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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Momodou[/i] [br][b][size=4]Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president by Tendai Marima[/size=4] Aljazeera[/b] http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/171124062450311.html [img]http://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2017/11/24/6ea58121fd1a4aafb9a5b12080c8a2fe_18.jpg[/img] Harare, Zimbabwe - Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as president of Zimbabwe, marking the end of Robert Mugabe's 37-year reign over the country. Tens of thousands of people on Friday streamed into the capital's National Sports Stadium to witness Mnangagwa, a former vice president, take the oath of office. Many ordinary Zimbabweans seem optimistic at Mnangagwa's takeover, hoping that a change in command could set the struggling nation on a better path and improve its poor economic situation. "I put my faith in him," said Tinashe Sihlangu. The 23-year-old said the incoming leadership gave him hope in finally finding work. "We've already seen from his work as vice president that he's a man of action, so I've no doubt that he can turn things around and create more jobs for us young people," he told Al Jazeera. [b]Economic concerns[/b] Mnangagwa's rise to power comes after weeks of drama in the wake of his dismissal by Mugabe that precipitated in a military takeover of the country on November 15. [b]Zimbabweans hopeful for better future post-Mugabe[/b] Mugabe, who initially resisted calls to step down, stepped down on Tuesday. According to reports, the 93-year-old former president has been granted immunity from prosecution and a benefits package as part of a negotiation deal. Mnangagwa, who had fled to South Africa after his firing on November 6, promised job creation and economic stability during his first speech upon returning to the country. "We want to grow our economy; we want jobs," he saidon Wednesday, cheered on by thousands of enthusiastic supporters outside the headquarters of the ruling ZANU-PF party. ................................. [b]Read more at:[/b] http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/171124062450311.html [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.