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 welcome new rules. new ones through a well—defined sense of hierarchy and succession. indeed, all these matters will be discussed and settled at the forthcoming congress, within the framework of a clear road map that seeks to resolve once and for all any other missions oi’ once and for all any other miss

decision taken by zanu—pf, the ruling party, to dismiss robert mugabe as the party leader after 37 yea rs. mugabe as the party leader after 37 years. also, to strip his wife, grace mugabe, of her position in the party, accusing her of promoting hate speech and divisiveness. robert mugabe has now been given a deadline, an ultimatum, by his own party, zanu—pf, to resign by midday tomorrow local time, or to face impeachment proceedings. those would likely begin on tuesday, when parliament resumes. let's get this report on the dramatic events so far. from harare, our correspondent shingai nyoka reports. senior military commanders have met president robert mugabe to further pressure him to step down from government, as his own party held a historic meeting to dismiss him. it's a humiliating end for the decorated war hero and the party's longest serving leader. our people, colleagues, are demanding from us gathered here to show leadership and to give effect to their demands for the recall of the president and first secretary of zanu—pf, comrade rg mugabe, from his position in the par

, harare with breaking news. the leadership of zanu—pf, the ruling party, have dismissed robert mugabe as their leader after 37 yea rs. mugabe as their leader after 37 years. an extraordinary development, an extraordinary humiliation for him to effectively be sacked as the leader of the party, and his wife, grace mugabe, also dismissed from her position within zanu—pf as the leader of the women's league, sacked because the party accused her of hate speech and divisiveness. robert mugabe is still president of this country. he hasn't yet agreed to resign. he is under pressure to do that. he is having more negotiations with the military today and he has been given a deadline by zanu—pf‘s central committee, an extraordinary deadline of midday tomorrow, local time. if he has not resigned by them, zanu—pf say he will face impeachment proceedings in the parliament behind me. two chambers of parliament have to agree with the majority of two thirds in each chamber to impeach him. if they do, he will no longer be president of this country. another day of humiliation for robert mugabe. fr

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 zimbabwe defence forces in the week that has gone by. and which was triggered by concerns arising from their reading of the state of affairs in our country and in the ruling zanu—pf party. whatever the pros and cons, the way they went about registering those concerns, i, as the president of zimbabwe and as their commander—in—chief, do acknowledge theissues commander—in—chief, do acknowledge the issues they have drawn my attention to. and do believe that these were raised in the spirit of honesty and out of deep and patriotic concerns for the stability of our nation. and for the welfare of our nation. and for the welfare of our nation. and for the welfare of our people. as i address you, i

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, z bc, is apparently planning a broadcast from state house, his official residence, later this evening. inevitably there is speculation that that could be, i stress could be, the resignation of robert mugabe as president of zimbabwe. technically, although he may be under house arrest, he is still preside

this is bbc news. the headlines at 12pm: fasano zanu—pf has sacked robert mugabe as leader. he will be replaced by the man mugabe sacked just two weeks ago. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has been sacked by his party as leader. delegates at the party meeting were seen breaking into loud singing and dancing when the announcement was made emmerson 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

yesterday, the drama of the military takeover, the drama of zanu—pf stripping him of his party leadership, and all of this in a sense might be an anti—climax this evening? it isa it is a colossal disappointment. i think across notjust it is a colossal disappointment. i think across not just zimbabwe it is a colossal disappointment. i think across notjust zimbabwe but the african continent, and indeed across the world, where people thought that robert mugabe would do the right thing, he has again stood his ground and decided that he wants to die in office. he's only got one thing in mind. he's going nowhere, as far as he is concerned. it was quite interesting, just watching all the people in the room. there was no sign of mrs grace mugabe, the person who actually triggered the sequence of events we have been following in the last few days. she was nowhere to be seen and i wonder where she was watching this speech from. i wonder if she had anything to do with it, given that the president did not resign, following all the drama we saw today. robert mugabe is still the president

