the peaceful path they have taken so far. yesterday we had a huge mass protest in harare on it was very peaceful. that was very positive and i hope that continues. alex magazisa, former adviser to the mdc leader, many thanks indeed for joining us on the bbc. are breaking news today, robert mugabe has been removed as president of zimba bwe's ruling mugabe has been removed as president of zimbabwe's ruling zanu—pf, but he is still president of the country. pressure very much building on him to step down, otherwise it looks as though he will be forced out as president of zimbabwe. this is bbc news. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: president mugabe has been dismissed at the leader of the ruling zanu—pf party — a day after tens of thousands marched on the streets calling for him to resign. his wife, grace, has also been expelled from the party. police say they're confident that a body found near swanage is that of the missing teenager, gaia pope. gaia's sister described her as "beautiful, emotionally wise and intelligent." the chancellor, philip hammond, has said britain ne

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 struggling individuals. just want to get. to be honest when the news i only see

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 more time to leave the presidency joining me

military commanders on sunday, as protestors in harare march on his residence demanding he step down a man told me, we want to get in and tell these people what we think of them. former lebanese prime minister saad hariri meets president marcon in paris — and says he will go back to lebanon in the coming days. the venezuelan opposition leader, antonio ledezma, is in spain — a day after escaping from house arrest in caracas. in football, england premier league leaders manchester city brush aside leicester for their sixteenth successive win in all competitions. hello and welcome to world news today. zimbabwe's president mugabe is expected to meet the military, who have taken power in the country, on sunday. he could be hours away from losing his power. tens of thousands of people joined rallies across the country on saturday calling for mr mugabe to go. there are also crowds outside his official residence. they wa nt to outside his official residence. they want to reinstate the vice president. despite all of this the vetera n president. despite all of this the veteran president remai

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 her. mcgarvie must go very these demonstrations chant it's m

just a second and continuing to watch these pictures as they are told in harare but let's listen in to our package now from our correspondent on our own. delirium on the streets of harare revolutionary. across the country the but my garbage for thirty seven years while celebrations go ahead for our news that mugabe was stepping down came as both houses of parliament sat in extraordinary session to debate the presidency preachment the speaker suspended the session and told m.p.'s that he'd received a letter. calling. mugabe wrote that he was resigning with immediate effect voluntarily in order to facilitate a smooth transfer of power. to the crowds outside to those who. words many thought they'd never hear ever since i was born i have never heard see this day and so forth that just seven years we have been our fathers were there when told that was the war that you went to war they did it well what you got it is what we're going to carry to show well it was tough to get. his departure comes an emotional week off to the military first took to the streets into the evening in party polit

mnangagwa has been announced as his replacement. we can go now to ben brown in harare. a momentous morning. yes, when you think about it, hugely dramatic. robert mugabe has been the leader of zanu—pf and the leader of this country for 37 years, almost four decades, and now that party, zanu—pf, has simply turned its back on him, said it had enough of him, sacked him, really humiliated him and kept him out as party leader. extraordinary. this was the central committee of zanu—pf meeting here in harare and celebrating, as you say, after that decision. also stripping his wife, grace mugabe, of her party membership and making emmerson mnangagwa, who she is forced out as vice president of this country, making him now be party leader. the front runner to become the new president, the favoured candidate of the military. but he is still technically president of this country. he may not effectively be in power, because he has been under house arrest but still technically president. the military here who took over on wednesday, they've got took over on wednesday, they've got to find a w

back in harare in preparations to take power after president robert mugabe's shock resignation. mnangagwa had fled to south africa earlier this month after being fired by mugabe. a short while back he addressed his supporters outside the headquarters of the ruling party. reporter: crowds in harare welcome home their hero. and emmerson mnangagwa failed to disappoint. it did not take him long to connect with his supporters. >> the voice of the people is the voice of power. today, we are witnessing the beginning of a new unfolding democracy. reporter: his return follows a historic day in zimbabwe. on tuesday, the speaker of parliament announced that robert mugabe had resigned after 37 years in power. 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 m

