November 20, 2017

HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, in a much-expected TV address on Sunday (Nov 19), stressed he was still in power after his authoritarian 37-year reign was rocked by a military takeover.

"The (ruling ZANU-PF) party congress is due in a few weeks and I will preside over its processes," Mugabe said, pitching the country into further uncertainty.

Many Zimbabweans expected Mugabe to resign after the army seized power last week.

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