in germany. why not. in simple line on your mobile and free. w z learning course. german made easy. this is d.w. news africa coming up on the program the end of an era robert mugabe has died aged $95.00 for some the former president of zimbabwe was the freedom fighter for august it would hold dictator we'll look at his somewhat complex legacy also coming. fast was on the whigs good bye to pope francis he holds him asked with a message warning of the dangers of corruption we'll hear from our correspondent in

michael to. i am at the michael jr you're welcome to the show zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe has died at the age of 95 nearly 2 years after being forced to resign well gobby was about weise fast post independence leader and many remember him as the country's liberate tough but during almost 4 decades in office he ruled zimbabwe with an iron fist crushing dissent and laying waste economy in a moment we'll hear what life was like on the mugabe but 1st let's take a look at his somewhat complex legacy. robert mugabe's political career began in the 1960 s. with the formation of a radical anti colonialist movement dedicated to fighting white minority rule.

to zimbabwe became independent 980 any actions were held and robert mugabe's son who can't keep warm by a landslide. he became the country's 1st black prime minister striking a turn a free conciliation and forgiveness despite his militant past. but hopes for a peaceful political transition one fulfilled. political tensions and violence between mugabe's supporters and political opponents persisted now that government forces were responsible for killing thousands of civilians. from. during the 1980 s. and early ninety's mugabe was a welcome guest around the world but by the mid 1990 s. the once venerated freedom fighter was attracting international criticism for his increasingly into traffic rural. white farmers were

driven from their land by mugabe's supporters. dissent was violently quashed and opposition leaders went imitated and beaten. never believing the change here. there will always be. a was even published in court in florida. but the people of zimbabwe suffered under his rule when mugabe ordered a patch of zimbabwe's slums entire neighborhoods were raised to the ground and up to a 1000000 people made homeless. economically mugabe in ruins and bob with a country that had once been africa's breadbasket. while his people were starving mugabe has celebrated his 91st birthday with a lavish party costing a reported $1000000.00. he once said that only

god could remove him from office but in the end robert mugabe's insatiable will to power proved his undoing. off to firing his vice president amazon. to install his wife grace as his 2nd in command the military intervened good money in the feet in a defacto coup they placed mcgarvey under house arrest after 37 years in power he was forced to step down. sparking celebrations in the streets of her are a. 6 side show that. some especially africa will honor mugabe's legacy in the fight against white oppression. but many around the world will remember him as the continent's most

notorious dictator. with me in the studio as my colleague from v.w. news africa christine christine it's nice to have you here so you are from zimbabwe you covered the all star who govern right into 70 and how does his death make you feel you know waking up to that news it was a shock you know i went through the phases every zimbabwean does this specially us younger people who who didn't quite live in the colonialism so we already have a new democratic symbol we're so we we didn't appreciate what he meant to our parents and the generations before because we didn't understand that but you know speaking to my uncles and my parents and hearing about you know the liberties and the freedom that they got from this matter i had to sort of engage that part of him and there was a side to mugabe that was chummy with tales of him before so there was a part of mugabe i grouped to that extent but looking at the brutality as a journalist having covered some of it i remember being in the country having to

report i've never been so fearful in my life of being caught doing my job in this country that i called back a country of my birth so i'm sitting here today and i'm in the middle of a mosque in my cousins we're having this conversation we're talking and we're just saying guys how do we remember this that it's a difficult one it's he was such a complex man with a complex legacy but you know for me it's just you know there was a side of him that was really oppressive but there was also the good sites and so it's torn rate some would say a cultural maybe cut as well hold on a for birds let's get some reactions from the streets of harare. sinbad will need to wait. to release a maze sorest in the us in a corner q as an african major and he's only mr christie at your office think you could be a it would reduce your duties was a good lead but you know. that. you can look. every way but you need us to be. so overall quite positive reactions there what do you make

of that you know i'm not surprised by that it just goes back to you know people who support mugabe the die hard core mugabe supporters somehow exonerated him from everything that that happened under his rule they they seem to remove him from from the ills they said it wasn't him it was the people around him especially in the latter years off of his tenure they said all you know it was all those people around him even when they ousted him when the military and the guy who's now present alstad him in 2017 they said look it's not mugabe we have an issue with it's those who surround him so many people live and under this since the security that no it was our liberates it didn't do this to us they've also been those in attempt to understand why why why things got to where they are they sort of say well you know over the you know mugabe it's the influences that with a what we're not him and that he was overcoming that he didn't really know the harsh realities of what was going on in the country he didn't know if the hunger and the poverty that when he was shown zimbabwe he was still in the best bits and so it in that sense i can understand if i can predict that that people say no

surely not mugabe not the guy who gave us the freedom and independence that we have and so at what point in time to liberate our become the oppressor you know people talk about when when we saw those land grabs what people some people call land reform which it wasn't and perhaps when people started storming farms and taking the land that was in about 2000 well just before that but let's not remember there's a part that we don't often talk about because it's uncomfortable this was just in the early 1980 s. with the debate of people in must have been in limbo massacred those people. or killed with the supporters of god his opponent and i think that was the 1st time the world saw the british chose to turn the other way and not give it too much attention the world largely ignored it but i think that was the 1st time we knew to what extent this man would defend what he felt was his thousands of people died we don't have a number today those people are still crying those involved in a still crying for recognition they still want to apology they've not been given so that's really when we saw for the 1st time that this guy for what's his blood will

be spilled. after all of this what legacy has mugabe left behind that's an interesting one you know speaking to africans they say this is the man who stood up to the west for us nobody forgets mugabe is classic speeches telling the west you know people still share those videos on social media you know you know dissing west of leaders and talking about how we as africans can do things on our own he was respected for that even among the president community on the continent so there is that it depends who you are really i think every black person wants to be behind this guy because he's i mean people said he made us proud to be black you know in in at a time when white people told us you know what this your skin is a kiss so it depends who you are but those who already felt the rights of men's wrath we have a different story thank you very much for sharing that with us kristin when you are from you know when you say africa.

now pope francis has wrapped up his visit to mozambique with a huge mass in the capital to around $60000.00 people braved the rain to attend the service in the cities is impaired to a stadium the book called for unity in the week of the countries we sense peace agreements but he also warned of the dangers of corruption criticizing public officials for putting the interest of the public good here's what he had to say. most of the mozambique is a land of abundant natural and cultural riches yet paradoxically great number of people live below the poverty line but at times it seems that those who come to decide to help actually have other interests. sadly this happens with brothers and sisters of the same land who let themselves be corrupted. correspondents at their increased spoke to some up all to residents of france has

left the country he has his assessment of the pope's visit to mozambique. despite the heavy rain sea in the capital now put to the visit of the pope brought happiness and hope to hundreds of thousands specially the youth you are important that was the direct message of the pope to the young people and many of them found it very encouraging considering the massive problems the country is facing like poverty and unemployment. says if. the pope's visit has moved to be to. young people should follow his words measure move the ignominy . reconciliation the message of love and peace that's what he promotes another key topic was the fragile peace process in more than baek just a month ago the government scientists historic peace treaty with the former rebel group but some of their fighters are refusing to give up their weapons so while the

pope was in the capital in the center of the country some fighters are still preparing for further attacks so despite calls of the pope to the political leaders for peace and reconciliation the situation here still remains fragile. well that's it for now from d.w. news africa you can catch all our stories on our web site. age so we leave you now in the hands of muslim bacon's celebrating mass with the pope on his last day in the country it was indeed an amazing atmosphere see you again soon have a great weekend. guys.

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