lining the streets of harare to welcome him back home that's after robert mugabe's stunning resignation on choose state brought almost four decades of offshore tarion rule to an end in gaza is due to be sworn in as president of zimbabwe on friday. and guber covers up a massive hack attack data from fifty seven million customers exposed but the right sharing company kept it under wraps and then paid the hackers to delete the stolen information. on leyla iraq thank you very much for your company and that's the former bosnian serb army chief accused of leading the massacre of eight thousand muslim men and boys has been found guilty of war crimes crimes against humanity and genocide judges at the u.n. tribunal in the hague have sentenced moderates to life in prison here's what the presiding judge had to say as he read out the ruling earlier today. the chamber finds. guilty as a member of fairies joined common enterprises of the following counts count to genocide count three persecution a crime against humanity well a lot of she was not in the courtroom when the verdict was read

night of unrest in zimbabwe with shooting and explosions reported in the capital harare but the army says it is not a coup it's saying this is a targeted assault on criminals surrounding president robert mugabe and promised that he is safe but tanks are on the streets of harare. and the army has taken over the state broadcaster soldiers have sealed off the government and parliamentary buildings the situation remains confuse the opposition has called for a return to democracy now this after them bob ways army chief had warned that the army could step in to calm tensions over the garveys possible successor. in a statement on national t.v. the army denied speculation that the ongoing military operation is a coup what is my wood fence foresees is doing is to pos if i. did united team political social and economic situation in our country which if not addressed made. in my own it. to members of these about would fence forces overly is console and your old pretend your buttocks with the emitted it let it be clear that we tended to address the human security to put it you know kind therefor

harare today. this is inside the parliament as the news was announced. you can see men and womenjumping, punching the air. while that happened inside parliament, this is what we were saying outside on the streets. police and army celebrating with those who were delighted the president had decided to go. remember, the army's involvement in this story is crucial, it was that military takeover last week that heralded the end of robert mugabe's time in power. in terms of what may happen next, a newswire from the reuters news agency, who have been speaking to the ruling zanu—pf‘s legal secretary. we are told that emmerson mnangagwa will be sworn in on wednesday or thursday. we are also told he will serve the rest of president mugabe's time, which will ta ke president mugabe's time, which will take us to the next election, which is due in september 20 i8. take us to the next election, which is due in september 20 18. let's be clear, robert mugabe had his supporters in zimbabwe and across africa. here is one of his party's mps. it came as a surprise, but it was also quite cert

oath of office in the jubilant scenes at the national sports stadium in the capital harare he is due to make his first speech as president shortly will be carrying it live. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us a landmark day for zimbabwe emerson and gaga has been sworn in as president tens of thousands of people and v.i.p.'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 so

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 obv

africa editorjoins me now here live in harare. an extraordinary speech in the end from robert mugabe, and perhaps not what we were expecting?” from robert mugabe, and perhaps not what we were expecting? i don't think anyone expected it. i think the only person who didn't believe robert mugabe was going to resign his robert mugabe, and probably his wife, grace mugabe. having watched what has happened over the last few days here, you have had the people on the streets yesterday in their tens of thousands, the central committee, which he dominated for 37 yea rs, committee, which he dominated for 37 years, ruling he should be removed from the presidency of the party, and setting in train threats to impeach him by next monday. and then tonight, in spite of all of that, he appears on television and he says, i will preside over the party congress in december, in three weeks' time. one has to stand back a bit from the natural sense of deflation that you get from members of the public, and not just people get from members of the public, and notjust people who are members of the opposition.

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 base of battle over whole succeed the one thousand three year old president which has divided the ruling zanu p.f. party it was triggered by last week's sacking of the vice president a miss and. south africa's president jacob zuma says he's spoken to mugabe and confirmed a long time leader is say i have also. conducted the president . whom i had. time to talk to and he is fine but confined in his home. hoping that the defense force will be able to respect the constitution of zimbabwe as well as the people of zimbabwe so that this situation does not go beyond. the situation where it is now. well let's go live to her in which is in harare and many people saying that this appears to be a coup in all but name when you look at the significance of this military intervention in the country what's happening there now. well it's getting darker the people who went to work in the morning and the children went to school heading home it is on the

good afternoon. 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, is a p pa re ntly the state broadcaster

