Emmerson Mnangagwa Sworn In As Zimbabwe’s New President

Emmerson Mnangagwa,is now Zimbabwe's new president. His removal as vice president by Robert Mugabe led to an intervention by the military which led to the 93 year old leader handing in his resignation.

During his swearing in,Mnangagwa said “I Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa swear that as the president of the republic of Zimbabwe I will be faithful to Zimbabwe and obey, uphold and defend the constitution and all other laws of Zimbabwe,” he said as he took the oath of office before the chief justice, watched by a jubilant crowd of tens of thousands of people