Mugabe set to be dismissed as party leader tomorrow

Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party is to hold a special central committee meeting tomorrow morning to dismiss 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe as its leader, two ZANU-PF sources have said.


It is understood the meeting will also reinstate ousted vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, and remove Mr Mugabe's wife, Grace, from the leadership of the ZANU-PF Women's League.

Thousands of Zimbabweans celebrating the expected fall of Mr Mugabe earlier marched towards his residence in the capital Harare, live television pictures showed.

Soldiers had earlier prevented people from marching on the residence of he embattled leader.
 [rte.ie]
 19/11/17
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