Mugabe ignored the deadline and instead called a cabinet meeting for 9am on Tuesday. Chiwenga said Emmerson Mnangagwa, the former vice-president whose firing two weeks ago triggered the military takeover, would return to Zimbabwe shortly and was in touch with the president. The general made no mention of the potential impeachment of Mugabe, who was stripped of his party offices by Zanu-PF on Sunday. Lawmakers from Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), will hold a meeting on Tuesday to decide whether to join Zanu-PF to impeach Mugabe, according to officials. Mnangagwa, 75, was appointed interim leader of Zanu-PF on Sunday and is widely expected to take over from Mugabe as president.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 17:46 UTC