Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa to be sworn in as president on Friday

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Zimbabwe's ousted vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as successor to Robert Mugabe at a ceremony on Friday, state media said Wednesday, a day after the 93-year-old's shock resignation.

"The former vice president, who had been out of the country after he was sacked from both party and government, will... replace comrade Robert Mugabe who resigned," the state-run ZBC news site said on Wednesday.

It is reported that Mnangagwa, who fled for his safety after falling from power two weeks ago, will land at Manyame Airbase in Harare at 6 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) on Wednesday.

Source(s): AFP