Zimbabwe: Ngwena President
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as only the second president of Zimbabwe since the country gained independence in 1980, taking the oath of office in front of 70,000 people in Harare’s main sports stadium this morning.
Mnangagwa – popularly known as the Ngwena (crocodile), had been Mugabe’s right-hand man for more than 52 years before he was unceremoniously sent packing two weeks ago.
He raised a loud cheer when he pledged that “free and fair elections” would be held next year as scheduled and that the “people’s voice would be heard”.
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as only the second president of Zimbabwe since the country gained independence in 1980, taking the oath of office in front of 70,000 people in Harare’s main sports stadium this morning.
Mnangagwa – popularly known as the Ngwena (crocodile), had been Mugabe’s right-hand man for more than 52 years before he was unceremoniously sent packing two weeks ago.
He raised a loud cheer when he pledged that “free and fair elections” would be held next year as scheduled and that the “people’s voice would be heard”.
