Former Zimbabwean vice president returns home to succeed Mr Mugabe

Former Zimbabwean Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa returned home today to take power after Robert Mugabe resigned.

Mr. Emmerson Mnangagwa will be the new president of Zimbabwe. Photo: AP.

Emmerson Mnangagwa flew from South Africa to Harare’s Manyame airbase today and met with key members of the ruling ZANU-PF party. He then went to government house, his aide Larry Mavhima said, according to AFP.

Lovemore Matuke, a leader of the ZANU-PF party, said Mr Mnangagwa would replace Mr Mugabe to serve out the rest of his term as president until general elections in September 2018.GrandfatherMnangagwawill be sworn in on November 24.

Mr. Robert Mugabe, 93 years old, resigned as president of Zimbabwe on November 21 after impeachment proceedings against him were initiated.

Mr Mnangagwa, 75, was a close aide to Mr Mubage for many years. He was removed as vice president on November 6, in a move widely seen as a move to allow Mr Mugabe's wife to succeed him. The dismissal prompted an intervention by the military, which led to Mr Mugabe's ouster after 37 years in power.

According to VNE