(Amber Ferguson/The Washington Post)Zimbabwe’s military took control of the country on Nov. 15. (Amber Ferguson/The Washington Post)Zimbabwe’s military took control of the country and detained its longtime leader President Robert Mugabe early Wednesday, capping a political showdown over Mugabe’s apparent attempts to install his wife as successor. Mugabe has ruled since he led the country to independence from white minority rule in 1980. At one point last month, Grace Mugabe even warned that supporters of Mnangagwa were planning their own coup. Political commentator Maxwell Saungweme said by phone that the military will likely try to pressure Mugabe to step down in favor of Mnangagwa as acting president.

Source: Washington Post November 15, 2017 00:15 UTC