Emmerson Mnangagwa
22 Jul 2020
A fierce critic of Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been arrested and charged with inciting violence. Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono is accused of encouraging attendance at an anti-government protest. Also, despite the documented abuses at some Islamic schools in parts of Nigeria, some poorer parents say they don't want the institutions to close, as they are often the only schools available. Plus, we visit a disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration camp in Cameroon where former secessionist fighters are trying to prepare themselves for civilian life.
30 Jan 2020
Zimbabwe’s public sector workers have accepted a 140% salary hike starting this month, a union official said on Wednesday, averting a potential strike against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government.
6 Sep 2019
Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe has died aged 95, the country's President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on his official Twitter account on Friday.
23 Mar 2019
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said his government has secured enough food aid to cater to all the people affected by Cyclone Idai on a tour of the flood-hit Eastern Highlands region on Wednesday.
27 Jan 2019
Opposition figure Tendai Biti says President Emmerson Mnangagwa is to blame for the alleged human rights abuses being carried out against people in Zimbabwe. In an interview with DW, he urged the UN to intervene.
22 Jan 2019
Unrest over a sharp increase in fuel prices had got so bad that Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa cut short an investment-seeking trip to Europe. He promised to investigate "unacceptable" violence by security forces.
22 Sep 2018
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa discusses reforms aimed at changing the perception of the country, the role of agriculture in the nation's economy, and improving relations with the U.S. and U.K.
8 Aug 2018
Since Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared winner of Zimbabwe’s first post-Mugabe elections poll, the country has remained on the edge. Until his ascension to power, Mnangagwa, 75, was a close aide of Robert Mugabe, the 94-year-old autocrat who ruled for 37 years.
30 Jun 2018
After Emmerson Mnangagwa ousted Robert Mugabe from power, Robert Smart and his family were the first white farmers to return to the lands they had been forced from last year. The news came too late to plant maize or tobacco, but another crop thrived.
26 Jun 2018
An explosion rocked Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Saturday campaign rally in the opposition stronghold Bulawayo, leaving one person dead and more than 40 injured.
25 Jun 2018
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa escaped unhurt after an explosion rocked a stadium in Bulawayo where he had addressed a political rally on Saturday, for more CNBC Africa is joined by Political Consultant and Strategist Acie Lumumba.
16 Dec 2017
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa is officially endorsed as leader of the Zanu-PF and the party's candidate for elections next year.