22-11-2017 12:55 via yahoo.com

Zimbabwe's next leader heads home after Mugabe exit

Zimbabwe's former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa was to return home on Wednesday to take power after Robert Mugabe's resignation brought a sudden end to 37 years of authoritarian rule.Mugabe's iron grip ended in a shock announcement to parliament where MPs had convened to impeach the 93-year-old who dominated every aspect of Zimbabwean public life for decades.Mnangagwa, 75, was sacked by the president on November 6 in a move that pushed infuriated army chiefs to intervene, triggering a series
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