president mnangagwa i'm not sure what you mean by trust. on what basis would i trust somebody who was used to say things which it is not at all. fergal: emmerson mnangagwa was a close comrade of robert mugabr through the ainst white rule, the invasions of white farms, and the brutal crac on opposition. but since the military paved his way to power, he's opening up zimbabwe, pledging free elections. you were in the cabinet when opposition leaders were being beaten and tortured. you were part of all that.ld why sheople believe you have changed? president mnangagwa: what they should believe is the actions i am doing. not the perceptionsvehich they ha fergal: to supporters and enems, he is the crocodile, a nickna rooted in the long-ago war against white rule. the crocodile is also very patient and ruthless animal. do those chacteristics describe you, do you think? president mnangagwa: i am as soft as wool. i am a very soft persoin life. i am a family person, i'm ach stian and so on. fergal: i would suspect -- president mnangagwa: because you re

there is no way mnangagwa is going to defeat in this election. rgal: but away from the cheering crowds, this is a badly t unded country, as victims of past violence findrd to trust in a new zimbabwe. this woman's father was killed during one of roberte's prackdowns. she has asked us tect her identity. >> no clothes on m. he was just lying on the road. they torture him. he was dead. bruises all over body. fergal: but the pressu to change is immense. mostly because the government nd aidforeign investment to rescue a broken economy. atthat banks where -- queues banksdr where cash wiawals are rationed to $50 a day. at a bus station, boarding for south africa in the hope of finding work, or bringing back goods to sell on the streets.co >> the emy is very poor. we don't have jobs yet. >> five to six years without even getting a job. we are only surviving through these buses. >> we expe that the situation will return to normalcy. fergal: the leaders who drove robert mugabe from power now wear civilian suits. thgeneral who announced the coup is the forei

a blast rocks an election rally held by zimbabwe's president mnangagwa. he's unhurt, but says it was an attempt to kill him. tens of thousands of people march through london to demand a vote on the final deal before britain leaves the eu. hello, and welcome to bbc news. saudi arabia's ban on women driving has formally ended. at midnight local time some women legally got behind the wheel on the country's roads for the first time. the move is seen as part of the modernising reforms led by the country's crown prince. bill hayton reports. just after midnight in riyadh, a piece of history will be made. a perfectly normal act in every other pa rt perfectly normal act in every other part of the world, but until now, not in saudi arabia. this woman ta kes not in saudi arabia. this woman takes the wheel of the family car and drives into the street. all i can think about it i can do my own stuff. i do not have to worry about anyone taking me around. it is very important for us to drive. a lot of us important for us to drive. a lot of us do not need to drive. but i

emmerson mnangagwa was at the hospitals to visit them a short while ago.ave been injured as a result of this. but there were some serious injuries and many of them, and those allies close to him. thousands of gallons of crude oil have leaked into a river after a train came off the tracks in the american state of iowa. more than 30 train cars were derailed — forcing residents to evacuate. clean—up crews are working to contain the spillage. it's thought the tracks were weakened by recent flooding in the state. new evidence of the devastating effect of plastic pollution on wildlife has been recorded by the bbc. a team filming on a remote island for the bbc one documentary drowning in plastic revealed sea birds there starving to death because there stomachs were so full of plastic that there was no room for food. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. flying through the ocean in search of food, but these sea birds are all too often finding and eating pieces of plastic. tens of thousands of flesh—footed shearwaters nest on this remote island hundreds

a blast rocks an election rally held by zimbabwe's president mnangagwa. he's unhurt but says it was an attempt to kill him. tens of thousands of people march through london to demand a vote on the final deal before britain leaves the eu. a dramatic last—minute goal by reigning champions germany to keep their world cup dreams alive. hello and welcome to bbc news. in the last few hours, women in saudi arabia have finally been taking to the roads after the authorities lifted the world's only ban on women driving. it's part of a programme of modernisation under crown prince mohamed bin salman. but leading women's rights activists, who challenged the ban, will be marking the day behind bars. bill hayton reports. just after midnight in riyadh, a piece of history is about to be made. a perfectly normal act in every other country in the world, but until now, not in saudi arabia. ujdeen al—ateek takes the wheel of the family car and drives into the street. all i can think about it, i can still do my own stuff. i do not have to ask about anyone to take me around. i

