that's it from harare, back to you in the studio, sophie. thank you, ben brown in harare. president robert mugabe has been in power for nearly four decades. the 93—year—old has ruled zimbabwe since the country gained independence in 1980. but its economy has descended into chaos, with thousands of people reduced to poverty. 0ur correspondent milton nkosi looks back on his reign. i. i, robert gabriel... robert gabriel mugabe was a revolution leader who fought in the liberation struggle against white minority rule.|j fought in the liberation struggle against white minority rule. i bear true allegiance to zimbabwe...m tight grip on power and in the title of being the oldest head of state in the world. the 93—year—old leader has been in power since zimbabwe's independence in 1980. he has continued his life as an international statesman, despite a diminishing reputation, as zimbabwe's diminishing reputation, as zimba bwe's economy crumbled diminishing reputation, as zimbabwe's economy crumbled amid corruption and violence. mugabe's reister power began in 1979 when the l

there reporting live the only invent in zimbabwe as i'm listening to scenes on the on the ground in harare is people absorb the news of the resignation of the no serving president robert mugabe. to say. the seventeen g.m.t. you want to know jazeera the world's oldest head of state robert mugabe has announced his resignation. crowds have been pouring into the streets of harare to celebrate and impeachment proceedings against the ninety three year old have now been suspended. two years greyhound and zimbabwe's parliament. after the speaker read out the resignation letter. that sco to her would toss a who's been following events for us in harare and her you we've been talking a lot about the people around you but you are from there what did you feel like when the resignation to the news came out the only. way this closely. it was the only get six. getting hold of christian he was basically when he didn't hide the disappointment to the people and. having grown up. gone to school and seeing as the bob casey first told the paper about it just what it has become now. my family members are struggl

ben brown joining us live from harare. the lebanese prime minister, saad hariri, is in france where he has confirmed that he will be going back home in the next few days. france has said it is "ready to organise a meeting of the international support group for lebanon". mr hariri announced he was standing down while in saudi arabia a fortnight ago. the bbc‘s middle east analyst, alan johnston reports. the man at the centre of lebanon's store, hariri, with his family being welcomed in paris by president macron. then there was lunch. the president key to show his support for hariri at a very difficult time. when they emerged, mr hariri said he was going home. i'm going to beirut in the next few days to celebrate independence day. when i am there i will make known my political position after meeting with the president. this all began far from paris in the saudi capital, riyadh. mr hariri has been close to the saudis all through his political career. after talks with them he suddenly announced in riyadh that he was resigning

their tens of thousands to demand president robert mugabe's resignation the streets of the capital harare are filling up with crowds calling for his resignation after nearly four decades in power but he is resisting calls to go we'll bring you the latest from our correspondent in harare also coming up. the plot thickens lebanese prime minister saad hariri holds talks with french president emmanuel knocked on in paris two weeks after announcing his shock resignation in saudi arabia will go to the french capital. and the fate of german chancellor angela merkel hangs in the balance as a new deadline for coalition talks edges closer if the parties bayle to agree then germany could face fresh elections. i'm abby chua boss and welcome to the program thousands of demonstrators have filled in a stadium in the zimbabwean cow. but a harare to demand the departure of president robert mugabe the rally is backed by the veterans of zimbabwe's independence who are who have traditionally supported him in the past bobby's own zanu p.f. party has also called on him to stand down. is said to be asking for m

s from across africa gathered at a stadium in the capital harare to witness the ceremony they've been cheering on the new president. it's been a tumultuous week for the country after robert mugabe resigned earlier this week he ruled the country with an iron fist for nearly four decades. well the christian one who has been following all the latest developments for us from harare and we also have a journalist you're going line on who reported from zimbabwe for a decade he joins us from bonn christine and european good to have you both christiane let's start with you in harare the whole country must be watching this event what it is as a been like there in harare today is it a credible atmosphere assuming there is an uncle on phrase that he released a song a couple of months ago and the song lyrics go something along the lines of god. that is sure not to say the crocodile is going to come and rule at the time people didn't know that they will be singing the song on a day like this and calling it prophetic because indeed the crocodile so to say has been sworn in in a synagogue is now the

ben brown live in harare. i'm joined now very much indeed. ben brown live in harare. i'mjoined now by very much indeed. ben brown live in harare. i'm joined now by the former adviser to morgan tsvangirai. what is your reaction to events today? not entirely unexpected, zanu—pf showed they didn't want mugabe as president. he cannot possibly continue as president because he would not be able to run government. there are two specific consequences that will affect him. number one, he will not be able to maintain or form a cabinet, because the majority of persons who are elected. and number two, he would struggle to pass legislation, including the budget. if he is unable to do that, parliament would have to be dissolved and there would have to be an election. effectively, mr mugabe's days are numbered. are you clear what will come next, if he is finally forced out of the presidency? well, it is not clear at the moment. i assumed that those who are behind the current processes have got sufficient plans as to what they would like to do afterwards. but it is quite clear to m

