After 13,731 days in office, or more than 37 years, Robert Gabriel Mugabe finally resigned. The speaker of Zimbabwe’s parliament, Jacob Mudenda, made the announcement. In his resignation letter, Mugabe said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a smooth transfer of power. The surprise announcement halted the impeachment […]
Zimbabwe: Mugabe – Army Motion to Remove President by Sunday…
Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party called on Friday for President Robert Mugabe to resign, the main state newspaper The Herald reported, the latest sign that the aging leader’s authority has collapsed after an army takeover. The newspaper said that ZANU-PF branches in all 10 provinces had met on Friday and had also called for Mugabe’s wife…
Robert Mugabe Is Ousted, 37 Years After Jimmy Carter Put Him in Power…
Every Despot has their day, and today seems to be Robert Mugabe’s day. The military has taken control in Zimbabwe and says it’s taken custody of President Mugabe, and his wife who he recently named as VP. The despotic Mugabe has in power since 1980. The Military has emphasized that it did not stage a […]
Zimbabwe to U.S. Critics: ‘Go and hang on a banana tree’…
US critics of Zimbabwe’s human rights record “can go and hang on a banana tree,” a Zimbabwean official said in comments published Tuesday, while he also indicated that the southern African country is waiting for an overture from the administration of President Donald Trump. “We are waiting for a cue from a new government,” Zimbabwe’s […]