but emmerson mnangagwa is lucky to be alive. how are you, sir? good to see you.ion a few feet from him that killed two and injured dozens. were you frightened ? no, not my character. no, i didn't get frightened by these things. you know? i am a soldier by background. i've heard those sounds for over 50 years in the struggle. emmerson mnangagwa came to power after a bitter struggle with grace mugabe and her supporters in the so—called g40 faction. he believes it's people from that group who tried to kill him. my hunch, without evidence, is that the people who were aggrieved by the new dispensation of the g40. that is a logical and reasonable conclusion one may make. he didn't accuse mrs mugabe of being involved, but bristled when i asked him about her. do you trust grace mugabe and the people around her, the people who supported her? i'm not so sure what you mean by trusting a person who has insulted me left, right and centre. on what basis would i trust somebody who was used by a cabal to say things which she had no business at all? emmerson mnangagwa was a close

a blast rocks an election rally held by zimbabwe's president mnangagwa.e's unhurt but says it was an attempt to kill him. president trump calls america's immigration laws a laughing stock and says his tough approach will make the us stronger. women in saudi arabia are finally taking to the roads after the authorities lifted the world's only ban on women driving. it's part of a programme of modernisation under crown prince mohamed bin salman. but leading women's rights activists who challenged the ban will be marking the day behind bars. bill hayton reports. just after midnight in riyadh, a piece of history is about to be made. a perfectly normal act in every other country in the world, but until now, not in saudi arabia. ujdeen al—ateek takes the wheel of the family car and drives into the street. all i can think about it, i can still do my own stuff. i do not have to ask about anyone to take me around. it is very important for us to drive. ok, maybe, a lot of us do not need to drive. but for me, i used to drive, i used to do my own stuff, i'm not used to

he looms over the capital and the country, but emmerson mnangagwa is lucky to be alive.. we met in his harare officejust four days after this — an explosion, a few feet from him, that killed two and injured dozens. were you frightened 7 no, not my character. no, i didn't get frightened by these things. you know, i'm a soldier by background. i've heard those sounds for over 15 years, in the struggle. emmerson mnangagwa came to power after a bitter struggle with grace mugabe and her supporters in the so—called g40 faction. he believes it is people from that group who tried to kill him. my hunch, without evidence, is that the people were aggrieved by the new dispensation of the g40. that is a logical and reasonable conclusion one may make. he didn't accuse mrs mugabe of being involved, but bristled when i asked him about her. do you trust grace mugabe and the people around her, the people who supported her? i'm not so sure what you mean by trusting a person who has insulted me left, right and centre. on what basis would i trust somebody who was used by a cabal to say things

a bomb exploded moments after emmerson mnangagwa had left the stage.ts first elections since robert mugabe was removed from power. 0ur africa correspondent, will ross reports. the rally in bulawayo's white city stadium had just ended and it looked as though a successful day of campaigning was coming to an end when suddenly president emmerson mnangagwa had a close escape. several people were knocked to the ground by the blast. and senior government officials, including the vice president was seriously injured. as emergency workers rushed people to hospital, the politicians were ushered to safety. hours later, president mnangagwa was out in the city's hospitals, comforting those who were caught up in the blast. he appeared unflustered by events and brushed off what he considered to have been an attempt on his life. these are my mortal enemies. this is not the first attempt on my life. it exploded a few inches away from me. this is a critical time for zimbabwe. the first elections since robert mugabe was ousted. so far, the campaigns have been largely fre

there is no way mnangagwa is going to defeat me in this election. the people support me., this is a badly wounded country and victims of past violence find it hard to trust in a new zimbabwe. this woman's father was killed during one of mugabe's crackdowns and she has asked us to protect her identity. there were no clothes on him. he was just lying on the road. they tortured him. he was dead. he had bruises all over his body. i don't think anything has changed. justice was not done to my father. but the pressure to change is immense, mostly because the government needs foreign investment and aid to rescue a broken economy. queues at banks where cash withdrawals are rationed to $50 a day. at a bus station, boarding for south africa in the hope of finding work or bringing back goods to sell on the streets. the economy is very poor. we don't have jobs here. something like 5—6 years without even getting a job. so we are only surviving through this crisis. we expect that the situation will return to normalcy. the leaders who drove robert mugabe from power now wear civilian sui