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 pr

this is bbc news. lam ben i am ben brown reporting live from harare and the continuing crisis in zimbabwe. the news is that president robert mugabe has made a televised address in which he has refused to resign. he vowed to stay on in power until december, for the special congress of the ruling zanu—pf party. against some expectations that he would step down after huge pressure and the military takeover here last wednesday, he did not say anything about resigning and he did not even refer to it. it was a long and rambling speech. it will disappoint many people in this country who had marched against him yesterday, taking to the streets in their tens of thousands here in harare and also bulawayo, amid euphoric and joyful scenes because protesters believed the army had finally toppled mr mugabe with his takeover. but in his address, mr mugabe said that military action in harare was not a threat to his authority as head of state. this is what he had to say. intergenerational conflict must be resolved through harmonised melding of old established players, as they embrace and welcom

african president jacob zuma will still go to harare tomorrow on wednesday along with the end goal is president and c.e.o. that was something that was only announced just a few hours ago and they say that it will go ahead and that it said that they were greatly concerned by events unfolding in zimbabwe and that they were going to be making that visit to south africa because that is not only original power but its current. but she of said at the southern african development community we didn't know whether there was going to be delivering a message but frankly that's really all been eclipsed if you like by events of the last half hour or so and what was the experience. experience when he would presumably know. when god were quite well. all of the top leaders in both the governing party here in south africa the african national congress and those in zanu p.f. have known each other for many years decades in some instances and there is a lot of respect shared among those leaders and also among the parties which really makes up the southern african quite unique if you like many all of the

are patrolling the streets of the capital harare and roads to government buildings are blocked the military supporters are praising what the head of the war veterans group called a bloodless correction zimbabwe's opposition movement for democratic change party called for a peaceful return to constitutional democracy this is. allowed . but i think. from the look of things. that was being propagated by. we have extensive coverage on the story tanya page is watching events from johannesburg in south africa but first it's got our correspondent in harare. so. the military say that the gobby and his family are well do you know if that's the case. well we haven't seen them and they haven't appeared on television since all this happened so people can really do is believe what the army is telling them and wait and see what happens next right now some veterans are giving a press conference here in harare. some of those who were arrested and dragged to court for calling. suggesting that he step down and they say that they were tired of him leading this country they wanted him out and that was

harare and heavy gunfire and explosions were heard earlier on but the military denies it's a coup the takeover follows a bass a battle over who would succeed the ninety three year old president which split the ruling zanu p.f. party into two main factions the low cost group supports the site vice president. while the younger g forty group backs unpopular wife grace a long time ago ally has strong support among the armed forces it was his sacking last week in favor of grace which led to this military action south africa's president jacob zuma says he's spoken to mugabe and confirmed that the longtime leader is say i have also. conducted the president mugabe. whom i had. time to to talk. and he is fine but confined in his home. hoping that the defense force will be able to respect the condition of them barbara as well as the people of zimbabwe so that this situation does not go beyond. the situation where it is now well let's go live now to our correspondent harmattan has been monitoring the situation there and i'm just wondering what visible signs you've been seeing through the day tha

demonstrations expected on the streets of the capital harare on wednesday. in other news, police say a postmortem examination carried out on the body of the teenager, gaia pope, hasn't identified any injuries to suggest another person was involved in her death. more now on our top story, in an extraordinary day in zimbabwe, president robert mugabe has not resigned from power despite pressure on him to do so from within his own party. atjust after 7 o‘clock london time, president mugabe made a televised address from his state residence, flanked by military men. and despite the widespread speculation he was about to stand down, he disappointed many by not resigning and instead said he intended to lead next month's congress of the ruling party, zanu—pf. let's listen to that speech in full now . hello zimbabweans. 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 bya this meeting, which was facilitated by a mediating team, from the catholic church followed an operation mounted by the zimbab

harare have been packed with crowds calling for mugabe's departure after nearly four decades in power but he's resisting calls to go bring you the latest from our correspondent in harare also coming up. they can says lebanese prime minister saad hariri holds talks with french president among all micron in paris just two weeks after announcing his shock resignation in saudi arabia will go to the french capital for more and the fate of german chancellor angela merkel hangs in the balance as a new deadline for coalition talks edges closer with parties fail to agree by then germany could face a fresh election. welcome to the program i mary in evanston it's good to have you with us. 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 h