why did you want to come to harare?” wa nted did you want to come to harare?” wanted to come here to celebrate because he has been bad for zimbabwe for 37 years i wanted to come here and enjoy the moment with the people of zimbabwe as a whole. why did you wa nt to of zimbabwe as a whole. why did you want to be here? it's like a great moment for zimbabwe, zimbabweans all over the world, in america and south africa, they are all excited. they wish they are here but they couldn't get here. we're all excited. do you think it's going to be a better country, a better zimbabwe?” think it's going to be a better country, a better zimbabwe? i think so country, a better zimbabwe? i think so because they will be freedom, no dictatorship. no dictatorship, is that right, do you trust that the new president is going to the emmerson mnangagwa? new president is going to the emmerson mnangagwa ?” new president is going to the emmerson mnangagwa? i trust the new president, some of the things he has done over the last few years for zimbabwe. he is going to bring in finance. he

their lives from harare. well there have been celebrations to neighboring south africa where tanya page is live in johannesburg there time is of course a big population of zimbabweans in south africa what's been the reaction there. well sort of a smaller version of the scenes we've seen playing out and harare there is a part of downtown johannesburg which is just behind me there which is known as little harare in fact south africa as the economic harbor all of the region has been a magnet for many zimbabweans who've come out of their country looking for jobs and the money that they can earn here it may not be very much but it is enough to be able to poor families back home and it's more than they would earn at home many of them to search for many years often people who have degrees and work experience but they still are unable to find work back home so a lot of relieved the surprised and happy people here in south africa and tania we did hear something from jacob zuma but also i wonder if south africa is goin

their tens of thousands to to demand president robert mugabe's resignation the streets of the capital harare have been packed with crowds calling for mugabe's departure after nearly four decades in power but he is resisting calls to go we'll bring you the latest from our correspondent in harare also coming up the plot thickens as lebanese prime minister saad hariri says he'll return to beirut by mid week this comes after he held talks with french president a monologue thrown in paris two weeks after announcing his shock resignation from saudi arabia. thanks for joining us i'm marian evans dean tens of thousands of demonstrators have been a rallying in the zimbabwean capital harare to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe there was a jubilant atmosphere at the rally which had the support of the army and veterans of zimbabwe's independence war who until just last year were loyal to the president even mugabe's own zanu p.f. party has joined calls for him to step down gabi is said to be asking for more time to leave but many zimbabweans have had enough. people power in the center of

let's bring in our southern africa correspondent in harare. you listened to that extraordinary speech, rather rambling at times from robert mugabe. we use surprised he has decided not to resign and he is staying put, this is classic, stubborn robert mugabe? staying put, this is classic, stubborn robert mugabe ?m staying put, this is classic, stubborn robert mugabe? it was baffling. everybody expected one thing and yet it is the choreography 110w thing and yet it is the choreography now we're looking at. why did he not go then? his sense of himself, his dignity, is clearly fundamental to all of this. this is a 93—year—old who could have gone longer know —— long ago and organised a succession, how does he dig himself out of this hole? we know that zanu—pf, the party, has already abandoned him coming he knows that. though the night, perhaps it was about giving the general is the all clear. he was very explicit and he said at no point had his own sense of himself as the president been challenged. that there was no breaking the constituti

their tens of thousands to demand president robert mugabe's resignation the streets of the capital harare have been packed with crowds calling for god his departure after nearly four decades in power but he's resisting calls to go i'll bring you the latest from our correspondent in harare also coming up the plot thickens as lebanese prime minister saad hariri says he'll return to bay bridge by mid week this comes after he held talks with french president a monologue front in paris two weeks after announcing his shock resignation from saudi arabia and the fate of german chancellor angela merkel hangs in the balance as a new deadline for coalition talks edges closer if the parties fail to agree by then germany could face fresh elections. welcome to the program i'm marrying evanston it's good to have you with us. tens of thousands of demonstrators have been rallying in the zimbabwean capital harare to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the protesters backed by the veterans of them bombay's independence war who have traditionally supported him in the past even mugabe's own zanu

of harare some important breaking news at this hour is zimbabwe's long time leader robert mugabe has stepped down we will continue to bring you reaction throughout the evening here on al-jazeera do stay with us. while celebrations break out in zimbabwe as parliament of the speaker announces the resignation of president robert mugabe he suspends the impeachment debate. and our entire this is al jazeera live from london also coming up a teenage suicide bomber tom it's a mosque in northeastern nigeria killing at least fifty people. in mars accused of subjecting its were hendra to what's described as a vicious system of apartheid. syrian president bashar al assad makes a flying visit to russia thanking got him a pitch in for in his words saving his country. and a cool for the international criminal court in the hague to investigate alleged crimes involving u.s. forces in afghanistan. are the world's longest serving head of state robert mugabe has announced his resignation. cheers broke out in zimbabwe's parliament after the speaker read out mugabe's resignation letter. impeachment procee

