Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa named Philip Valerio Sibanda as a potential successor.

The entities involved

• Emmerson Mnangagwa →

  President of the Republic of Zimbabwe

  • Emmerson Mnangagwa attended a conference in Mashonaland West Province and a fundraising dinner in Harare on October 12, 2026.10:57
  • A conference and President's Ball were held in Chinhoyi, attended by Mnangagwa, Mohadi, Mudenda, and Auxillia Mnangagwa.10:57
• Zimbabwe →

  sovereign state in southern Africa

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  • Chard called for national unity and accountability in Zimbabwe.11:46
• Philip Valerio Sibanda →

  Zimbabwean general (b. 1954)

  Nothing else this week.

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