Mnangagwa returns to Zimbabwe, as Zanu (PF) leaders meet to plan Mugabe’s exit
The army says it has arrested some of the ‘criminals’ surrounding the president who were the target of its takeover
Harare/Washington — Zimbabwe’s ousted vice-president has returned to the country, Zanu (PF) leaders are set to meet to draft a resolution to dismiss Robert Mugabe as president, and the army confirmed that it had arrested some of the Mugabe allies it had in its sights. A senior aide confirmed that Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking last week triggered the military takeover, has returned. “Yes, he is back,” said the aide, who declined to be named, adding that Mnangagwa, who is a potential successor to President Robert Mugabe, had returned on Thursday after nearly a week abroad. In talks with the army chief on Thursday, Mugabe refused to resign, as sources suggested the veteran leader was “buying time” to negotiate his exit. The talks in Harare came after soldiers put Mugabe under house arrest, took over state TV and blockaded main roads in a stunning turnaround for the president who has ruled the country with an iron fist since 1980. Zimbabwe’s military chiefs said on Friday that they ...
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