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 p.f. party has joined calls for him to step down

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 capital harare when it happened. chrstine: moments ago the news came out that robert mugabe has resigned. and literally within seconds you can hear the chanting. [inaudible] -- the opposition leader in this country. brent: we will take you live to harare for more on this historic day for the people of zimbabwe. also on the show, can she hold on? angela merkel under pressure as germany plunges into political uncertainty. after the collapse of coalition talks, the german chancellor says she would rather run in new elections than lead a minority government. is this the dawn of a post-merkel era? ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. we begin with a zimbabwe minus mugabe. in a bombshell announcement delivered today in zimbabwe's parliament, the country's ruler, robert mugabe, resigned. it follows a tumultuous week that saw a military takeover, mass demonstrations, and a desperate mugabe clinging to power in the face of impeachment proceedings. and now the ending that few saw coming. reporter: joy and relief on the streets of harare. 37 years of robert mugabe's ru

robert mugabe's resignation the streets of the capital harare are filling up with crowds celebrating what they hope is mugabe's imminent departure after nearly four decades in power we'll bring you the latest from our correspondent in harare also coming up the clock is ticking for german chancellor angela merkel as a sunday deadline for coalition talks edges closer merkel calls on all sides to compromise but if a deal isn't reached germany could face fresh elections and un climate talks in the german city of bonn come to a close we'll see what was achieved and what still needs to be accomplished. i'm not equal boss and welcome to the program thousands of people are gathering in the zimbabwean capital harare to demand the departure of president robert mugabe the rally is backed both by the war veterans and mugabe's own zanu p.f. party which has also called on him to stand down and gabi is said to be asking for more time to leave the presidency on friday he made his first public appearance since the military seized power earlier this week. surrounded by security robert mugabe attends a

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 who's been standing outside the courthouse in the hague and she's been following all

harare when it happened. that. 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.

years in power so what next for zimbabwe at last our correspondent in the capital harare. and tubers coverup of a massive hack data of fifty seven million customers were exposed to the ride helaine firm kept quiet and then paid the hackers to did leak the stolen information. hello i'm terry march and thanks for joining us. in zimbabwe people are celebrating after president robert mugabe announced his resignation the shock announcement ended nearly four decades of rule it followed a tumultuous week the soul a military takeover a mass demonstrations and a desperate move gabay clinging to power in the face of the impeachment proceedings . 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 pr

gathered in the capital harare yesterday to demand he do just that. people power in the center of her mcgarvey muskerry these demonstrators chant it's more like a street party but man with a political message the people of zimbabwe have had enough of that i. think would be the motive to day. to day it's the first time in decades that people feel free to say what they really think of president mugabe his ninth a 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 will the veterans but once macgyver support as he was they come right in the struggle against white rule now they want him to step down. his worries began last week when he sent this man his vice president and mr. a feed politician and fellow freedom fighter when i was widely viewed as mugabe's heir apparent before his sacking he fled the country last week just before the coup when a god was seems li

to protest to to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the streets of the capital harare have been packed with the crowds calling for god his departure after nearly four decades in power but he is resisting calls to go over you the latest from our correspondent and herat it also coming up. the plot thickens in the 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 french president and from all just two weeks after suddenly announcing his resignation in saudi arabia. hi my ass waiter thank you for joining us tens of thousands of zimbabweans have been rallying in the capital harare to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the protesters backed by veterans of zimbabwe's independence war an influential group who have traditionally supported the president now even mugabe's own zanu p s party has joined the calls for him to step down mugabe is said to be asking for more time to leave the presidency but many zimbabweans say they have had enough. people power in the center of.

