President Emmerson Mnangagwa is back in the country from Japan carrying with him a promise of barley for drought relief aid.

Mnangagwa was attending the Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD7) in Yokohama, Japan.

Japan promised to secure 150 000 tonnes of barley for drought-stricken communities in Zimbabwe following a devasting drought.

In the run up to the 2018 elections ZANU PF got very popular by distributing barley to rural areas as part of its campaign.

Mnangagwa was welcomed at the Riobert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport by Vice President Kembo Mohadi, Defence and War Veterans Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, State Security Minister Owen Ncube, Harare Metropolitan Minister Oliver Chidau, service chiefs and senior government officials.