we saw people power on the streets in harare. a call from the war vetera ns to in harare. a call from the war veterans to come back onto the streets on wednesday, but it doesn't look like robert mugabe listens to the people, certainly not the people demonstrating yesterday demanding that he goes. it has never been his style, hadzic question not listening to the people. that is not the kind of politics... he is a graduate of the revolutionary politics of the 50s and 60s, trained in leninist principles are power. you control party organs and the military and the security forces. the key is he doesn't control any of those animal. that's why i am saying to you, yes, tonight is a big anticlimax for many people who came onto the streets, but it is not the end of the story of robert mugabe's departure. when you have the party calling for people to come out on the streets, they are potentially worrying dynamics. all the excitement we saw yesterday, all of those people who believe change was imminent, that it was going to come in a matter of days, if not hours, when that is brought

we'll take you to harare for more on this historic day for the people of zimbabwe also on the show who's to blame for germany's new political uncertainty chancellor angela merkel was at the center of a raucous a session in the bone this talk on tuesday plenty of accusations flying in the wake of collapse coalition talks and the big question will there be fresh elections plus we'll take you to israel for a story about a special family reunion at the age of one hundred into a holocaust survivor meets the nephew he never knew he had thanks to a one of a kind data base. i'm bringing off it's good to have you with us we begin with a. boy minus mugabe and a bombshell announcement delivered today in zimbabwe's parliament the country's ruler robert mugabe resigned now we've follows a tumultuous week that saw a military take over mass demonstrations and a desperate mugabe clinging to power in the face of impeachment and now the ending that very few saw coming. joy and relief on the streets of harare thirty seven years of robert mugabe's rule has come to an end d.w. correspondent christine monday

thank you, from harare. the family of gaia pope have said they are absolutely devastated after police searching for the missing teenager tonight said the body of a young woman had been found and they were confident it was that of the 19 year old. the discovery, in dorset, was made by specialist search teams close to a coastal path near swanage. edina campbell reports. the search for gaia pope has been going on for 11 days. but tonight, that search has come to an end. she is... i'm not going to say was and i never will, she is the absolute light of my life. so beautiful. so emotionally wise and intelligent. and, erm... so passionate. and artistic, and creative, and understanding. the teenager's body was found around three o'clock this afternoon, near the coastal path and field where some of her clothes were discovered earlier this week. just hours before the body was found, hundreds of volunteers took part in mass searches, in three areas around swanage. we want to thank each and every one of you for everythi

after thirty seven years in power so what is next for zimbabwe we'll get an update from the capital harare. i'm sumi so misconduct good to have you with us judges at a u.n. court has issued a guilty ruling in the case of bosnian serb military leader rod colada it. was facing charges including war crimes crimes against humanity and genocide on many of those charges relating to the massacre of thousands of muslim bosniaks men and boys in the town of structure needs on one thousand nine hundred five of the massacre was carried out by serb troops under modest just command. we're going to listen in to what one of the verdict here is saying judge the chamber considers that most of the factors raised in mitigation by the defense curry little or no weight. for having committed to crime. the chamber sentences mr up coma. to life imprisonment discomforts the delivery of the judgment the chamber stands the judge. all right way of living. has been watching the images here from the court in the hague is that guilty verdict handed down to wroclaw rod colada it's we have our reporter katherine martin's w

tens of thousands of demonstrators rather are rallying in the zimbabwe in capital harare to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the protest and back. by the veterans of them bob weighs independence war who've traditionally supported him in the past even mugabe's own senate p.f. party has joined calls for him to step down as said to be asking for more time to leave the presidency many zimbabweans have had enough. people power in the center of. mcgarvie must guard these demonstrations chant it's more like a street party but one with a political message the people of zimbabwe have had enough of the ailing neda. the modern day. finally and out to be excited for the independence day it's the first time in decades that people feel free to say what they really think of president mugabe he's known for vicious crackdowns against journalists and critics. the country soldiers have become heroes for many after the military took control of zimbabwe on wednesday the generals back to this day of protest. as well as an exuberant rally called by the veterans of zimbabwe's independence wil

welcome to bbc news, we are live in harare. another dramatic and historic day here after the ruling party, is no pf, voted at its central committee to depose robert mugabe as party leader. to dismiss him. he was completely humiliated, they sacked him after 37 years as leader. you still technically —— he is still technically president of the country. zanu—pf has issued him with an ultimatum, he has until midday tomorrow local time to resign voluntarily or else impeachment proceedings will be launched against him, probably on tuesday in the parliament behind me here in harare. the ceiling, he has been meeting generals at the official residence. you can see him shaking hands of the man who carried out this military ta keover man who carried out this military takeover in harare last wednesday, after they became fed up with his plans, apparent plans to pass power to his wife grace mugabe. there is speculation that robert mugabe could be the pairing of significant announcement this evening, because the state broadcaster, z bc,