suddenly free. 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, i do not care. it's ironic that emmerson mnangagwa, one

commanders on sunday, as protestors in harare march on his residence demanding he step down. a man told me that we want to get in there and tell these people what we think of them. lebanon's prime minister saad hariri meets president macron in paris — and says he will go back to lebanon in the coming days. one of the key figures of the irish republican movement — gerry adams — says he's standing aside from politics. also in the programme... tributes are coming in for malcolm young, co—founder and guitarist of the australian rock band ac/dc, who died aged 64 hello and welcome to bbc world news. zimbabwe's president mugabe could be just hours away from finally losing his grip on power — with the military, who put him under house arrest earlier this week, expected to summon him to hear his fate on sunday. tens of thousands of people joined rallies across zimbabwe on saturday calling for mr mugabe to go — here, for example, in bulawayo. crowds gathered outside his official residence in harare — and his ruling zanu—pf party said it would meet on sunday to dismiss him from the pa

bbc news at 5. 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. peop

broadcaster. we're live in harare with the latest. australians say yes to same sex marriage. more than 61% back the move in a nationwide survey. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, also in the programme: french president emmanuel macron warns donald trump and vladimir putin are threatening western values. and the spice island swapped for manhattan, an indonesian outpost celebrates its history and bids for world heritage status. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. hello, it's 1am in london, 9am in singapore and 3:30am in the morning in zimbabwe, where loud explosions have been heard in the capital, harare. that's our breaking news this hour. soldiers are reported to have taken over the headquarters of the state broadcaster and armoured vehicles have been seen on the city's roads. earlier, zimbabwe's ruling party accused the army chief, general constantino chiwenga, of inciting insurrection after he said the military was prepared to intervene to end political infighting. there's been days of people of the president mugabe sacked a number o

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 grace a long time

president of four decades. as crowds fill the streets of harare and bulawayo, the pressure‘s on robert mugabe, who's meeting military commanders tomorrow. this is a new beginning for the people of zimbabwe. what i am seeing is the death of a dynasty. it is so special. we have been waiting for this for 37 years. amid reports mr mugabe is refusing to stand down, it's believed his own party will consider sacking him as leader tomorrow. we'll have the latest live from harare. also tonight... a body's found in the search for the missing teenager gaia pope. tonight, her sister paid this tribute. she is, i'm not going to say "was" and i never will, she is the absolute light of my life. a generational change for sinn fein. gerry adams announces he's standing down as the party's president. and a fifth successive victory for england over australia in their rugby union international at twickenham. good evening. tens of thousands of people marched in the zimbabwean capital, harare, and the second city of bulawayo, calling on their president for almost four decades to stand down. crowds have been s

elements within the government we'll go live to harare also coming up a resoundingly yes in australia to same sex marriage in a nonbinding post a referendum the prime minister paid just to make it you know by christmas really succeed. i don't welcome i'm with touchy my good to have your company. 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 co

thanks for joining us zimbabwe's former vice president emerson and not god has arrived back in harare in preparation to take power after president robert mugabe's shock resignation i'm not gaga had fled to south africa earlier this month after being fired by mugabe a short while a back addressed his supporters outside of the headquarters of the ruling zanu p.f. party. crowds in herat a welcome home their hero. and emerson and god failed to disappoint. it didn't take him long to connect with his supporters. was. there some. real sense or the. do oh the journey through to them but you know how good. we were to get it was. not only going to be the one this is not going to be. your hopes. his return follows a historic day in zimbabwe on tuesday the speaker of parliament announced that robert mugabe had resigned after thirty seven years in power. harare celebrated the beginning of a new chapter in zimbabwe's history. today though as we're squarely on and on. he's expected to be sworn in as interim president on friday. in the midst of political changes the african union took a more cautious

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 we look at the cast has refused that we see all of the worst natural disasters and we are aware

the quote of the. world. 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 thi

of office amid jubilant scenes at the national sports stadium in the capital harare. also coming up the german president moves to forge a new coalition government he calls chancellor merkel and the leader of the social democrats martin schultz to join to talks next week. and baseball with your hands instead of a bat a new craze hits cuba and anyone can play without needing to splash out on expensive equipment. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us it is a lie. and mark day for zimbabwe emerson and gaga has been sworn in as president tens of thousands of people and v.i.p.'s from across africa gathered at a stadium in the capital harare to witness the ceremony and cheer on the new president he vowed to uphold the constitution and protect the rights of all zimbabweans when doggle replaces former president robert mugabe who held power for nearly four decades. and president delivered his inaugural address a short while ago despite the controversial legacy of robert mugabe his successor pay tribute to his one time close ally what ever it was. or. that moment of. jordan that d

