Speculation is rife that Mr Mugabe might go to live in South Africa where there have also been protests against him today. Inigo Gilmore discusses the situation from Johannesberg.
Tens of thousands of people have taken to streets of the Zimbabwean capital, piling the pressure on President Robert Mugabe to stand down as leader. The day of protests was sanctioned by the army and even his own party. Tonight the military announced it will meet Mr Mugabe tomorrow to discuss his departure.
Africa Minister Rory Stewart discusses Zimbabwe without Mugabe.
Former Zimbabwean MP Bright Matonga, who served in Mugabe’s government, human rights activist Mary Ndoro, who supports the main opposition party, and the Zimbabwean lawyer Lloyd Msipa, who is executive director of the Africa Public Policy Research Institute, discuss the military takeover.
Robert Mugabe is under house arrest as the Zimbabwe army staged a de facto military coup. Troops have been posted outside government buildings and are patrolling the streets of the capital Harare. The former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked just last week, could now be on his way back to Zimbabwe to take…
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It’s a lot like the old one from before – so said a friend in Harare as news spread that what is called a “bloodless correction” has restored Zimbabwe’s Chimurenga – struggle or war vet generation to supremacy.
Zimbabwe’s ruling party has accused the army commander of “treasonable conduct” after he threatened to step in to calm political tensions. It follows rumours that a military coup could be under way after a convoy of armoured vehicles was spotted heading towards the capital Harare. The country was plunged into a political crisis after President…
Zimbabwe’s president has flown to Johannesberg after his wife Grace Mugabe was accused of assaulting a young woman in a hotel. Grace Mugabe attempted to leave the country, trying to claim diplomatic immunity.
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A Zimbabwean hunter charged in connection with the killing of Cecil the lion has appeared in court.
Black Zimbabweans felt the country was not fully independent without the land reform.They feel they have now achieved that, but some white farmers disagree.
Channel 4 News has exclusive video of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arriving at a private hospital in Singapore. Mr Mugabe’s wife Grace and his bodyguard attempt to stop the cameraman filming.
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