the bbc‘s fergal keane speaking to ben brown in harare. and earlier ben also speak to the representative for zanu—pf in the uk he said he was disappointed by robert mugabe's 5peech the uk he said he was disappointed by robert mugabe's speech robert mugabe hasjust by robert mugabe's speech robert mugabe has just rained by robert mugabe's speech robert mugabe hasjust rained on zimbabwe's pari mugabe hasjust rained on zimbabwe's par i had a, really. i think everybody, every one of my compatriots is downcast, pretty much heart broken. i'm very sad because what is going to happen from here now is the humiliation of robert mugabe. big time humiliation, which is something that throughout the weekl is something that throughout the week i was saying we don't need and it is very sad, because when the evidence — i mean when the impeachment evidence comes, it will be very, very embarrassing and humiliating. we didn't need to drag him through this mud but he has asked for t and as far as he is concerned, he is going to preside over congress in dece

harare celebrated the beginning of a new chapter in zimbabwe's history. today though, all eyes were squarely on mnangagwa. he is expected to be sworn in as interim president on friday. in the midst of political changes, the african union took a more cautious approach. >> the transition must be a and short-term one, as the constitution allows for elections in july and these elections must be free, democratic and inclusive, where everybody is allowed to run. reporter: the vote is expected to be held by september, 2018. what shape zimbabwe will be in by then will depend a lot on this man. sarah: for more, let's bring in journalist ray ndlovu who joins us from harare. ray, we just heard a pretty rousing speech. i think it is fair to say. did the former vice president tell the people what they wanted to hear? ray: thank you for having me. the former vice president definitely had a resounding welcome. winning over the people looking forward to his term. speaking into taking over and addressing president robert mugabe as the former president, clearly drawing a l

troops on the streets as zimbabwe's military takes power confining president mugabe to his home in harare. and our intake of this is on his ear a live from london also coming up lebanese prime minister saad hariri is invited to france is expected to arrive in the coming days with his family. warnings among attrition was killing an average of one hundred thirty yemeni children a day before saudi arabia blockaded the country's course. and scientists say glass years in the french alps and heating up so fast they threaten to wipe out popular tourist resorts. and those involved was military is confined president robert mugabe to his home after taking control of the country soldiers are patrolling the capital harare and heavy gunfire and explosions were heard earlier but the military denies it's a coup the takeover follows a bit a better battle over who will succeed the ninety three year old president which split the ruling as o.p.'s party into two main factions the look cost group supports sacked vice president emerson in and out while the younger g forty group backs mugabe's unpopular wife gr

i'm ben brown live in harare, as robert mugabe resigns as president of zimbabwe. the resignation letter read out by the speaker triggered wild celebrations in parliament as the impeachment process was brought to a halt. zimbabweans pour onto the streets of harare in jubiliation, celebrating the historic moment. today, it's victory. it's victory in our hearts, it's victory for our children! his resignation ends his reign as president of zimbabwe of 37 years, presiding over a government of political repression and economic chaos. we'll have all the latest development as the country's robert mugabe had standardly been resisting all the pressure on him to resign after the military takeover. he did not listen to the army, general or his own party or the people. that is until now. he finally got the message. zimbabwe's leader for nearly a0 years, robert mugabe, has resigned. there are almost no people in this country that wanted mr mugabe to continue in office. it has been an extraordinary day in the impeachment process against him had just been launched in parliament.

in yea rs the street behind me in harare. in years gone by it would have been unthinkable for them to not only criticise their president that go out onto the streets and demand that he resigned as that would have been unthinkable. today they abandoned their fear, lost the fear, went out and demanded he stepped down right away from that they have been emboldened and empowered by the military takeover on wednesday by the fact that not only the military but his own party say they do not wa nt but his own party say they do not want him as leader anymore. the people have shown that they want him to step down as soon as the. whether that will happen we will have to wait and see. our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from zimbabwe. something happened inside the people today. a shared energy that helped them into the streets. a common purpose in a place so long divided. voices that wouldn't have dared speak of robert mugabe a few days ago now sound his political requiem. this is a historic moment. it is so special. we have waited

thank you for that privilege most fun here in harare thank you you're welcome outgoing lebanese prime minister saad hariri has landed in france it's the first time he's left saudi arabia since announcing his resignation there two weeks ago lebanon had claimed riyadh was keeping hariri against his will but harry reid denies that he's expected to meet with french president emanuel mccraw in paris in a couple of hours. germany's foreign minister has caused controversy by implying that saudi arabia was holding him hostage as a result of riyadh has recalled its ambassador to germany and hariri himself tweeted to say that i am held up in saudi arabia and not allowed to leave the country is a lie a man on the way to the airport mr gabriele. now some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump says he's delaying a policy that would allow elephant hunters to bring their trophies back from africa the twitter announcement comes just a day after the u.s. and now it's it was lifting a ban imposed by the obama administration the reversal was met with outrage by ani

