November 26, 2017 8:13 AM

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Zimbabwe court says military takeover was legal

A court in Zimbabwe has ruled that the military takeover, which led to Robert Mugabe's dramatic ousting, was legal. The ruling came on Saturday while the court was raising concerns about the rule of law under the country's new administration. A minister in Mugabe's last government also appeared in court on corruption charges.<br/><br/>Triggering the end of Mugabe's reign, the Army put military vehicles on the streets of Harare on the 14th of this month and placed the 93-year-old leader under house arrest before he eventually resigned.<br/><br/>Many Zimbabweans celebrated the end of Mugabe's 37-year rule, but fear a new government under President Emmerson Mnangagwa could also be an authoritarian regime.<br/><br/>

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