President Paul Biya of Cameroon will run for re-election in October, he said on Friday, aiming to extend his 36-year rule and maintain his place on a shortening roster of long-standing African leaders.
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Zimbabwe will choose a new president and members of parliament on July 30 in the first election since Robert Mugabe was forced to resign after a de facto army coup late 2017.
Mnangagwa, who became president following the military take-over, has promised to deliver on free and fair elections to win over Zimbabwe’s critics at home and abroad.
Mugabe was originally scheduled to appear before the mines committee on May 9, which would have been his first public appearance since he was ousted in November, but the invitation letter had never been sent.
Mnangagwa took over from long-time ruler Robert Mugabe last November after the 94-year-old leader was forced to resign following a de facto military coup.
Vice President, Constantino Chiwenga, accused the nurses of staging a “politically motivated” walkout and said they would be replaced by retired and unemployed staff.
Mugabe, 94, ruled Zimbabwe from independence in 1980 until he stepped down under pressure from Mnangagwa’s allies in the army in November.
February 21 is still a holiday in the southern African nation, but, unlike in previous years, huge amounts of money have not been spent on extravagant celebrations or outlandish birthday cakes.
“I can confirm that he died this evening. The family communicated this to me,” Elias Mudzuri told Reuters
The prophet, who predicted the emergence of Buhari as president before the 2015 election, said those close to him should warn him to steer clear of continuing in office
Grace graduated in 2014, the same year she launched her career in the ruling ZANU-PF party, a power push that led ultimately to November’s de facto coup by political rivals worried she was set to take over from her husband.
The state-run Zimbabwe Herald reported on Saturday that Mnangagwa recounted previously unknown details of his “great escape” from Zimbabwe, during an official visit to Angola.
According to the gazette, Mugabe shall enjoy no fewer than the services of six security personnel, two drivers, two private secretaries and two aide-de-camp officers and two office attendants.
Land is an emotive issue in the southern African nation after the violent invasion of white-owned farms in 2000 by supporters of former president Mugabe.
The Chinese said this would be the Year of the (fire) Rooster, characterised by trustworthiness, a strong sense of trust and responsibility at work. The Rooster did not see Trump or Okorocha coming
The 93-year-old, who ruled the southern African nation for 37 years, resigned after the army and his ruling ZANU-PF party turned against him when it became clear that his 52-year-old wife, Grace, was being groomed as his successor.
Mukonori said on Thursday that Mugabe was still in his Harare mansion with his wife, Grace, whose unpopularity was a catalyst behind a bloodless military coup earlier this month
Zimbabwe announced plans in August to build the $1 billion post-graduate university in Mazowe, 35 kilometres (20 miles) outside Harare
Taking his oath of office, the 75-year-old former security chief, known as The Crocodile, vowed to uphold the constitution of the former British colony and protect the rights of Zimbabwe’s 16 million citizens.
Pictures of the meeting at the Presidential Palace were published on the social media by the Dominican Presidency, alongside an official statement acknowledging Joshua, who leads the Synagogue Church of All Nations, on his first ever visit to the nation