to me and relief on the streets of harare thirty seven years of robert mugabe's rule has come to an end d.w. correspondent christine one on hand to witness history. that was. just minutes earlier members of the zimbabwean parliament listened as the speaker of the hands read out her statement from robert mugabe i wrap it up and then in terms of night to see one all because two thousand of them bob we're here bonded for my tender my resignation as the president of the republic of way we immediate effect. the speaker went on to read mugabe's reasons for stepping down . my decision to design is one on top on my plans and right well my can say. for the welfare of the people of them bob over my desire to ensure is more peaceful and nonviolent. that. is a national security peace and stability. mugabe's departure marks the end of a crisis that began last week when the military intervened to stop the rise to power of mugabe's wife grace that then developed into a popular revolt i knew there will be named within forty eight hours but for now zimbabweans are enjoying what marks the beginning of a

in the capital harare but . meanwhile south africa's president jacob zuma has a on the phone and says the longtime leader is safe. the children says that almost four hundred thousand children in yemen are in desperate need of treatment for acute malnutrition but says aid agencies are struggling to reach them because of funding shortfalls the cholera outbreak and obstructions by the warring parties even before saudi arabia blocked access to airports and ports around the country it estimated that fifty thousand malnourished children under the age of five would die. that's an average of one hundred day. governor the most with ten thousand children place predicted to die this year in each region. systems making the more likely to contract and die from diseases like cholera. we're living in very dire conditions we can't even afford bread we can't find shelter from the cold no one in government or from the relief organizations are reaching out to us here disease is spreading and the children are falling ill if we can'

live in harare with a laser celebrating crowds haru every two years. i. haven't seen. even union members to listen to despite she didn't seem to be fighting being disloyal so your reaction to the news that the president has signed we are very happy i am from the opposition the political party missional people sparty which is led by dr j. as to what i don't function i am a provincial member so we are very excited about what has happened the form of it took to tell this and i get the full of. we have been under the impression for that seven years and i'm a company should assume that you are saying what has happened this was good spun we are very excited we are saying this is a warning to all african governments or any of that to kids who are hiding behind this subject to see they think that they could be protected by such if there is no protection there is what is core to the people speak our so we are saying this is it good to listen to all of us want to tell you the office and we are also even wanting him in and got winnie to office we are saying he has to introduce yo

privileged you've been out on the streets of harare what did you see what's happening out there. yes there is a military presence in this case so far out it particularly in the area where the what we could call the government district where it the parliament the high court the supreme court and the quest attritional court as well as the president's office is located there a suit off by soldiers and tanks are also stationed in the same area they're not allowing anyone to pass through but clearly the street which was a. main introns of the prisons office now this appears to be part of a power struggle over who might be replacing president robert mugabe is his time as the nation's leader coming to an end. right now is difficult to say because. in the statement at the raid out during the night they are still at the only thing prison governor is the president and their commander in chief of the defense forces sort of and they're also saying that is safe. and he said it and his family i guaranteed sure it's. yet you know it's early days to illegal now concluded that probably that's the

fergal keane, bbc news, harare. after nearly four decades in power, robert mugabe is the only leader many zimbabweans have known. our zimbabwe correspondent, shingai nyoke, has been talking to some of the people celebrating in harare. street parties are going on throughout the night as zimbabweans say that they have been reborn. on every street, in every bar, the celebrations continue, relishing the national flag in a renewed sense of patriotism. i witnessed first hand, celebrations at independence, in 1980, there was such an overwhelming sense of hope. now, for the first time in 37 years, i have seen the same glimmer of hope in the eyes of zimbabweans. i visited this bar to see what changes this generation, known as "born frees", as they were born after 1980, want from a future without robert mugabe? can you imagine, for all the years i have existed on this planet, i have only known one president so for me it is certainly a different thing and it's the best — i will run with it, i will run with emmerson mnangagwa

statement on state television we are now showing you live pictures from states house in the capital harare where he is being greeted various members of the military and we are now expecting robert mugabe to make. this a paid statement we expect him to speak imminently. but. clearly. i address you tonight on the back of a meeting i held today with the nation's security forces command element this meeting which was facilitated by mediating led by father of the daily simcoe nor e s j of the catholic church for operation mounted by the zimbabwe defense forces in the week that has gone by and which was triggered by concern rising from their reading of the state of affairs in our country and in their rulings zanu p.f. party whatever the pros and cons of the way they went about the radius sharing those concerns. i as the president of zimbabwe and as their commander in chief do acknowledge the issues they have drawn my attention to and do believe that these were raised in this spirit of on history and outlook and that tree arctic concern for the stability of our nation and for the welfare of our p

