe Defence Industries, which two leaders of the group--Nicholas du Toit and Simon Mann--had expected to secure.
The rebels have however warned that new agreements signed by Kabila's government with firms such as Zimbabwe Defence Industries and Ridgepoint, could be annulled if they win the war.
Mann, a 51-year-old father of six, admitted trying to order assault rifles, grenades, anti-tank rocket launchers and other weapons from Zimbabwe Defence Industries.
Former British special forces member Simon Mann admitted trying to order assault rifles, grenades, anti-tank rocket launchers and other weapons from the Zimbabwe Defence Industries - an offence punishable by up to ten years in prison.