Sources say that Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, who has recently resigned from his post as president, will receive immunity and a guarantee of safety as part of a deal that led to his resignation.

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A government source told Reuters that Mugabe, aged 93, planned to live the rest of his days in Zimbabwe and was stern in saying that he would not live in exile.

“It was very emotional for him and he was forceful about it,” said the source.

“For him it was very important that he be guaranteed security to stay in the country...although that will not stop him from traveling abroad when he wants to or has to,” the source continued.

Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980, putting an end to an apartheid colonial rule, was forced to step down as president when the nation’s army seized control of the capital, Harare.

Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe’s former vice president, is set to be sworn in as acting president on Friday.