Sacked vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's new President on Friday

Zimbabwe’s former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked by Mugabe some weeks ago, (read here), 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.

Mnangagwa was to return to the country Wednesday to take power after Mugabe’s resignation brought a sudden end to 37 years of authoritarian rule.

Ahead of his arrival, state media said he would be sworn in as president at a ceremony on Friday.