, somatic developments when his own party, the ruling party, zanu—pf, decided to sack him as the leader of the party and also sack his wife, grace mugabe, from her position in zanu—pf. he has been meeting generals today and they have been trying to persuade him since that military takeover that he should resign with dignity, that he has no options left. zanu—pf gave him an ultimatum today that if he had not resigned by mid—day tomorrow local time and they should start impeachment proceedings against him in the zimbabwean parliament. he is running out of friends, running out of allies, running out of options, and running out of time. and according to reuters tonight he has agreed to step down, perhaps bowing to the inevitable. but get this report on the day's events so far. senior military commanders have met president robert mugabe to further pressure him to step down from government, as his own party held a historic meeting to dismiss him. it's a humiliating end for the decorated war hero, and the party's longest serving leader. our people, colleagues, are demanding from u

leadership and faction of zanu—pf which is now effectively in charge, but it is clear from the position that had been taken by the opposition parties that they are in agreement that mr mugabe must go. that is the position being taken by the mdc, that there should be a transitional arrangement that should be put in place after mr mugabe is gone, be put in place after mr mugabe is o . be put in place after mr mugabe is gone, in order to fix the democratic state and ensure the country starts off on state and ensure the country starts offona state and ensure the country starts off on a good foot. very briefly, are you expecting this to unfold peacefully, as it has until now? well, i do hope so. we have had struggles in the past, challenges in the past. i hope that zimbabwe is able to continue 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 mug

rulings —— the ruling zanu—pf party. whatever the pros and cons, the way they went about registering those concerns, i is the president of zimbabwe, and as their commander—in—chief, do acknowledge theissues commander—in—chief, do acknowledge the issues they have drawn my attention to. and i do believe that these were raised in the spirit of honesty and out of deep anti—patriotic concern for the stability of our nation. —— deep and patriotic concern. as i address you, iam also patriotic concern. as i address you, i am also aware of a whole range of concerns which have come from you all as citizens of our great country. today's meeting with the command element has underscored the need for us element has underscored the need for us to collectively start processes that return our nation to normalcy. so, all our people can go about their business unhindered in an environment of perfect peace and security, assured that law and order will prevail as before, and endure well into the future. if there is anyone, any one observation we have made and drawn from events of the past w

congress of the ruling zanu—pf party next month. in doing so he defied an ultimatum by his party to resign by tomorrow. the leaders of zam boob‘s war vetera ns tomorrow. the leaders of zam boob‘s war vete ra ns say tomorrow. the leaders of zam boob‘s war veterans say plans to impeach the 93—year—old will go ahead with demonstrations the examined on the streets of the capital, harare on wednesday. in other news, police say a postmortem carried out on the body of gaia pope hasn't revealed any injuries that suggested another person was involved in her death. i'm talking to chris bodington, the mountaineer who has reached the world's highest places his memoir is called, of course — ascent. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry zeffman, political reporter at the times and public affairs consultant, jacqui francis. welcome to the both. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the financial times, which reports that ministers are expected to give theresa may the go ahead to increase the government's brexit financ

the governing zanu pf party have passed a vote of no—confidence in the president. mr mugabe has been under house arrest since a military takeover four days ago. basically we are zimbabweans, we are saying thank you very much for the peaceful intervention and it is time for the masses of zimbabwe to say mugabe must go and he must go yesterday. but as it is about a new beginning and the end of a tyranny rule and we will take zimbabwe back. as you can see people are flooding into the city from all over harare. there's an incredible atmosphere of excitement of anticipation. now is the time they sense robert mugabe is gone. his age is over. they're no longer afraid, that's why they're here on the streets. that was fergal keane our africa editor in harare, now we're looking at new pictures of crowds cheering an army convoy in zimbabwe's second city bulawayo. within the last hour i spoke to our africa correspondent president zuma of south africa has said he is cautiously optimistic that the situation will be resolved amicably. he said the african region is committed to supporting the people

ruling party zanu—pf have reportedly drafted a motion to impeach president mugabe. he's accused of flouting the rule of law, being a source of instability, and presiding over a wrecked economy. mr mugabe ignored his party's deadline to stand down this morning. my colleague ben brown is in the capital harare. some in zanu—pf sickie could be forced out within days. protesters are back out on the streets demanding that the only leader many of them have ever known stands down for the good of the nation. the impeachment proceedings could begin as soon as tomorrow. ben. it was seven hours ago that the deadline for president robert mugabe to resign expired. it came and went with no word from the president. it was a deadline that was set by his own party, zanu—pf, which had already dismissed in, sacked him, as the leader of the party. he is still clinging on to power against all of the odds, clearly to the growing anger of his party, his army, and his people. in response to his decision not to resign, zanu—pf have launched impeachment proceedings against him. they will begin in the p

