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Zimbabwe president promises elections by July, says Mugabe not immune from prosecution

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2018 0

Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe’s new president said on Wednesday the country would go to elections by July and that he would respect the result if the opposition won power. Mnangagwa, 75, who took power after long-term ruler Robert Mugabe was toppled by the military, told the World Economic Forum

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Zimbabwe leads Africa in Google’s list of top searches for 2017

Ihesiulo Grace 23 December 2017 0

Developments in Zimbabwe in 2017 which saw to the outstaring of its erstwhile president, Robert Mugabe aby the military and the swearing in of the former vice president, placed the country to top Goggle search. Agency report said that, Online search engine giant Google has revealed that the term ‘what is happening in Zimbabwe ‘was […]

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Zimbabwe president wants unconditional lifting of crippling sanctions

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2017 0

Zimbabwe has commenced work towards complete reintegration into the comity of nations with efforts by the new president of the country to lobby for lifting of all forms of economic sanctions against the country. According to agency report, Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa Thursday called for the removal of Western sanctions on his government during […]

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Mugabe, family jet to Singapore for annual holiday

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2017 0

Zimbabwe’s immediate past president, Robert Mugabe has ostensibly embarked on his first trip outside the country as he takes his family on holiday trip to Singapore. The Republic of Singapore is an island country and city-state at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula in Asia. Agency report said that the 93-year-old Mugabe is taking […]

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Army hands over Zimbabwean Finance Minister to Police

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2017 0

Ignatius Chombo, Zimbabwean Finance Minister, who was detained last week during a military coup, had been handed over to police, the lawyer representing him said Friday. Prof. Lovemore Madhuku added that Chombo had also been hospitalised, according to news making rounds on Internet. Madhuku said the minister would appear in court, likely on charges of abuse […]

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Zimbabwe’s new rulers must show resolve for democracy, Britain says

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2017 0

Britain wants Zimbabwe’s new rulers to show clear resolve to place the country on a more democratic and prosperous path after the fall of Robert Mugabe. “Zimbabweans suffered for too long as a result of Mugabe’s ruinous rule,” Britain’s minister for Africa, Rory Stewart, said on arriving in Harare. “The events of the last few […]

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Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe gets immunity as resignation deal, sources reveal

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2017 0

Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution, sources close to the negotiations said Thursday. According to NAN/Reuters’ report, the sources said Mugabe was assured that his safety would be protected in his home country as part of a deal that led to his resignation. Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for close to four decades […]

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Britain calls on Zimbabwe to rejoin international community after Mugabe’s resignation

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that Britain wants Zimbabwe to rejoin the international community following the resignation of Robert Mugabe. “We want to see that country rejoining the international community,” May told parliament. The African Union (AU) early Wednesday welcomed the resignation of Zimbabwean President Mugabe. Moussa Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU

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AU applauds Robert Mugabe’s resignation as Zimbabwean President

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

The African Union (AU) Wednesday welcomed the resignation of Zimbabwean President Mugabe. Moussa Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission in a statement said Tuesday’s decision will go down in history as an act of statesmanship that can only bolster Mugabe’s political legacy. Mugabe resigned on Tuesday after pressure from the military and Zimbabweans, ending his […]

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Emmerson Mnangagwa to be sworn in as Zimbabwe’s President today

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

Emmerson Mnangagwa, the former Zimbabwean vice president, who was sacked by Robert Mugabe, would be sworn in as the new president today to replace Mr. Mugabe who resigned on Tuesday afternoon after 37-years in office. The 75-year-old was removed from office and exiled 13 days after Mugabe accused him of disloyalty and insubordination. Mugabe had […]

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At last, Mugabe bows to pressure, resigns to evade impeachment

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

.Sacked VP to conclude Mugabe’s tenure .Citizens in and out Zimbabwe celebrate .British PM lauds exit, US urges free elections In what stands out as one of the most celebrated peaceful change of guard in the African continent, Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, on Tuesday, resigned as the country’s president, following seizure of instruments of power […]

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Mugabe resigns amid parliamentary impeachment proceedings, ends 37-year rule in Zimbabwe

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2017 0

President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has finally stepped down amid parliamentary impeachment proceedings. The resignation, done via a letter submitted to parliament, House of Assembly Tuesday ends Mugabe’s near four-decade reign as the strongman of Zimbabwe, according to the speaker, Jacob Mudenda. Mudenda announced Mugabe’s resignation during a joint sitting of lawmakers

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Zimbabwe: Ruling ZANU-PF fires Mugabe, replaces him with sacked VP

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2017 0

…As ZANU-PF Youth wing urge him to step down President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe was fired as leader of the ruling ZANU-PF party on Sunday and replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the deputy he sacked this month, sources at a special ZANU-PF meeting to decide Mugabe’s fate told Reuters. He was replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the […]

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Mugabe under pressure by Army to resign

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2017 0

….As more leaders vote for his exit Following the ongoing military occupation of Zimbabwe and likely takeover of power from the incumbent president, Robert Mugabe, there has been calls for him to quit as the military pressures him to bow out honourably. This was coming as the country’s outset vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa has been […]

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Mugabe could be impeached if he doesn’t resign

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2017 0

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean President could be impeached if he refuses to bow to pressure to resign, according to four officials close to mediation efforts aimed at ending a political standoff in the southern African nation. The military placed the 93-year-old Mugabe under house arrest early Wednesday and detained top officials who’d backed his wife, Grace, […]

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, wife Grace ‘insisting he finishes his term’ as priest steps in to mediate

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2017 0

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace and two key figures from her G40 political faction are under house arrest at Mugabe’s “Blue House” compound in Harare and are insisting the 93-year-old finishes his presidential term, a source said, according to The Telegraph. The G40 figures are cabinet ministers Jonathan Moyo and Saviour Kasukuwere, who

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Mugabe: Anxiety as coup leader yet to announce agenda

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

. Mugabe, family placed under house arrest ..Zanu PF youth leader opposed to coup detained, ..Zuma warns deference forces against escalation of tension . Nigeria, US, UK, UN, A.U react ..Businesses stagnated Following the apparent takeover of Zimbabwe’s Government by the Military in a bloodless coup as well as take over the public Broadcast Station […]

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Military seizes power in Zimbabwe, detains Mugabe

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

Zimbabwe’s military seized power and detained 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe in a struggle over the succession of the only leader the nation has ever known. Mugabe told President Jacob Zuma by phone that he’s being confined to his home and is fine, the South African presidency said in a statement. Zimbabwe Defense Forces spokesman Major-General […]

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Military Coup In Zimbabwe: Zim Army Announcer “It Has Moved To Another Level”

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

Good morning Zimbabwe. Fellow Zimbabweans. Following the address we made on 13 November 2017, which we believe our main broadcaster Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and the Herald were directed not to publicize, the situation in our country has moved to another level. Firstly we wish to assure our nation, His Excellency, the president of the Republic […]

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Zimbabwe army says Mugabe, family ‘safe, sound’

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

Zimbabwe’s military gave assurances on national television that the 93-year-old leader and his family were “safe and sound”. A Reuters witness said soldiers and armoured vehicles blocked roads to the main government offices, parliament and the courts in central Harare, while taxis ferried commuters to work nearby. “We are only targeting criminals around him (Mugabe) […]