HARARE: Former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as president on Friday, according to Zimbabwe’s state broadcaster.

The report by the government-controlled Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) said Mnangagwa will arrive in the capital Harare later on Wednesday.

Mnangagwa had not been in the country since November 6 when he was sacked by Robert Mugabe, his former ally.

Mugabe resigned as president on Tuesday evening after a week of intense pressure following a military takeover.