regional branches of the governing zanu pf party have passed a vote of no—confidence in the president. mr mugabe has been under house arrest since a military takeover four days ago. basically, we are saying to our army, thank you very much for the peaceful intervention. it's time for the masses of zimbabwe that robert mugabe must go, must go, like, yesterday. we cannot wait to see his back. for us it is about a new beginning. it is about the end of a terrible rule. we are going to take zimbabwe back. as you can see people are flooding into the city from all over harare. there's an incredible atmosphere of excitement of anticipation. now is the time they sense robert mugabe is gone. his age is over. they're no longer afraid, that's why they're here on the streets. that was our african editor. more from him throughout the day. all africa correspondent can bring us the latest on the ground. andrew, i have heard you throughout the morning describing some of that excitement, what does it feel like to you? is telling me, it feels like a revolution. the mood here is one of delirium ecstasy. i'm

zanu—pf have in their constitution, that the config of it, bend the rules, that he will step down, the party will anoint a successor. there isa party will anoint a successor. there is a process for that. what about the vice president, as was, until he left the country, emmerson mnangagwa 7 what do left the country, emmerson mnangagwa7 what do we know about him and his relationship with robert mugabe. you must bear in mind that he was sacked. his relationship with robert mugabe has been deteriorating over the past two years. it has been closely tied with infighting over the successor of robert mugabe. emmerson mnangagwa was judged to be one of the key contenders and had key allies in the politburo. he left in october. he was sacked on the 10th of november. what direction will the party then go? emmerson mnangagwa was tied to all those protocol choices. there is a picture of here standing next to robert mugabe. some people said he was like that goes in zanu—pf. but it is grace, robert mugabe's wife, 7 that goes in zanu—pf. but it is grace, robert mugabe's wife,? she is the toxic elem

of zanu—pf‘s oppresive rule overseen by mugabe's former cronies? or will the country's politics open up in new and unpredictable ways? well, my guest is ibbo mandaza, former government official turned academic analyst. will zimba bwe‘s current drama end well? ibbo mandaza, in johannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. ijust referred to this compelling drama playing out in harare. you've obviouslyjust come from harare in the last few hours to talk to me. is it clear to you that there can only be one ending, that robert mugabe will be gone within days? i don't know about days, but certainly it is the endgame, except now we have a serious stand—off between him and his party. is it a serious stand—off? i think it is. it's embroiled in a constitutional crisis, and it appears to me that mugabe seems to have the upper hand on the constitutional and legal side. it's quite obvious he has some of the best legal minds around him. clearly, his speech last night had very cogent arguments from a legal point of view, not to mention the fact that, from the very outset, the military

, he said that he would still be presiding over a congress of the zanu—pf party next month, in a few weeks‘ time. so having that the generals, he then made that televised statement and he said he will be carrying on. he said that the military takeover against him had not been a threat to his authority. well, in reaction to his refusal to resign, we have heard from the leader of the war veterans who fought alongside him in the war of independence who are opposed to him now saying that speech tonight was nothing to do with reality. we will go for impeachment, say the war vetera ns, will go for impeachment, say the war veterans, and we are calling the people back onto the streets. and zanu—pf, the ruling party here, deposed mr mugabe as their leader earlier on today and they gave him an ultimatum that if you does not resign by midday tomorrow local time, he will be impeached. he clearly is not resigning, so we have to wait and see whether that impeachment process begins. this is what mr mugabe had to say on national television in zimbabwe. the angst of intergenerational conflict mus

zanu—pf mps, from opposition mps, from members of the public who've come here to witness what's happening. for many people, robert mugabe is the only leader they've ever known — his iron grip on power finally swept aside. this is a new era for our nation.” think the only time this is a new era for our nationli think the only time i will be able to comprehend what has just think the only time i will be able to comprehend what hasjust happened is whenl to comprehend what hasjust happened is when i wake up in the morning. as almost four decades come to an end, we hear from almost four decades come to an end, we hearfrom his friends almost four decades come to an end, we hear from his friends and enemies. hello. there have been jubilant celebrations on zimbabwe's streets over the resignation of president robert mugabe, ending his 37—year rule. without warning his letter of resignation was read out in parliament, just as impeachment proceedings were getting underway. in it, the world's oldest head of state said his decision to go was voluntary and he had made it to allow a smoo

rule of zanu pf? orwill the continuation of the oppressive rule of zanu pf? or will the politics of the country open up in new and unpredictable ways? my guest is ibbo mandaza, a former government official turned academic analyst. will zimbabwe's official turned academic analyst. will zimba bwe‘s current drama official turned academic analyst. will zimbabwe's current drama and well? —— end well? ibbo mandaza, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i just refer to this compelling drama playing out in harare. you have obviously just come from playing out in harare. you have obviouslyjust come from harare in the last few hours to talk to me. can there are only be one ending, that robert mugabe will be gone within days? i don't know about days, but certainly it is the end for him. except now we have a serious stand—off between him and his party. is it a serious stand—off? his party. is it a serious stand-off? i think it is. it is his party. is it a serious stand-off? ithink it is. it is a constitutional crisis. it appears to me that robert mugabe seems to have the upper hand on the o