the bbc‘s ben brown is also in harare and has the latest. amazing to see such euphoria on the streets. there were big demonstrations in two major cities today. these people who demonstrated today, it was unthinkable in years gone by that they would even question robert mugabe's leadership. to come out onto the street and demand he resigns and resigns now... they have lost all the fear that they have had. this follows the fact that the army have completely lost faith with robert mugabe and the party, zanu—pf, have lost faith with him as well. what we saw today was people power. tens of thousands of people power. tens of thousands of people on the street showing that they have lost faith with robert mugabe and demanding that he steps down mount. the implications are that he will not. people close to him, his family and nephew had said today that he will not resign because he does not believe it is the right thing to do. would rather die than resign his nephew said the army say that they are having more talks with him tomorrow to persuade him

but tense people are slowly coming into the city center but harare as usual busy self and other parts of the country other towns and cities we're told it is quiet day to day. and i'm easy calm in harare this after confusing scenes on the streets of zimbabwe with a night of unrest as military vehicles rolled in there were also reports that soldiers were seen loading ammunition these developments followed a warning on monday that the military would step in if the sacking of candidates they favor within the ruling party didn't stop a statement was read by soldiers on state radio this is not a military takeover and things will return to normalcy. and used. and. we are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice but this is sparks fear of a military coup even now with all the confusion we do know that the army in sirte is so this way and running the country and telling the people what to what to do what to believe and hundley in the news taking over their broadcast those are ve

joining us now on the news great from harare is in bad ways opposition leader morgan china i thank you very much for being with us on al-jazeera mr chang here i am magine the m.d.c. is on board with this impeachment motion because you have tried on several occasions to impeach president mugabe the question though is will it pass because there are still many within zanu p.f. who support mr mugabe are you hopeful that this motion will pass. well. quite awful that this this impeachment vote to pass the numbers. a combination of. overwhelmingly produce the requisite is a result i don't foresee any problems in the process are you working with any particular zanu p.f. faction to see president mugabe removed the war veterans association i know has reached out to you are you working directly with. the war veterans organizing solidarity much which we supported and we believe we are of the same mind we don't want to be there to be trapped into the zone of your factional wars but we believe that together. we can produce that it was. as you say mr chang your eye this crisis is really an internal p

all right we can take you now to harare the your capital of zimbabwe where d.w. is christine and why is standing by she is outside the zanu p.f. party headquarters she joins us now on the phone christina anderson gaga arrived in harare already what is happening where you are how are people receiving this news. i know there is a huge crowd inside that compound ways the site of the escape court this is the case if it sounds hieratic and this crowd has been there since about one o'clock local time so it's been a few hours waiting till now that well we understand that he will at some point adrift this crowd and they are carrying placards as they really none of our presidents alexander richey. very proud of waiting for him to come and like i say we do expect that he will be addressing the crowd ok so we expect him to address the crowd or momentarily what kind of legitimacy does magog war have with zimbabweans considering that he was hand in glove with the mugabe regime. and it's very interesting you get different accounts from different people a lot of the people was

from the latest —— with the latest in harare, shingai n koya, with the latest in harare, shingai nkoya, there. scotland is to become the first country in the world to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol. the supreme court ruled that it was a "proportionate means" of improving public health. the policy was agreed five years ago, but it drew a prolonged legal challenge by the scotch whisky association. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, expressed her delight at the outcome. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. in scotland, with 22 people dying each week from alcohol problems, minimum pricing has been on the agenda for over five years, but it's only today the government can plan to implement it. though it won't be popular with everybody. it's not going to stop anybody buying it. it's probably quite a good thing. i actually work as a community psychiatric nurse, so we get a lot of people addicted to alcohol and things like that. the changes will mean prices of some of the cheapest alcohol in scotland increasing sharply. this four pack of beer costs £1.00, it's set to rise to

but with tanks and military vehicles blocking off parliament and government buildings in the capital harare it sure looked like a coup. the fate of president robert mugabe and his wife grace is unclear but they appear to be in the custody of the military who said the family was safe the military intervention comes out to months of power wrangling about who will succeed ninety three year old mugabe he has ruled the country since one thousand nine hundred ninety but is last week mugabe fide vice president. he was widely viewed as the heir apparent and backed by some of the country's most powerful generals that sacking seem to clear the path for mccartney's wife grace to be next in line some welcome the military for now seemingly stopping her. this is that development in the politics of our country and his father is allowing the military to fight sports and but i think it's also a sign of her to lift or zimbabweans because from the look of things. listed there's been a stop to the family dinners the agenda that was being propagated by bye bye bye bye obama happy and his wife with zimbabwe's ec

