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Sacked Zimbabwe Vice President expelled from ruling party

Sacked Zimbabwe Vice President expelled from ruling party

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked by President Robert Mugabe this week, has been expelled from the ruling Zanu-PF, a party spokesman said on Wednesday.

Mnangagwa, a liberation war veteran and a long-time ally of Mugabe, was until this week seen as a favourite to succeed the 93-year-old leader.

But Mnangagwa’s relationship with Mugabe’s wife, Grace, has become increasingly strained as their two factions within Zanu-PF fight for dominance.

Mnangagwa’s removal on Monday came two days after Grace publicly called him a “coup plotter”.

Reuters

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