zimbabwe evolved into a virtual i—party state. only mugabe's party, zanu—pf, is allowed to win elections. there is no room for opposition at the heart of government. zanu—pf, there is no prime minister from anywhere else. the first thing we will see is whether there will be constitutional amendments to allow for that. given that the figure likely to be president initially at least has a reputation as a hard man, on used to compromise, such amendments might be hard to get. but some take the view that having finally got rid of mugabe after 37 long years, the momentum for change is now unstoppable. politicians, they all focus on power. but we will focus on them delivering on the issues that they promised, we will focus on delivering our rights. so, it's not going to be easy but right now, the people of zimbabwe have the confidence to stand up for their rights and to demand the right to be respected. few will be looking too far into the future just now. in the coming days, it is more likely to be celebrations of the dawn of a new era which many thought might never come. the mugab

london. the ruling zanu—pf party say, emmerson mnangagwa, the man sacked as vice—president, will be sworn in as mugabe's replacement. and in other news — north korea's shipping operations and some chinese firms are targeted in the latest us sanctions against pyongyang. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore. midnight in london, and 2 am in zimbabwe where robert mugabe took the country and the world by surprise this afternoon when he suddenly resigned after almost 4 decades in power. without warning, his letter of resignation was read out in parliament — just as impeachment proceedings against him were getting underway. the news sparked wild celebrations with thousands of people pouring onto the streets in the capital harare. our africa editor fergal keane was in parliament when the news broke. it is the night of the free, a night like no other in their lives, a great tension has broken, the epoch of fear, of desperation, of robert mugabe, has ended. how rarely does politics translate into someth

is down to a power struggle within zimbabwe's ruling zanu—pf. last week, emmerson mnangagwa was sacked as vice president. a loyal ally, he was, like mugabe, a veteran of the country's struggle for independence. but in recent years, he's found himself up against this woman, grace mugabe, the president's young, ambitious and some would say ruthless wife, a one—time typist and now one of the most powerful political figures in the country, with plans to take over as vice president. she remains a divisive figure among party supporters. just last week, she was met with boos while attending a rally. i don't care! since the takeover, the military has begun to arrest those close to her and the british foreign office issued a warning to british nationals in the city. stay at home. stay in your hotel room. wait until things settle down a little bit. tonight, the city remains in relative calm. so far, a bloodless military takeover, but it leaves those inside the country wondering what lies ahead. change is under way but whether it's the change zimbabweans have been yearning for is far fro

as the head of zanu p.f. his opponents now are threatening protests and peach meant. i must wait or welcome to the show the talks to form a new coalition government for germany appear to have a collapsed the business friendly f.t.p. party has announced it's pulling out of the talks for lack of confidence in the other parties. our correspondent husband is standing by outside the building where the talks have been taking place and here joins us now for the latest hans let's get right to it what are you hearing about the cause of why this broke down many many hours after the deadline which must have passed. well the entire delegation of the free democrats the look business friendly party walked out of these talks. they face the press and read a statement by its part by the party leader christian. which in essence what he said is that it would be better not to be part of a government than to be part of the wrong kind of government they felt that their issues the things that were important to them were not covered well enough in the coalition talks or in the attempts to form a coalition

resign, his own party, zanu—pf, launch impeachment proceedings against him. merkel‘s shaky leadership — the german chancellor's attempts to form a coalition government collapse. she now faces her biggest challenge in 12 years. death of a monster — charles manson, the notorious cult leader who directed his followers to commit a string of brutal murders, has died aged 83. m.- five years fl: fixatfz "’ ’* '" '* " "' five years later. : w ,, ~ ,,, five years later. more ~ w ,, ~ ,,, five years later. more on w w ,, w— title five years later. but more on the kind messages that have been coming in. and ben with the weather. something much mother, also a change in the look, cloudy with outbreaks of rain. also coming up... my husband and i — the queen and the duke of edinburgh celebrate 70 years of marriage with the release of these new portraits. hello, everyone, this is afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. what now for zimba bwe's robert mugabe? he won't quit and his party now wants to impeach him. the deadline for him to make his decision passed a couple of hours ago. let's go liv