and welcome to the program thousands of people are gathering in the zimbabwe in capital harare to demand departure of president robert mugabe the rally is back both by the country's influential war veterans and mugabe's own zanu p.f. party it has also called on the longtime president to step down gabi is said to be asking for more time before he leaves the presidency he made his first public appearance on friday after being held under house arrest by the army for two days. a correspondent privilege move on here he is joining us now from harare privilege you've been admits the people what's the mood like we're hearing our celebrations what are you saying. yes this breasting the celebrations for you right now i'm coming from the state house where people had laid siege. if the state tells but now they've been told to evacuate by the presidential got but the. people are celebrating. because singing. saying independence day sky got it must go and everyone is you've got to see and hear. president robert mugabe ok so the people are waiting they're eager for this to happen and there's obviously

tens of thousands protest against him in harare. investigators search for clues as to why a light aircraft tributes are being paid to mike green, who died when the helicopter he was in collided with a light aircraft yesterday in buckinghamshire. three other men we re buckinghamshire. three other men were killed in the crash. the former trade union organiser richard leonard is elected leader of scottish labour — replacing kezia dugdale. 90 mps — about a third of them conservatives — have signed a letter to the prime minister and chancellor to say that patients are being "failed" by the nhs and social care in england. the politicians who signed the letter — including nearly 30 former ministers — are calling for parties to work together to find a solution. our health editor hugh pym reports. the pressure on the nhs is growing. there are fears that hospitals will continue to struggle to find enough beds to admit new patients, partly because of difficulties discharging elderly patients, caused in turn by problems with social ca

andrew harding, bbc news, harare. let's go live to harare and our zimbabwe correspondent shingai nyoka is there for us. what is your sense of the view on the streets of the capital? do people think the mugabe era is now over? well, they simply don't know whether this is the end. the last 48 hours has been unprecedented and it's caught many zimbabweans unprecedented and it's caught many zi m ba bwea ns totally unprecedented and it's caught many zimbabweans totally off—guard. they've never witnessed anything like this before. they are not sure how they should respond. after all, robert mugabe is synonymous with zimbabwe and has never been won without the other and for many of them he's the only leader they've ever known. those that i spoke to on the street today say they are waiting and watching, but they are also going about their daily business because they don't have a choice. the economy no resilience, but the overriding sentiment is that they want change. the military tanks and soldiers on the street, but no one

let's get more from shingai nyoka in harare. give us an from shingai nyoka in harare. give us an update on what's happening where you are. tanks and troops carriers have been moving around the capital and that number has increased as the night has progressed. i saw three troop carriers blocking of a road that leads to the university and also to the state broadcaster. soldiers then took over the headquarters of the state broadcaster and this has been confirmed by reuters, they say they're not there to take over but merely as a precautionary measure. the tv did not broadcast the iipm news and they didn't play music. shingai, we've been reporting about the state broadcaster being taken over by the military, but any word on over by the military, but any word o n exa ctly over by the military, but any word on exactly what the military might be doing, there's been no announcement on zbc. there's been no announcement on zbc. there's been no announcement from the military. people living near the headquarters say they heard what sounded like explosions, they haven't been able t

make a peaceful transition to a future without i'll be talking to our correspondent in the capital harare also coming up house calls are just three of the topics giving all a machall at a as she tries to form a new government with unlikely coalition partners to get an update as the latest round of talks comes to an end. plus we have a special report on the fate of illegal migrants in spain these north african men are doing back breaking farm work for a little money and they're living in squalid conditions is this really better than life back home. and an island paradise that could soon be under water here a body on the front line of climate change as the u.n. climate conference draws to a close and bonker. by bryan thomas a very warm welcome to the show zimbabwe is confronting an uncertain future after the army intervened in the succession to president robert mugabe the ninety three year old is under house arrest right now as the army patrols the streets many in the country are hoping the military will make good on its promise for political change. the army stresses this isn't a coup but

back to harare now and our correspondent, shingai nyoka. as the curtain closes on president mugabe's era tonight i've cast my mind back on his 37 year rule. he began as a hero, a liberator, a person who educated his people as well as a reconciler of black—and—white. but so much of that has been eroded over the last 20 yea rs. has been eroded over the last 20 years. i've been thinking of the people who never really stood a chance. the millions of people who left zi m ba bwe to chance. the millions of people who left zimbabwe to find

it seems to be the same a lot of people were looking at harare and wondering what is happening in the capital city but the other cities the other towns it has been quiet people have been going about their business of course they were they were also concerned about the future of the country but things had been rated to be calm across the country pretty much i think a lot of people are waiting for influential figures to react to this the people who are in the country a few hours ago the war veterans had a press conference these are the individuals who helped in the white minority rule they helped keep presumably power for nearly forty years they are a strong bloc and they used to support him they've recently broken away some of them anyway so this press conference they came out saying that they support what the army did they say that they are glad they're now in control of the rulings on a party and they stated they want prison magali to go because he's overstayed in power. for his role as the president very sick very some fear. we could actually want to start salute to. the run and mos

