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Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Mugabe steps down after 37 years in office

Zimbabwe’s strongman, Robert Mugabe, resigned from office yesterday, “a week after the army and his former political allies moved to end four decades of rule, Reuters reports. The 93 year-old Mugabe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, “whose sacking this month prompted the military takeover that forced Mugabe out,” is expected to be sworn in as new president later this week. The Associated Press also has the story.

Other international news worth noting in brief include:

  • Nigeria raised USD 3 bn in its biggest ever eurobond sale, Bloomberg reports. The issuance is its third sale this year.
  • Kurdish independence update: The Iraqi Supreme Federal Court declared the Kurdish independence referendum and its results invalid in a ruling on Monday, Reuters reports.
  • US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is apparently facing a mini-revolt at the State Department after about a dozen diplomats accused him violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldiers, according to Reuters.

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