emmerson mnangagwa was at the hospitals to visit them a short while ago.ious injuries and many of them, and those allies close to him. shingai nyoka reporting from harare. the two main candidates in turkey‘s presidential elections have drawn large crowds to their final rallies, on the last day of campaigning before sunday‘s vote. the centre—left opposition candidate, muharrem ince, is challenging president recep tayyip erdogan, who has dominated turkish politics for the past 15 years. from istanbul mark lowen reports. turkey‘s opposition has finally found its voice. for 15 years it has been fractured, unable to challenge president erdogan, but then came muharrem ince, a fiery centre—left man of the people reaching beyond his party‘s elitist image and drawing enormous crowds. this man is giving a powerful turkish president the battle of his political life. he told supporters he would fight for the working class, challenging mr erdogan to a tv debate which he has so far refused. polls suggest mr ince could force the president into a second round run—off afte

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emmerson mnangagwa was at the hospitals should visit them a short while ago.her with helen. hello there. for most it‘s been another lovely sunny day. 2425 degrees in the south. and class in the north we have had a little bit of rain and drizzle. but that should clear ways to get through the evening. it‘s could be quite cool for scotland and northern ireland in particular. temperatures is trying to hold up more for the south. but there‘s still quite a cool night. as he start sunday morning, yes you may need... temperatures will respond to this strong june sunshine. perhaps macleod got here in the southeast limiting the temperature in the low 20s. —— more cloud. and conscious there‘ll be more sunshine for the mainland of scotland and northern ireland. we started to see the temperatures into the low 20s. it is a strong sunshine and very high levels of uv as well. at that he is with us to stay as we head into the new week. bye—bye. hello. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. thousands of people march through london to demand a vote on the final deal on the uk‘s

an explosion rocks a stadium in zimbabwe where president emmerson mnangagwa was addressing thousands of people — officials say he wasn't injured. also coming up... tackling the devastating impact of plastic pollution. sir david attenborough launches a new campaign, and says he's been "astonished" by the response to the blue planet series. and the dateline london panel discuss the latest on brexit and take a closer look at the migration crisis. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. two years after the brexit referendum, thousands of people are protesting in central london, to demand what they call a "people's vote" on the outcome of the negotiations with the eu. we'll be going live to central london in a moment to hear more about the march. a few thousand people are also demonstrating in the capital in support of a no deal brexit, in what they're calling the uk unity and freedom march. these pictures are from a little earlier. it all comes as the german engineering firm siemens, which employs 15,000 people in the uk, called on the government

president emmerson mnangagwa revelling in the moment. then this happened. terror of this nature are foreign to zimbabwe and so nature are foreign to zimbabwe and so far, it had been one of the most peaceful election seasons in recent memory. the blast has shattered the veneer memory. the blast has shattered the veneer of peace since president emmerson mnangagwa took power with the military‘s helps last november, he was determined to show he could bring stability but this attack happened in an area restricted to his inner circle. he downplayed its significance. this is not the first attempt on my life. it doesn't mean anything. and the show goes on. the vice president headlining a rally in the capital as his wife nursed injuries from the attack at home. what happened in bulawayo means nothing. but if they keep running to the harmonised elections on the 20th ofjuly, then we will give them security. this is a show of defiance after saturday's unprecedented attack. the first rally since then. and the leaders have said the campaigns will not stop and thejuly ele

there's no way mnangagwa is going to defeat me in this election.way from the cheering crowds, this is a badly wounded country, and victims of past violence find it hard to trust in a new zimbabwe. this woman's father was killed during one of robert mugabe's crackdowns. she's asked us to protect her identity. he had nothing, no clothes on him. he was just like on the road. they tortured him. he was dead. he had bruises all over his body. i don't think anything has changed, because justice was not done to my father. but the pressure to change is immense, mostly because the government needs foreign investment and aid to rescue a broken economy. queues at banks, where cash withdrawals are rationed to $50 a day. at a bus station, boarding for south africa in the hope of finding work. or bringing back goods to sell on the streets. the economy is very poor, we don't have food, we don't have jobs here. we are going to struggle for something like five to six years without even a day's job. so we are only surviving through these buses. we expect that the sit