fear they had. this follows the fact the army have lost faith with robert mugabe and zanu—pf have lost faith with him as well. what we saw today was people power. tens of thousands on the streets showing they have lost faith with robert mugabe and demanding he steps down now. indications are that he will not. people close to him how the saying he will not resign. he would rather die than resign. the army says it is having more talks with him tomorrow to persuade him, oi’ with him tomorrow to persuade him, or tried to dissuade him, to go quietly and with dignity. we also have this meeting of the zanu—pf party, who say they are going to dismiss him. then we could be seeing the vice president brought back in. he was rejected any a few days ago. yes. this is the point. this is what robert mugabe is facing. he knows time is running out for him. he does not have any friends or allies left. nobody in the country wants him still to be president of the country. if he refuses to resign, the leadership of zanu—pf a meeting on sunday to discuss the posing him. he will no longer be leade

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 people. dress you i'm also aware of a whole range of concerns which is come from you as citizens of our great country and who thus do. our own trump merit i tension. today's meeting with the command element has underscored the need for us to collectively collectively start processes that return our nation to normalcy so people can go about their business i knew hindered in nine environment of perfect peace and security i sure that the law and order or canine prevail as before and enjoy all where into the future if there is anyone or anyone observation we have made there and drawn from events of the past week it is there and shake a ball pedestal upon which it rests our state of peace law and

appear calm, the transition appears bloodless. the ruling party — zanu pf — is still in charge. but zimbabwe is beginning its hunt for a new leader, and the mistake mugabe made was in getting rid of his deputy last week — a man popular and respected by zimbabwe veterans. emmerson mnangagwe is hoping to take charge of the country. he faces opposition from mugabe's wife, grace, who wanted to carry on the dynasty herself. and there are calls for real democratic change from mdc opposition leader, morgan tsvingirai. he was duped out of his election victory nearly a decade ago — can the mdc now claim a right to rule this once prosperous country? here's mike thompson. over the last 37 years no one has dared forth this 93—year—old former freedom fighter turned president from office. but times seem to have changed. one doesn't want to be in a position where all of a sudden, you are seen as quite worthless. while many try to carry on as normal, top figures are alreadyjostling to replace mugabe, the world will be looking at them. the face that appeared on zimbabwe state tv last night w

liberation fighter and comer was leader of the zap to party with gabby merge them with his zanu p.f. party their alliance was uneasy and comer was relegated to the figurehead role of vice president. at the turn of the century the gobby started seizing farms owned by whites to apiece supporters angry at the slow pace of land reform the economy shrank by a third unemployment soared about eighty percent. out of this economic turmoil another rival emerged we must have given it is sounding defeat morgan chander i formed the movement for democratic change he became popular enough to risk defeating mugabe in a presidential election runoff in two thousand and eight. i was beaten up frequently arrested and intimidated dozens of his supporters were killed allegedly by zanu p.f. thugs and the m.d.c. leader withdrew from the election worried about the stability of its neighbor south africa forced both men into a coalition chuang or i became prime minister but mcgarvey retain control of the police army and secret service and with that the real power of god he won the election four years ago by a

said to save zanu p.f. not the country but he was you know this must not turn out just because that is a member of the opposition who also is with vested interests in the veteran of the liberation in the same matter he said and of the of something is wrong you see he says the army forces in saturday's opinions and yet he says the armed forces made up of zanu p.f. members he said not democrats intent on our sharing in a pluralistic system not democrats intent on sharing in a pluralistic says so in other words forget about democracy not just insane in other ways for example because it is a bitter said old man that's what i'm saying let's not forget for democracy let's forget about what a member of the opposition would say again as an eclipse the impulse to go in saying that but move forward of even at the swearing in ceremony there were people were taken a look at them because the president of botswana for one in karma he said it pretty clearly i don't see why i should wish him mugabe well if he cared nothing for his. people why should i care for you and then there were the crowds the

, when the people have spoken, that is it. the people are speaking. zanu—pf are speaking. we are good to go. the country is still absorbing last night's extraordinary presidential speech, with its soothing musical introduction and absence of any talk of resignation. he appeared detached from reality, talking about presiding over a party congress. the question is whether the generals allowed this to happen. partly this is to do with a changed africa. the old days of shooting leaders are gone. this human rights lawyer was once persecuted by robert mugabe and imprisoned. she says those opposed to him want to be seen to be acting within the law. it has always been, you make the law, you justify it on the basis that this is the law. and this is in line with the zimbabwean way of doing things. give it respectability by making it law, however bad it is. impeachment is notjust about removing robert mugabe quickly. it's about the quest for legitimacy of those who will rule this country next. fergal keane, bbc news, harare. i can now speak to sara rich dorman, who is a senior lecturer on africa

