which is on the surface there are things like oxygen that you can harvest from the atmosphere to help make living possible. if you want to think of humanity if we really want to survive brevard we're going to have through off the earth eventual and i know that seems a little crazy but you've got to start somewhere. the business didn't use africa coming up in the program the end of an era robert mugabe has died aged 95. the former president of zimbabwe was the feedom fights for office you've been told to take a look at his somewhat complex legacy also coming. out it was a big waves goodbye to pope francis. last with an message warning of the dangers of

corruption we'll hear from our correspondent in michael to. i am eddie my good julia your 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 wasn't always fast post independence leader on media remember him as the country's liberate a jew in almost 4 decades in office he ruled zimbabwe with an iron fist crushing dissent on lean waste economy in a moment we'll hear what life was like on the mugabe but fast 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.

after zimbabwe became independent in 1980 actions were held and robert mugabe zanu hard won by a landslide. gabi 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 for failed. political tensions and violence between mcabee supporters and political opponents persisted to have a 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 ones that are rated freedom fighter was attracting international criticism for

his increasingly will to tragic rural. white farmers were driven from their land by mugabe's supporters. that. dissent was violently quashed opposition leaders when timid aged and beaten. by believing the heating if. they were always the good people even have been in control. 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 conte could remove him from office but in the end robert mugabe's insatiable will to power proved his undoing. lost his firing his vice president amazon. to install his wife grace as his 2nd in command the military intervened good money in the field 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. side show that. some especially africa will honor and look obvious legacy in the fight against

white oppression. but many around the world will remember him as the continent's most notorious dictator and. with me in the studio is my colleague from d.w. news africa christine more christine it's nice to have you here so you are from zimbabwe you covered the gobby right into 70 and how does that make you feel you know waking up to that news it was a shock you know i went through the phases every is involved in desert specially as younger people who who didn't quite live in the colonialism so we already have a new democratic symbol was 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 mad i had to sort of engage that part of him and there was a side to mugabe that was chummy with tales in the fall so there was a part of mugabe i group 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 will be in court doing my job in this country that i called back a country of my birth so i'm sitting at today and i'm in the middle you know 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 and 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 radio press of but there was also the good sites and so it's taunt reno some would say a culture of many colors but hold on for a bird's let's get some other reactions from the streets of harare. he led zimbabwe in the right way. to reverse a maze sorriest in the u.s. in according to you as an african major and he's only news directors that you're overstating was. it would reduce your duties was it would be both but you know. that. you cannot we treat everyone 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 ill as they say if it wasn't him it was the people around him especially in the latter years of office 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 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 in under this since of security that know it 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 guinness you know mugabe it's the influences that were they what were 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 of the hunger and the poverty that when he was shown zimbabwe he was shown the best bits and so 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 so what point in time to liberate our becomes your 1st you know people talk about when when we sold those land grabs what people some people call land reform which it was land grabs when people started storming farms and taking the land that was in about 2000 or 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. where many people in must have been and will massacred those people. or killed with the supporters of mugabe's 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 thousands of people died we don't have a number today those people are still crying those involved in a still crying for recognition there's still one in 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 mad 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 mugabe you know dissing wasted 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 that a time when white people told us you know what this your skin is a kiss so it depends but those who already felt the might of the man's wrath but we have a different story thank you very much for sharing that with us christine when you

are from you don't use 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 as impaired to stadium the bull called for unity in the week of the country's recent peace agreements but he also warned of the dangers of corruption criticizing public officials for. interest about the public good here's what he had to say. b.k. 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.

our correspondent there in christe spoke to sum up well to residents of france's left the country yes his assessment of the pope's visit to mozambique. despite the heavy rain see in the capital my point 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 black poverty and unemployment. says here for you for. the pope's visit has motivated me. young people should follow his words measure move ignore me and. reconciliation the message of love and peace that's what he brought another key topic was the fragile peace process in more than week just

a month ago the government scientists historic peace treaty with the former rebel group were now more 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 on fees from page so we leave you now in the hands of mozambicans celebrating mass with the pope on his last day in the country it was indeed an amazing atmosphere to see you again soon and have a great weekend. guys . the

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