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Mugabe accepts ousting and is 'quite jovial': nephew

Published: 26 Nov 2017 - 02:53 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 11:47 pm
President Robert Mugabe listens to his wife Grace Mugabe at a rally of his ruling ZANU-PF party in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 8, 2017. Picture taken November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

President Robert Mugabe listens to his wife Grace Mugabe at a rally of his ruling ZANU-PF party in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 8, 2017. Picture taken November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

AFP

Harare: Robert Mugabe's nephew said Sunday the ousted Zimbabwean president was in good health and "quite jovial" after being forced to resign when a military takeover ended his 37 years in power.

"He is fine. I have been to see him, he is quite jovial. He is actually looking forward to his new life, farming and staying at the rural home. He has taken it well," Leo Mugabe, son of Mugabe's late sister Sabina, told AFP.