what his job. cheering crowds gather outside zanu p.f. headquarters to welcome back zimbabwe's incoming leader and listen. m c says and this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. a trip to survive his chair and cry. that she's found guilty of genocide war crimes he's sentenced to life imprisonment. lebanon's prime minister saad hariri addressed his supporters outside his home after putting his resignation on hold. and report from bangladesh on athens to talk about my new tradition among refugee children. the man who will become the next president of zimbabwe has landed in the capital harare grounds the supporters of former vice president. are outside the ruling zanu p.f. party headquarters and you are looking now at live pictures as they greet the man who used to be inaugurated as the new president and. as he arrives in the middle of the throng of people he is about we think to address the crowd correspondent for me is standing by watching the scene so maybe they've been waiting eagerly for the last few hours a lot of jubilation. people have been waiting for hours and

processes today, the meeting at state house but also the zanu—pf central meeting. what he said today, the emphasis that these special c0 ng ress the emphasis that these special congress would determine what happens in the party means ipso fa cto happens in the party means ipso facto what happened today is null and void. we saw so many people here yesterday on the streets, demonstrating in huge numbers, celebrating because they thought they had got rid of robert mugabe but they haven't. they are going to be furious and they, angry? we will see. i think he is playing for time, in my view. he is playing for time, during which time he can get guarantees for his safety and that of his family. he can't stand out for too long but in the meantime he is not resigning. i don't think the central committee proceedings are anything to go by. i don't think even the issue of impeachment will go ahead, given what he said. it depends. we have heard from the war vetera ns, depends. we have heard from the war veterans, the men who fought alongside him in the war of independence. they are saying the imp

hearts, it's victory for our children! the country's ruling party, zanu—pf, say that emmerson mnangagwa, whose sacking led to the army's takeover, will be sworn in as president in the coming days. in other news: a promise of more money in the brexit divorce bill from the government, but only if trade talks begin next month. zimbabwe's leader for nearly forty years, robert mugabe, has resigned. there were immediate scenes of jubilation in parliament and on the streets of harare when the announcement was made. the speaker read out a short letter which said mr mugabe, who's 93, was tendering his resignation with immediate effect. let's go to ben brown in harare. wild scenes of jubilation, wild scenes ofjubilation, absolute euphoria and the people i have been speaking to have been openly crying in the streets, they never thought they would see this day, never thought robert mugabe would actually resign. they thought if he was going to go he would have to be dragged kicking and screaming away from the presidency. there was the military ta keover last presidency. there was the milit

robert mugabe after 37 years in power. let's get more on that. zimbabwe's ruling zanu—pf party says former vice—president, emmerson mnangagwa, will succeed mr mugabe. for more on this i am joined by gilbert nyambabvu, editor of the new zimbabwe, an online newspaper based in the uk. thank you forjoining us. those scenes of euphoria, are they shared in your heart at these? yes, they are, up to a point. in my view, i have a mixture of feelings and emotions. to begin with, relief that robert mugabe has stepped down but also some sadness because of the tragedies of the past 37 years and a mixture of hope and anxiety about the possibilities of the future. what is uppermost in your mind? most people recognise this is not a swinging changing of the guard? no, it isn't. in many ways it is a continuation of the same regime. the man who is supposed to replace in was by his side over the past 37 yea rs was by his side over the past 37 years so was by his side over the past 37 yea rs so we was by his side over the past 37 years so we are not sure how much he has changed over the past two weeks

. zimbabwe's president robert mugabe dismissed as the leader of the ruling zanu p.f. party also. palestinian leaders threatened to suspend tires with the u.s. over its plan to close the p.l.o. office in washington d.c. . polls open in chile find out why this conservative politician is the favorite to become president once again. welcome to the news hour we start in africa where zimbabwe has known only one leader since independence in one thousand nine hundred eighty but robert mugabe is no longer in charge of the ruling zanu p.f. party the writing of being on the wall for days as his long term allies steadily withdrew their support the guard is still technically the president of zimbabwe though it does appear efforts are underway to remove him from power completely his wife grace who would harbor ambitions of succeeding him was also expelled she was the source of much of the recent anger and bitterness zanu p.f. said that mugabe's support of his wife destroyed the party and his government number gabby's former vice president is taking over as party leader. was sacked by mccarthy