mugabe after 37 years as zimbabwe's president. 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 work. the thousands who died in hospitals because there was a shortage of drug while he left and flew to singapore to keep him seve live. in the end he was a man obsessed with power and that obsession became more important than his people. our zimbabwe correspondent, shingai nyoka, thank you very much. that's it from us. in a moment the news where you are, but we'll leave with some images from what's been an extraordinary day in zimbabwe. good night. i hereby formally tender my resignation as the presi

we'll take you live to the capital harare for reactions. it's a pleasure to be with you a bombshell announcement in zimbabwe is parliament today the country's ruler robert mugabe has resigned the spin. parliament read his letter of resignation out loud just as lawmakers were debating an impeachment motion against mugabe take a listen in. the. course of the in the. members of parliament cheered when the news that mugabe has given up power was announced his resignation had been a key demand of the zanu p.f. party and the army the opposition supported the impeachment motion against him he had been accused of allowing his wife grace to quote usurp constitutional power. christine one is in the very thick of it in harare following developments christine a historic day describe the scenes around you. i've literally had to write in each is a way to get away from the crowd just so that you're able to hear me basically average the streets of harare right now you have to take it fresh out of people not coming home from work so many people are sitting in because of the announcement came by radi

coming up with mugabe appears in public at a university graduation ceremony in harare he's been under house arrest since i've been to critical ones involving and is under pressure from the on the the opposition and even his own fanti to step down. i don't welcome i'm to touch. can germany put together a new government talks between young americans conservatives the free democrats and the greens went into the early hours of this morning but missed their own deadline to strike a deal right now party leaders are restarting talks at the headquarters of america's c.d.o. party some negotiators expect them to be there into the weekend the talks went through the night last night but fair to get wasn't enough for formal coalition talks to begin. now if the parties remain unable to form to start formal talks germany could end up holding new elections shows that he says she's determined not to let that happen have a listen. to this. it's not easy we realized yesterday we have addressed many issues in exploratory talks and gone into tremendous detail it's no small task to tie up all the loo

the government really go live to harare also coming up a resoundingly yes in australia to same sex marriage in a nonbinding post a referendum the prime minister could just to make it law by christmas will he succeed. and the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson meets million miles leaders in a bid to end violence against a roving got muslims million miles army denies persecuting the minority but to this and say it's time for us to investigation. i don't work and i'm on with the cima. zimbabwe is in the grip of political turmoil after the army took to the capital streets seize control of parliament and state television president robert mugabe has touring neighboring south africa that he is under house arrest but an armed the army says this is not a takeover but a corrective measure the military intervention comes amid a power struggle to succeed ninety three year old mugabe the soldiers took over a national television station to say it wasn't a coup to both our people and we will be your own borders we wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military or of. what this ab

robert mugabe's resignation the streets of the capital harare are filling up with proud calling for mugabe's departure after nearly four decades in power but he's resisting calls to go we'll bring you the latest from our correspondent in the capital also coming up the plot thickens lebanese prime minister saad hariri arrives in paris two weeks after announcing his shock resignation in saudi arabia we'll bring you the latest from the french capital. and the fate of chancellor angela merkel hangs in the balance as a new deadline for coalition talks edges closer if the parties fail to agree then germany could face fresh elections. i'm at a cost 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 backed 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 the gobby 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 hou

good afternoon. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of harare in zimbabwe calling for the resignation of president robert mugabe. he's been under house arrest — apart from one public appearance yesterday — since the army seized power on wednesday. our senior africa correspondent, anne soy, reports from harare. this is not the typical coup, it's more like a carnival. zimbabweans here are already celebrating the end of president robert mugabe's rule. this is an unprecedented show of defiance against the strong man. these soldiers are the new heroes in town. zimbabweans are ecstatic. they say the soldiers have granted them their second independence. a moment they've all been waiting for. years of emotion poured out on the streets. what does this mean for you? new zimbabwe, freedom has finally come! cheering what about you 7 i don't have to express it because i can't believe it, it's like i'm dreaming. cheering first lady grace mugabe hasn't been seen in public since the military took control of the country. neither has the former vice president, emmerson mnangagwa