HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s ruling party Central Committee fired longtime President Robert Mugabe as party leader Sunday, saying that if he doesn’t resign as the country’s president by noon Monday they will begin impeachment proceedings when Parliament resumes the following day. But the world’s oldest head of state was increasingly isolated in his lavish mansion, with allies departing, arrested or, like his wife, now expelled from the ruling party. That former vice-president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is expected to lead a new government after his formal election as ruling party chief next month. The ruling party said he should be its nominee to stand for presidential elections next year. Innocent Gonese with the MDC-T party said they had been in discussions with the ruling ZANU-PF party to act jointly.

Source: National Post November 19, 2017 13:21 UTC