the nation later this evening. earlier he was dismissed as the leader of the ruling zanu—pf party, a day after tens of thousands marched on the streets, calling for him to go. he's been replaced by the former vice president, emmerson mnangagwa, whose sacking by mr mugabe sparked this political crisis and military intervention. my colleague ben brown is in harare and we can speak to him now. what is the latest? well, we are just waiting for this tv address from robert mugabe, which has been trailed for the last couple of hours on zimbabwe on national tv, zbc have told viewers to stay tuned for an address from state house, the official residence of the president. so the whole country is waiting for that and all of harare, where i am tonight, waiting with baited breath tonight, waiting with baited breath to see if he will actually finally resign. it was an extraordinary day here in zimbabwe when his ruling party, zanu—pf, dismissed him as party, zanu—pf, dismissed him as party leader. let us listen in now, and we have that address. and in the event that resignation will not have

closest allies in zanu—pf call on him to step down as military leaders gather to meet him to determine his fate. iam ben i am ben brown reporting live from harare where there is intense pressure on robert mugabe to resign, but for the moment he is staying put. missing teenager gaia pope's family thank those who searched for her for their compassion, humanity and community spirit, as a body is found. the chancellor philip hammond has signalled he will investigate why some house—builders and speculators are hoarding rather than building on land. it is not acceptable to us that there are not enough properties available to rent and that rental is sky—high. the answer is we have got to build more homes. tests of driverless cars on uk roads are set to be given the green light in this week's budget. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 10:1i5am. this morning's reviewers are katy balls, political correspondent of the spectator, and the journalist and broadcasterjames rampton. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the pressure on the zimbabwean president robert mugabe to stand

in zimbabwe zanu p.f. accuses the army chief of treason after he threatens to intervene over the president's party pudge. frankly i had no recollection of this meeting. the u.s. attorney general changes his story but insists he did not lie to congress about contacts between the russians and trump's campaign. and this information and manipulation of social media caused global internet freedom to decline for its seventh year in a row. our top story thousands of iranians are enduring a second night sleeping outside in freezing temperatures after their homes were destroyed in sunday's powerful earthquake on the iran iraq border an earlier report that five hundred thirty people have been killed is now been revised down to more than four hundred thirty almost all of them in iran but many victims have been buried without the knowledge of the authorities so the real figure could be much higher the number of people injured in the seven point three magnitude quake now stands at almost eight thousand the quake destroyed more than twelve thousand homes leaving some seventy thousand people ho

could be finding out his fate zanu p.f. as the ruling party have given mr mugabe a deadline of ten greenwich mean time to officially resign and end his thirty seven year long reign if he doesn't do that parliament is meeting from tuesday and then it is expected to hold a vote of no confidence paving the way for him to be impeached now on sunday despite the mounting pressure president mugabe refused to announce that he is stepping down in an address to the nation hiram a tougher reports from harare. zimbabwe's president robert mugabe insists he's not going to resign speaking from state house flanked by army generals he said he will be at his on a conference in december. few weeks from now preside over it. which must not be prepared to. act. to undermine it all to compromise the outcome in the eyes of the public. the ruling party removed him as leader on sunday but he still as our e.p. a party member of the party has given with our banter midday on monday to leave. the instrument. impeachment proceedings in order to move forward. they were expectations he would resign after massive d

forced to resign and zanu p.f. had had got rid of him as a leader but he still at that point didn't resign and the chief whip to be a chief whip has not been very happy that the president has chosen to go voluntarily this would have ended in serious embarrassment serious and. perhaps but perhaps also worse was potential the potential for this so the fact that it's happened all peacefully as opposed to a really for everyone absolutely i think it's quite extraordinary given the recent history of zimbabwe the way the successive elections have been put down by the military in essence preventing the opposition from winning they have always both to bolster mugabe in power they have always balls to design new p.f. in power there has been a great deal of marland's in keeping him in power and the fact that he's been toppled peacefully is quite extraordinary i think that the details of this story absolutely have yet to be written there are a lot of quite big gaps in understanding quite what has happened and how zanu p.f. voting mugabe as you say as leader he refusing to resign in the big spee

zimbabwe days after a military takeover robert mugabe is dismissed as leader of the ruling zanu p.f. adi has been given until midday on monday to resign as president impeached adi members have been celebrating but the political crisis seems far from over we have a live report reaction and analysis also on the grid the saudi ron paul takes center stage at the arab league foreign ministers are holding an emergency meeting in cairo at the request of saudi arabia to discuss confronting iran who they say is interfering in their internal affairs will explore what actions if any they're likely to take and no one talks about it but everyone does it going to the toilet four point five billion people say live without proper sanitation facilities on world toilet day we'll look at how they're especially important for women who in many parts of the world are forced to go to the toilet in the open often facing five. time for him home as we have all the online reaction to the late subelements coming out of zimbabwe next last season hash tag a.j. news great to. get you in the news great live on air

