Emmerson Mnangagwa
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died at the age of 95, Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa confirmed on Twitter. Mugabe was ousted from power in a military coup in November 2017, ending his three-decade reign. While the West regards the 95-year-old as an autocrat, some in Africa saw him as an anti-colonial champion.
He was ousted from power in a military coup in November 2017, ending his three-decade reign.
Mnangagwa won by 50.8%
Emmerson Mnangagwa was not injured in the blast.
A 'major and positive shift'.
Events in Zimbabwe offer little hope that the country's future will be any better than its immediate past