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we have an exclusive interview with emmerson mnangagwa. a spanish court finds that thousands of babies were stolen decades ago. argentina's world cup hopes are still alive. the last gasp goal sends the team into raptures and into the round of 16. but in the business briefing, the fearfactor. uk businesses increasingly demand a nswe i’s uk businesses increasingly demand a nswers to uk businesses increasingly demand answers to what the brexit deal will look like. but is the government ready to tell? hello. a very warm welcome to the programme, briefing on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. —— global news. 17 us states are to sue president donald trump over what they call the cruel and unusual separation of migrant families as part of his migrant families as part of his migrant policy. earlier, mrtrump celebrated the supreme court's decision to back one of his key initiatives, travel ban against five muslim majority countries. reaction to the ruling from america's i escorted was swift. those demonstrating outside the sup

mnangagwa had been addressing al in the second city of llowwayo, a stronghold.e will blame the blast on rogue elements on the old regime. zimbabwe's panel -- path is fraught with danger. >> sreenivasan: in brussels today, european leaders gathered for an emergency summit on migration. thumnations differ over asyl policies and border enforcement. german chancello angela merkel, is facing increasing internal pressure to accept fewer migrants seeking asylum.y italy and hungcently elected leaders who are attempting to decrease the numbers of refugees and illegal immigrants within their countries. in saudi arabia, the world's last ban on women drivers ended today. until now, saudi women needed men to take them even short distances. this comes after years of ests and the arrests of activists. several women who advocated for the change remain in jail. >> sreenivasan: finally tonight, wofith 80% the vote counted in turkey's election today, president recep tayyip erdogan claimed victory in his bid for another term that will also brdly expanded his powers. turkey's state-

a blast rocks an election rally held by zimbabwe's president mnangagwa.ent trump calls america's immigration laws a laughing stock and says his tough approach will make the us stronger. tens of thousands of people march through london to demand a vote on the final deal before britain leaves the eu. a dramatic last minute goal by reigning champions, germany, to keep their world cup dreams alive.

a blast rocks an election rally held by zimbabwe's president mnangagwa.resident trump calls america's immigration laws a laughing stock and says his tough approach will make the us stronger. women in saudi arabia are finally taking to the roads after the authorities lifted the world's only ban on women driving. it's part of a programme of modernisation under

since the incident president mnangagwa has been trying to show that everything is back to normal.r, he decided at the last minute to skip that event, and didn't attend. the opposition mdc meanwhile, led by nelson chameesa, fears the government will use the blast as an excuse to clamp down on rivals. here's what he's had to say i know that they have been trying to find ways of targeting me, and their informants from very critical sources that they are trained to do everything in their power to try and target, victimize or to some extent, even eliminate where need be. in these elections mnangagwa wants to show that zimbabwe has changed, with more political parties competing than before, but his role for years as robert mugabe's right hand man ties him to the past. and of course there's that famous nickname, which our africa editor fergal keane asked him about. your nickname, crocodile has the roots in the revolutionary war but the crocodile is a rather patient and ruthless animal. do those characteristics describe you ?|j and ruthless animal. do those characteristics describe you? i

an explosion rocks a stadium in zimbabwe where president emmerson mnangagwa was addressing thousands of people. officials say he wasn't injured. inside mali — we follow the un soldiers battling al-qaeda and islamic state in the world's most dangerous peacekeeping mission. also coming up: tackling the devastating impact of plastic pollution. sir david attenborough launches a new campaign and says he's been "astonished" by the response to the blue planet series. in half an hour, the click team visit america's first sustainable solar—powered town. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. two years after the brexit referendum, thousands of people are protesting in central london to demand what they call a "people's vote" on the outcome of the negotiations with the eu. we'll be going live to central london in a moment to hear more about the march. a few thousand people are also demonstrating in the capital in support of a no—deal brexit in what they're calling the uk unity and freedom march. it all comes as the german engineering firm siemens, which employs 15,000 people in the uk, called

at least two senior government officials have been injured in what mr mnangagwa suggested was an attemptn his life. it exploded a few inches away from me but it was not my time. it was not my time. those are likely to go before me. our correspondent shingai nyoka is in the capital, harare. she explained more about the president's comments. he has said he is awaiting further information but he seems to suggest that he suspects this is the work of people who have previously tried to assassinate him and the inference for many people who follow zimbabwe in politics is he suspects this is likely to be factions within his own party and those allied to the former president robert mugabe. but the videos we had seen from the stadium earlier on today suggest that there was likely a device that was thrown towards the vip stage but as he says, the government is saying we are awaiting further information. tell us about the injured. so far, the tally of those injured is eight, according to the presidential spokesperson. he says many of them suffered minor injuries, to the price residents were injured,