forty years that's incredibly. kind of. tense times in zimbabwe zanu p.f. accuses the army chief of treason after he threatens to intervene over the president's policy pudge. below maryam namazie in london this is al-jazeera also coming up tens of thousands of survivors of the iran iraq of quake face a desperate future as the government scrambles to provide an eight frankly i had no real recollection of this meeting the u.s. attorney general changes his story but insists he did not lie to congress about contacts between the russians and trump's campaign team. was i will tell you about the speech schools taking children off the streets and into education in liberia. zimbabwe's ruling party says it will never succumb to pressure from the army and as warm the military chief against meddling in politics on monday general constantino chiwenga said the army was prepared to intervene if the pudge's continued within zanu p.f. party since then four armored vehicles have been seen on a road outside the zimbabwean capital harare a witness told the reuters news agency that two more were parked

was actually celebrating. almost every zanu—pf mp was actually in tears. a lot of people were crying. we still love our leader and we did not want oui’ love our leader and we did not want our leader to go out this way because it felt like things could have been done in a much better way. ben brown has been covering this story all day. then, is the party still going? it is still going! i think it will be going on all night. let's just paint a quick picture of where we are. he can see lots of people singing and dancing and they had pain been since that announcement. —— they have been. this was a day they never thought they would see. let's just talk to one of the crowd. what is your reaction? how do you feel about the news that robert mugabe has resigned? to be honest with you we are too excited. i think we should only get excited with the answer to change. yes, he has resigned, but inaudible may they not be selfish so that we as zimbabweans can get a better economy, social and economic change. can we change together? url happy man? i am very happy. in fact all the days of my lif

mangwana, the representative for zanu—pf in the uk who said he was disappointed by president mugabe's speech. president mugabe has just rained president mugabe hasjust rained on zimbabwe's parade, really. ithink everybody, every one of my compat is —— compatriots is downcast and broken. i'm very sad because what's going to happen from here now is the humiliation of president mugabe. big time humiliation, which is something that throughout the week, i was saying we don't need. and it's very sad, because when the evidence... i mean, when the impeachment evidence comes, it will be very, very embarrassing and humiliating and we didn't to drag him through this mud, but he has asked for it. as far as he's concerned, he's going to preside over congress in december. that's ridiculous. which congress? as far as we're concerned, he's no longer president of our party. he's done. the central committee, the highest policy making board within zanu—pf outside congress has made the decision — he's gone. the province is here on friday. all ten of them made the decision that he's gone.

head of zanu p.f. his opponents are now threatening protests and impeachment will go left her out of it for the latest. three also coming up. no deal still in the german coalition talks with the latest deadline now expired but parties are pushing on in a final bid to form a new government under chancellor angela merkel our correspondent will have the latest on the wrangling still happening here in berlin. and international concern is growing over the thousands hundreds of thousands of or hinder refugees who have fled violence in myanmar germany's foreign minister visits a refugee camp in bangladesh ahead of a major crisis meeting on monday. welcome to the program on my actuator thanks for joining us. in a widely anticipated speech to the nation zimbabwe's embattled president robert mugabe has defied expectations by not immediately resigning his office mugabe stressed that he was still in power despite mounting pressure from the army and his own party to step down. zimbabwe's longtime president robert mugabe addressed the nation for the first time after being sacked as party leader is

presidency, and you can hear it — cheering from zanu—pf mps, from opposition mps and from members of the public who've come here to witness what's happening. they didn't expect it and thought that this could be a potentially elongated process of impeachment, but it hasn't happened. he's gone, it's over. scenes of wild celebration inaudible after 37 years and a promising start, it's an embarrassing end for one of africa's last inaudible. this is a good day for zimbabwe, a new era for our nation. 37 years with one president, it doesn't make any sense. i'm very happy. i don't have anything to say, but i'm happy with this. mugabe was... i don't have any words to say now. there was an air of expectation earlier. parliament had resolved that, if he wouldn't resign, he would be impeached. this is a people's project, we are a people's party. we believe in people's resolutions. and let it go. and what if it fails? it will never fail. the people have neverfailed. waiting in the wings now is emmerson mnangagwa, a long—time assistant and vice president whom robert mugabe sacked just last week. the