out in the tens of thousands demand president robert mugabe's resignation the streets of the capital harare have been packed with crowds calling from the god his departure after nearly four decades in power but he is resisting calls to go we'll bring you the latest from our correspondent in harare also coming up. the plot thickens in recent middle east drama as lebanese prime minister saad hariri says he will return to beirut by mid week today he was in paris for talks with the french president emanuel wrong all just two weeks after suddenly announcing his resignation in saudi arabia. i my ass waiter thank you for joining us. tens of thousands of demonstrators have been rallying in the zimbabwe capital harare to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the protesters backed by the veterans of zimbabwe's and is a mob was independence for an influential group who have traditionally supported the president and now even mugabe's own zanu p.f. party have joined the calls for him to step down mugabe is said to be asking for more time to leave the presidency but many isn't bob boyens have

make a peaceful transition to a future without i'll be talking to our correspondent in the capital harare also coming up cows coal and cars just three of the topics that could stop on the macro from forming a new german government and possibly see her out of office we'll get an update as time runs out on coalition to go sheesh. and a five hundred year old masterpiece by davinci becomes the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction a cool one fifty million laid down. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show zimbabwe is confronting an uncertain future after the army intervened in the succession to president robert mugabe ninety three year old is under house arrest at this hour as the army patrol streets many are hoping the military will make good on its promise a political change. the army stresses this isn't a coup but with tanks and military vehicles blocking off parliament and government buildings in the capital harare it sure looks like one and the coup is something the rest of the african union has said it will not accept. you know we in the african union are against any

parts of harare are now on lockdown soldiers an army vehicles have blocked roads to government offices parliament and the courts people say they are cautiously waiting to see what happens next many are released so far there has been little violence i can see . moving as usual no more business. moving around freely. the country's war veterans say they have had enough of president robert mugabe many helped keep him in power for nearly forty years we. should have been recalled from is a row as the president insisted. the mob his army said on wednesday the president robert mugabe and his wife are safe in their private residence south africa's president jacob zuma said he was concerned about the situation in a phone call with zuma mugabe confirmed he was fine we would like to call for calm and restraint. particularly to the defense force and also to the two forces in zimbabwe i have also. conducted he said president mugabe. whom i had time to to talk. and he is fine but confined in his home zuma plans to send a special envoy to the country. the crisis began on tuesday with reports of milita

dramatic developments overnight in zimbabwe returns on the streets of the capital harare the army says this is not a coup it describes a move as a corrective measure targeting criminals around president robert mugabe explosions were reported in some parts of harare overnight the army has sealed off government in parliament buildings and taken control of the state broadcaster own. this week the army chief had threatened to step in to calm political tensions prompting accusations of treason from the ruling party this amid brewing tensions of a possible successor to president mugabe. in a statement on national television the army denied that the ongoing military operation was a coup what this my wood fence force is doing is to pacify a degenerate impolitic all social and economic situation in our country which if not addressed may result in your own it come. to members of this and what would friends forces or leave is cancelled and you are all pretend to have barracks with the middle if and let it be clear that we intend to address the human security threats in our country therefore any p

we had far out of harare into a poor neighbourhood tojudge had far out of harare into a poor neighbourhood to judge the mood. had far out of harare into a poor neighbourhood tojudge the mood. you can really feel the sense of anticipation here. zimbabwe and many of the people here are ready to celebrate the departure of the only president they've ever known, and yet people are also very aware of that politics is a dangerous business and there's a lot of fear here. people still scared he'll? people are very much scared. even now? even now. which is why you don't see big celebrations? of course, that's the reason. do you think that can change? yeah, it can change. many here blame mr mugabe personally for the struggle their lives have become. has he be bad for business? sure. why? not much tourism, nojobs, no schools. business? sure. why? not much tourism, no jobs, no schools. but there seems little appetite for vengeance. there seems little appetite for vengeance. in fact, there seems little appetite for vengeance. infact, plenty there seems little appetite for vengeance. in fact, plenty of z

needed at the world is going to meet global warming targets also coming up tanks on the streets of harare and veteran leader robert mugabe allegedly under house arrest the army denies it staging a crew but uncertainty about the situation is growing. thanks for joining me my name's sarah harmon it's good to have you with us. the defining threat of our time that's how the head of the u.n. antonio good tennis has described climate change he is one of a number of global leaders attending climate talks in bonn the leaders are hoping to inject a sense of urgency into discussions about the implementation of the twenty fifteen paris climate accord france's president manuel mccollum called on all countries to accelerate the shift to cleaner energy all german chancellor angela merkel so the paris accord is just the beginning. well that's how it is you know it is by very important for each and it. we want to do his or her side. to make this contribution . so we have to be seen as you serious and accepting paris as a starting point but also knowing that our work our work has only started and that if