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Zimbabwe ex-army chief Chiwenga named ruling party VP

Harare - Muslimchronicle

Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday named the former army chief who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule, as one of his two deputies in the ruling party, his office said. Retired general Constantino Chiwenga was appointed "with immediate effect" as one of Mnangagwa's deputies in the ZANU-PF party, the presidential press secretary said in a statement, along with long-servingRead more

Mugabe resigns after 37 years of ruling country

Harare - Samy Zogheib

Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to return to the country on Wednesday and should be sworn in as president following the resignation of Robert Mugabe after nearly four decades in power, a senior ruling party official said. Mnangagwa was Zimbabwe’s vice president but fled for his safety after Mugabe sacked him two weeks ago. The sacking prompted the army to seize power, the rulingRead more

End nears for Mugabe as ruling party turns against him

Harare - Muslimchronicle

President Robert Mugabe faced the imminent collapse of his 37-year regime Sunday, with the once-loyal ZANU-PF party set to sack him as its leader and army generals piling pressure on him to resign. Mugabe’s hold on power was broken last week when the military took over after his wife Grace emerged as the leading candidate to succeed the 93-year-old president,Read more

Zimbabwe ruling party says Mugabe's inglorious exit sad

Harare - Muslimchronicle

Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party said Sunday it is sad that President Robert Mugabe leaves the party that he founded in 1963 in such a disgraceful manner after he chose to surround himself with "criminals and renegades." Speaking at the end of a special congress meeting that recalled him as party leader and expelled his wife Grace, chairperson of the meetingRead more

Mugabe's party accuses army chief of 'treasonable conduct'

Harare - Muslimchronicle

Zimbabwe's ruling party on Tuesday accused the army chief of "treasonable conduct" after he challenged President Robert Mugabe over the sacking of the vice president, in the latest sign of worsening instability. The ZANU-PF party said in a statement that general Constantino Chiwenga's criticism was "clearly calculated to disturb national peace... and suggests treasonable conduct on his part as thisRead more

Mugabe threatens to sack VP

Bulawayo - Muslimchronicle

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe openly pilloried his deputy and possible successor Saturday, saying he might sack him, in a combative speech at a rally where his wife Grace was booed by some in the crowd. The 93-year-old leader's remarks exposed tensions in the ruling ZANU-PF party over who stands to take power after him, an event only expected when MugabeRead more

Supporters gather for Mugabe’s lavish birthday party

Matobo, Zimbabwe - Arab today

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who turned 93 days earlier, was on Saturday due to celebrate his birthday with a lavish party attended by thousands of loyalists outside the second city of Bulawayo. The ruling Zanu-PF party was hosting the event for Mugabe, who has held power since 1980 during a reign marked by repression of dissent, vote-rigging and the country’sRead more

Supporters gather for Mugabe's lavish birthday party

Matobo - ArabToday

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who turned 93 this week, celebrates his birthday on Saturday with a lavish party attended by thousands of loyalists outside the second city of Bulawayo. The ruling ZANU-PF party is hosting the event for Mugabe, who has held power since 1980 during a reign marked by repression of dissent, vote-rigging and the country's economic collapse. NowRead more