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president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place.erfect start in their second world cup group game against panama — thanks to a john stones goal. victory would guarantee england a place in the knock—out phase of the competition. new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030 have been announced by the government. voting is under way in turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections — the biggest challenge to president erdogan‘s fifteen years in government. the health secretaryjeremy hunt has also been talking about brexit and described the warnings by airbus about uncertainty as "completely inappropriate. " earlier this week, airbus warned it could pull out of the uk if the country exits the single market and customs union, with no transition deal. speaking on the andrew marr show, mr hunt said the government had to "stand firm" and "ignore siren voices." i just thought it was completely inappropriate for businesses to make, to be making these kinds of threats for one simple reason — we are in an abs

hours later, president mnangagwa was out in the city's hospitals comforting those caught up in the blastred unflustered by events and brushed off what he considered to have been an attempt on his life. these are my normal enemies. and the attempts are normal. this is not the first attempt on my life. it doesn't intimidate me. it's normal. it exploded a few inches away from me. but it is not my time. this is a critical time for zimbabwe, the first election since robert mugabe was ousted. so far, the campaigns have been largely free from the intimidation and violence that have marred previous polls. but an explosion so close to the man seen as favourite to win the next month is a worrying sign. will ross, bbc news. the french president, emmanuel macron, has said he favours financial sanctions for eu states which refuse to take migrants that have proven asylum status. he was speaking on the eve of summit on immigration in brussels tomorrow, on the migration dispute that is still troubling europe. mr macron said countries should not be allowed "massively voice their national selfishness on m

president emmerson mnangagwa believes he will win this election because enough people will feel gratefulert mugabe but even if they are not willing to forgive, they will set aside memories of his party's brutality and corruption. and consider this. an opposition rally. right outside a police station. they watch where once they might have attacked. the movement for democratic change is struggling to overcome internal divisions. its leader is a lawyer and passed. there is an evangelical fervour about his campaign.” and passed. there is an evangelical fervour about his campaign. i am confident. there is no way he is going to defeat me in this election. the people support me. away from the cheering crowds, this is a badly wounded country and victims of past violence find it hard to trust in a new zimbabwe. this woman —— this woman's ludlam was killed during a crackdown and she has asked us to protect her identity. they were no clothes on him. he wasjust lying on the road. they tortured him. he had bruises all over his body. i don't think there wasjust bruises all over his body. i don't think

a blast rocks an election rally held by zimbabwe's president mnangagwa. to kill him. tens of thousands of people march through london to demand a vote on the final deal before britain leaves the eu. a dramatic last—minute goal by reigning champions germany to keep their world cup dreams alive. hello and welcome to bbc news. in the last few hours, women in saudi arabia have finally

president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place. world cup after a blistering 45 minutes against panama in russia. the second half is under way now. new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030 have been announced by the government. voting is under way in turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections, the biggest challenge to president erdogan‘s fifteen years in government. let's get more on the world cup. england have scored five goals against panama. let's speak to sarah rainsford who's outside the nizhny novgorod stadium, where the match is being played. talk us through the ambience there and what is going on. the mood, at least from the england fans, is fantastic. there is a packed stadium at nizhny novgorod, the brand—new city stadium, 45,000 seats, very few of them empty for this game and a massive cheer coming from the england stand every time a goal went in. 5—0 england. we were speaking to the fans going into this game and some of them were saying that they thought that kane would score

president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place.mmission, welcomed national leaders before they posed for a group photo. the talks are taking place ahead of an official european council summit of all 28 leaders later this week. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has described the warnings by airbus about brexit uncertainty as "completely inappropriate. " earlier this week, airbus warned it could pull out of the uk if the country exits the single market and customs union with no transition deal. speaking on the andrew marr show, mr hunt said the government had to "stand firm" and "ignore siren voices." i just thought it was completely inappropriate for businesses to be making these kinds of threats, for one simple reason — we are in an absolutely critical moment in the brexit discussions and what that means is that we need to get behind theresa may, to deliver the best possible brexit, a clean brexit and what businesses want, and i was in business for 11! years, they want clarity. and the more that we undermine theresa may, the more

