Zimbabwe President Mugabe bows out of office

21 Novembre 2017

Harare, Zimbabwe, November 21 (Infosplusgabon) - Zimbabwe President Robert Gabriel Mugabe has resigned. His resignation letter was read out to members of the National Assembly and Senate by Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda on Tuesday during a sitting at the Harare International Conference Centre to impeach him.

Meanwhile, the African Union (AU) said Tuesday that the political transition in Zimbabwe is legitimate following a decision by the ruling ZANU-PF party to strip President Mugabe of his party seat.

AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said the party’s decision to chase President Mugabe from his party position after an army intervention was legitimate.

"We are not witnessing a coup d' etat. The process is legitimate if it complies with the law. The ruling party chased away its leader, it is our hope everything would be done to stick to legality," Mahamat said at press briefing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, before President Mugabe resigned.

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