Flight data had suggested his plane was heading to East Asia but that it instead went to Dubai. President Mugabe said he had gone there for a family matter.
In May, the leader’s wife, Grace, said that he would rule from the grave.
The flight path and other rumours had led some to speculate that President Mugabe had suffered a serious health problem and had sought treatment in Dubai or had even succumbed to his illness.
Emmerson Mnangagwa is the country’s vice-president.
But Reuters news agency said that on arriving at Harare President Mugabe had told reporters in the local Shona language:
“I had gone on a family matter to Dubai concerning one of my children.“Yes, I was dead, it’s true I was dead. I resurrected as I always do. Once I get back to my country I am real.He has been in power since 1980 and has said he will run again for office in 2018.
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