president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place. the bloc‘s 28 member states have gathered to try to mend the rifts that have emerged over the arrival of african and middle—eastern migrants. the talks are taking place ahead of a european council summit of all 28 leaders later this week. let's cross live now to our correspondent kevin connolly in brussels. there is a lot riding on this. for some of the actors at the summit and the eu, particularly angela merkel. i think that's right. the whole issue of migration is an enormous problem for the eu. i suppose it's one of the great historical phenomena of our age and it has left this generation of day to day politicians to try to find an answer. angela merkel is under particular immediate pressure because some of her coalition partners want her to do a lot more at the european level to stop what are called secondary migrants moving to germany, in other words people who have already registered in one eu member state but then want to move on to germany. her coalition partners are not happy

president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place. the headlines on bbc news. cup in russia thanks to a record—breaking win over panama new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030 have been announced by the government. polls have closed in the turkish presidential election, and local media is reporting president erdogan has in the lead after about half of the votes have been counted. president trump has called for illegal immigrants to be deported from the united states "with nojudges or court cases" immediately. the president said the current system was "a mockery to good immigration policy." our correspondent, chris buckler has the latest from washington. this week has seen donald trump having to back down on that policy of family separations, something he did not want to do. there was a public outcry over seeing those children being separated from their families as they tried to cross the border. as a result, he has tried to show himself to be looking at those concerns, but if anything over the past couple of days, we have s

a blast rocks an election rally held by zimbabwe's president mnangagwa.ll him. tens of thousands of people march through london to demand a vote on the final deal before britain leaves the eu. hello, and welcome to bbc news. saudi arabia's ban on women driving has formally ended. at midnight local time some women legally got behind the wheel on the country's roads for the first time.

ina president mnangagwa says next week‘s elections will still take place.der crown prince mohamed bin salman. but leading women‘s rights activists, who challenged the ban, are still in prison. from riyadh, 0rla guerin reports. 0n the stroke of midnight, seizing their moment, and driving into the history books with a smile that says, it is our turn now. and plenty of support along the way. come morning, more women were taking to the road. teacher kareema seen off by her daughters. in six months it will be your turn. the only hazard she faced, male drivers. there is a stop sign, we have to stop. he did not want to stop. oh, my god. kareema has been taking us for a spin around the neighbourhood. today, she and other saudi women are finally behind the wheel. it has been a long time coming, and many women here are hoping there will be more changes ahead. watch us. in a few years you will see that saudi society is different, and the community, mainly. people will be more open, they will be more tolerant. really, a couple of years, five years maximum, saudi arabia

especially after saturday's attack, but neither president mnangagwa nor the main opposition leader, andry pub like biggest players missed a golden opportunity to stand united in front of a divided country and givea united in front of a divided country and give a reinsurance of the commitment to peaceful elections. they have given that message to all our operations. and institutions to ensure that all those that want to preach violence and promote the hate speech have been put to book. it's a decision... rather than beating up of people that want to attend meetings or harassment of people thereafter. it's what you might call soft or intimidation. we have obviously had various commitments of peace in the past, but practically the position has been otherwise. i just hope that in the signing of this peace pledge today it's going to start a new trajectory. this ceremony has been in planning for weeks and prior to the incident on saturday had been seen as a largely symbolic gesture but after the weekend is a real recognition of how vulnerable this country can be to instability. full coverage

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both president mnangagwa bacillus oppositn alliance candidate signal goes as priority ones. we look forward to looking after zimbabwe is a free transparent election to address those challenges. >> it's really an optimistic time. how many optimistic are you? >> many of the right things and some of the right things. i believe we have to be clear on it in our approach and hold them to their own comtmts and standards. the 2013 constitution, their commitments regionally with their commitment to respect human rights and democracy as well as commitments with the union and broader international community. i believe this is a great opportunity and i hope that the government of zimbabwe live up to its commitments. >> we've been talking about u.n. rerms. obouyhat is your to priority. what do you think is the single biggest impediment to reform the u.n.? you talked about rejections, but problems? >> to say the single most impediment ithe political will of other countries. the common understanding and agreement on those reforms. within a u.n. bureaucracy and just changing mindsets and sh