Tag: Emmerson Mnangagwa
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Zimbabwean opposition rejects to accept Emmerson Mnangagwa’s presidential win
The Zimbabwean opposition leader on Friday refused to recognize the incumbent's victory in this week's presidential election.
August 4, 2018 -
Zimbabwe at crossroads
Though the result of Monday’s election in Zimbabwe will not be known before another week, it is pretty obvious that the country is at the crossroads. The paradox is exceptional. Given the political turmoil, it is by any reckoning an extraordinary election. Robert Mugabe has jettisoned his party, Zanu-PF, and the current President, Emmerson Mnangagwa. …
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August 1, 2018 -
US misinformed about situation in Zimbabwe: Emmerson Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the US government made its recent decision to extend sanctions against Zimbabwe on the basis of misinformation by opposition parties which are afraid of losing the upcoming elections. Last week, the US extended its decades long sanctions against Zimbabwe, imposed in protest over Harare’s land reforms in which white-owned …
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March 28, 2018 -
Zimbabwean President swears in Cabinet ministers
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday swore in Cabinet ministers, their deputies and ministers of state for provincial affairs at the State House here. The swearing-in ceremony comes after Mnangagwa appointed a 22-member Cabinet last week. Speaking to reporters after the ceremony, Mnangagwa said the interim government will be in office for about seven months, …
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December 4, 2017 -
Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe President
Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s new President on Friday in a ceremony at a packed stadium here, marking the end of Robert Mugabe’s 37-year reign. The ceremony took place at the capital’s National Sports Stadium and was attended by dignitaries, including leaders from various African countries. Mnangagwa, 75, was led in the oath …
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November 24, 2017 -
New Zimbabwe President thanks public, military for support
Zimbabwe’s incoming President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday thanked Zimbabweans and the military for their support. In his first public address to supporters upon his return to Zimbabwe from exile, Mnangagwa said he was humbled by the outpouring of support after he was sacked by former president Robert Mugabe two weeks ago, Xinhua news agency reported. …
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November 23, 2017 -
Zimbabwe poised to swear in new president, Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe’s recently fired vice president is set to return on Wednesday to be sworn in as the country’s new leader. The transfer of power to Emmerson Mnangagwa comes after Robert Mugabe announced his resignation in the middle of impeachment proceedings again him. Zimbabweans erupted in response, cheering and dancing in the streets. Now the focus …
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November 22, 2017 -
Zimbabwe ex-VP urges Mugabe to resign
Zimbabwe’s former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking led to last week’s Army takeover, on Tuesday urged President Robert Mugabe to resign immediately. Speaking from an undisclosed location, Mnangagwa said he won’t return to Zimbabwe until he was sure he would be safe despite an invitation from Mugabe to discuss “the current political events in …
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November 21, 2017 -
The ‘Crocodile’ bites
It was an almost inexplicable contradiction, indeed a euphemism, that Zimbabwe presented to the world on Wednesday. As tanks rumbled on the streets of Harare, the capital ~ with the 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe in military custody ~ the army was overly anxious to “make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover …
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November 17, 2017