Robert Mugabe unveiled a new statue of himself this week (Picture: Getty)

With his country in the grips of its worst economic crisis in years, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has unveiled a new statue of himself.

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But while the sculptor behind the new piece is the internationally renowned Dominic Benhura, people couldn’t help but suggest his new work looks his reminiscent of a certain cartoon creation.

If you haven’t made the connection yourself, there is something very Homer Simpson about the artwork and that certainly didn’t escape the attention of people on social media.

#MugabeStatue was the person who created Mugabe's statue a Simpsons fan??? pic.twitter.com/tGFTcpygfD — Prof.Gee (@Gomolemo_17) September 11, 2016

Man made Mugabe look like a Simpsons character???? #mugabestatue pic.twitter.com/oMEIhnq6OS — future millionaire (@_vxlery_) September 11, 2016

In my next life as a wheat farmer – I will need a few more scarecrows pic.twitter.com/sF5EuzujrO — African (@ali_naka) September 11, 2016

But despite the likeness, the nation’s 92-year-old president seemed happy enough donating the work to ‘charity’.




He later told the state Herald newspaper: ‘To see oneself reproduced this way, it’s something that should be more appreciated than just by saying “thank you”.

‘I will say in an African way and in our own way, personally, thank you in a deeper way because it has gone deep in my heart.’

The statue took the artist six months to complete.

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