Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe vows to stay on despite army pressure

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Look like Mugabe waits for Vova´s help , Assad N2? comments?

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Zimbabwe's embattled leader Robert Mugabe has vowed to stay in power for several weeks, despite intense pressure on him to stand down now.

In a live TV address, Mr Mugabe said he would preside over the ruling party's congress in December.

The Zanu-PF earlier sacked him as party leader, and gave him less than 24 hours to resign as president or be impeached.

His grip on power has weakened since the military intervened on Wednesday, in a row over who should succeed him."


Defiant Mugabe vows to stay on
 
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yes, but Mugabe is only the one leader who has recognized Putin´s occupation of Crimea , etc.


He won't put his face on the line for an African dictator who will be dead soon anyway.
 
No plans for his prosecution...
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'Hero' Robert Mugabe granted immunity in Zimbabwe
Nov. 23, 2017 -- Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has been granted immunity and will not be prosecuted after 37 years in power, multiple sources said Thursday.
Simon Khaya Moyo, a spokesman for the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, told Bloomberg Mugabe is no longer in power but is being regarded as the "hero" of the country's independence. "There aren't any plans for former President Robert Mugabe; he's free to stay in Zimbabwe and he won't face prosecution," the spokesman said, adding neither he nor his family are regarded as enemies of the state.

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Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is to remain in his country and will not be prosecuted, according to multiple sources in Zimbabwe.​

Col. Overson Mugwisi, a spokesman for the Zimbabwean Defense Forces, confirmed to CNN a deal was reached where Mugabe and his wife Grace will be granted immunity and a guarantee of safety. The couple will be allowed to stay in the country. Mugabe came to power in 1980 following Zimbabwe's independence from British colonial rule. Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, is to be sworn into office on Friday.

According to Bloomberg, the new administration will not include opposition party members. "To my knowledge, there aren't any plans to include the opposition in the government while Zanu-PF has the people's mandate," Moyo said. Mnangagwa was allegedly involved in coordinating the massacres of the '80s, ordered by Mugabe, during which as many as 20,000 people were killed for opposing the ruler. Mnangagwa, whose nickname is the "Crocodile," is known for his political cunning and resilience, according to CNN.

'Hero' Robert Mugabe granted immunity in Zimbabwe
 
No plans for his prosecution...
confused.gif

'Hero' Robert Mugabe granted immunity in Zimbabwe
Nov. 23, 2017 -- Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has been granted immunity and will not be prosecuted after 37 years in power, multiple sources said Thursday.
Simon Khaya Moyo, a spokesman for the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, told Bloomberg Mugabe is no longer in power but is being regarded as the "hero" of the country's independence. "There aren't any plans for former President Robert Mugabe; he's free to stay in Zimbabwe and he won't face prosecution," the spokesman said, adding neither he nor his family are regarded as enemies of the state.

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Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is to remain in his country and will not be prosecuted, according to multiple sources in Zimbabwe.​

Col. Overson Mugwisi, a spokesman for the Zimbabwean Defense Forces, confirmed to CNN a deal was reached where Mugabe and his wife Grace will be granted immunity and a guarantee of safety. The couple will be allowed to stay in the country. Mugabe came to power in 1980 following Zimbabwe's independence from British colonial rule. Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, is to be sworn into office on Friday.

According to Bloomberg, the new administration will not include opposition party members. "To my knowledge, there aren't any plans to include the opposition in the government while Zanu-PF has the people's mandate," Moyo said. Mnangagwa was allegedly involved in coordinating the massacres of the '80s, ordered by Mugabe, during which as many as 20,000 people were killed for opposing the ruler. Mnangagwa, whose nickname is the "Crocodile," is known for his political cunning and resilience, according to CNN.

'Hero' Robert Mugabe granted immunity in Zimbabwe
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New bosses just like the old bosses...

Zimbabwe's new president packs status quo cabinet after 'bloodless coup'
Dec. 1, 2017 -- Zimbabwe's new government appointed party loyalists and army leaders to cabinet positions, disappointing those who expected a change in leadership.
Emmerson Mnangagwa ascended to the country's presidency after Robert Mugabe resigned on Nov. 19. A military takeover -- some observers called it a "bloodless coup" -- ended Mugabe's 37 years in office days earlier. On Friday, Mnangagwa reappointed Patrick Chinamasa as finance minister, Winston Chitando as mines minister, Maj. Gen. Sibusiso Moyo as foreign affairs chief and Ziyambi Ziyambi as justice minister.

All have ties to the Mugabe administration through the military or the ruling Zanu-PF party. The opposition People's Democratic Party had hoped for a more inclusive government but was shut out of cabinet appointments. "It's the antithesis of most people's expectations, more of the same old, same old," PDP Vice President Nelson Chamisa told Bloomberg News. "Mnangagwa never reached out to us. That didn't happen."

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, C, here at his November 24 inauguration, appointed party and military loyalists to his cabinet on Friday​

The appointments indicate that the government is unlikely to change under Mnangagwa, Mugabe's vice president. In his inaugural address on Nov. 24, Mnangagwa said his administration would address the country's hyperinflation, a 90 percent unemployment rate, crumbling infrastructure and a public cash shortage. On Friday, the conversion rate of a Zimbabwean dollar was 362 to the U.S. dollar.

International activists have also targeted the country over what they call routine human rights violations on the part of the government. Human rights activist Doug Coltart said the new cabinet "does not represent a new Zimbabwe but the entrenchment of the old failed political elite."

Zimbabwe's new president packs status quo cabinet after 'bloodless coup'

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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa replaces ministers after outcry
Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has replaced two ministers, two days after announcing his cabinet.
Critics said the original line-up showed Mr Mnangagwa had no plans to bring real change to the country despite hailing a "new democracy". The education and labour ministers have now been replaced, ostensibly to comply with a constitutional provision. But military chiefs remain in charge of the foreign affairs and land portfolios. Ten days ago Mr Mnangagwa returned from exile following the military coup against Robert Mugabe, promising to serve all citizens equally. There was uproar when instead of creating a cabinet that included opposition figures, he appeared to reward the military for its role in bringing him to power.

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Many Zimbabweans saw President Mnangagwa's cabinet as a betrayal of his promises​

On Saturday, the government announced that two positions were being replaced to "ensure compliance with the constitution and considerations of gender, demography and special needs". Reports suggest the initial list did not comply with a constitutional provision which limits the number of ministers who are not members of parliament. Some opposition supporters celebrated the most high profile decision - the removal of the education minister Lazarus Dokora - arguing that he was responsible for the decline in educational standards over the last few years. He is being replaced by his own deputy, Paul Mavima.

Meanwhile Zanu-PF deputy Petronella Kagonye becomes labour and social welfare minister in place of Clever Nyathi, who becomes a special adviser to the president on national peace and reconciliation. Following the news, Zimbabwean media mogul and commentator Trevor Ncube tweeted that the quick change meant the president was either "listening to the public" or "he rushed through this important task". Mr Mnangagwa's most controversial appointments on Friday included Sibusiso Moyo, the general who played a prominent role in the recent military takeover. He was given the role of foreign minister.

The head of Zimbabwe's air force, Perence Shiri, was named minister of agriculture and land affairs despite his notoriety in having led a military operation against opponents of Robert Mugabe in the early 1980s. Opposition leader Tendai Biti said that until then, Zimbabweans had "given the putsch the benefit of the doubt. "We did so in the genuine, perhaps naive view that the country could actually move forward," he tweeted. "We craved change, peace & stability in our country. How wrong we were".

New Zimbabwe leader in quick reshuffle
 

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