let's get more now on the sacking of president mugabe by zimbabwe's ruling party, zanu—pf. placed as party leader by former vice—president emmerson mnangagwa, who mr mugabe attempted to oust nearly two weeks ago to position his wife, grace for succession. it was this move that prompted the military takeover last wednesday. let's speak to ben brown in harare. a hugely dramatic moment for zimbabwe, a humiliating moment for robert mugabe? absolutely, as a humiliation for robert mugabe. here's a man who has led this country for 37 years and who has led the zanu—pf party for 37 years. being kicked out, sacked, dismissed, as party leader, unceremoniously. the central committee of zanu—pf met here in harare today, unanimously decided he should no longer be party leader. grace mugabe also stripped of her position as leader of the women's league in zanu—pf. it is important to stress that even though he has been kicked out as party leader, he is still technically president of this country. that is because so far, despite having negotiations with the generals who lodged the military ta

he talked about presiding over the zanu—pf party congress in december. nary really since zanu—pf have just sacked or dismissed extraordinary really since zanu—pf havejust sacked or dismissed him extraordinary really since zanu—pf have just sacked or dismissed him as their party leader today and given him an ultimatum, where they said, if you don't resign by midday tomorrow local time, we are going to impeach you, or parliament is. it is almost as if he is not to anybody. yes, and that is exactly the point. president robert mugabe trusts his own instincts, he trusts his own thinking. he thinks that he is correct and the rest of the people wrong. and that is why he has not listened to anyone in that room and thatisif listened to anyone in that room and that is if they were telling him to resign, and there has never been any official confirmation of the proceedings in those negotiations. but remember, there is a tank parked outside his house, he cannot go anywhere as freely as he would like. they only allowed to go to the university for that ceremony. so we

37 yea rs, of his own party, zanu—pf after 37 years , we of his own party, zanu—pf after 37 yea rs, arty, zanu—pf after 37 years, we have just received these pictures of mr mugabe holding negotiations with the military here, the military who took control in harare last wednesday. they had denied all along it has been a military coup d'etat, but they are negotiating still with mr mugabe, trying to persuade him to resign of his own free will, rather than being forced out of office. you can see shaking hands, the military really keen to emphasise that this is not an old—fashioned keen to emphasise that this is not an old —fashioned african keen to emphasise that this is not an old—fashioned african coup, where they just depose the an old—fashioned african coup, where theyjust depose the leader. they wa nt theyjust depose the leader. they want him either to resign with dignity of his own volition, that their preferred solution, but if he won't go we have heard there is a deadline set by his own political party, zanu—pf. if he does not resigned by midday tomorrow, he will be impeached. on

zanu—pf, dismissed him as party leader. at address. and in the event that resignation will not have been tendered by midday, 20th of november 2017, the zanu—pf chief whip was ordered to institute proceedings for the removable —— the removal of the president, in terms of section 97 of the constitution of zimbabwe, amendment number20. i the constitution of zimbabwe, amendment number 20. i would the constitution of zimbabwe, amendment number20. iwould remind you that another eight names... so, thatis you that another eight names... so, that is not yet the address that we we re that is not yet the address that we were waiting for from robert mugabe, those are some excerpts from today's zanu—pf meeting, where he was dismissed as party leader a little earlier today. but we are still waiting for mr mugabe to address the nation and we will have to wait and see whether he does resign or not. reuters have been suggesting that he has agreed to step down in his negotiations with the military. 0ur correspondent milton nkosi is in johanne

isa be general recognition that zanu—pf is a partynerations who are bound to the by shared ideals and values which must continue to reign supreme in our nation. 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 by settled at the forthcoming conference within the framework of a clear road map that seeks to resolve once and for all any omissions or contradictions that have affected our party neglectively. inafew in a few weeks from now, i will preside over the processes which must not be prepossessed by any acts a cts must not be prepossessed by any acts acts calculated to undermine it or to compromise the outcomes in the eyes of the public. i conclude this address and i am aware that many developments have occurred in the party or have been championed and done by individuals in the name of the party. given the failings of the past and the an

extraordinary day because we had your party, zanu—pf, dismissing mr mugabe as party leader.. when you saw that he had not done that and you saw that speech, what was your reaction? well, the first reaction was, i was stunned. extremely stunned and crushed. but as i reflected and tried to tap into his mindset right now, i think there are things that stand out to me. the first thing would be, probably, 0k, he is in denial. the other thing is, president mugabe has always had an overi nflated president mugabe has always had an overinflated sense of his popularity. so i might overinflated sense of his popularity. so. might be popularity. so he mightree holding the party constitution. i regulations. party constitution. i am sure that is what he is focused on. to say, ok, this was contrived. i was not really voted out by my party because so and so did not attend. coming to the impeachment itself, i am sure there is a sense that he is holding onto that there are some members of parliament and members of the senate that with him. that the impeachment might not get the two thirds majo

zimbabwe's ruling zanu—pf party is expected to remove president robert mugabe as its leader today, asparty. police say they're confident that the remains of a body found near swanage is that of the missing teenager, gaia pope. tests of driverless cars on uk roads are set to be given the go—ahead in this week's budget. after 34 years at the helm, the sinn fein leader, gerry adams, says he plans to step down. during his time as leader, he persuaded the ira to call a ceasefire and pursued a political settlement in the form of the good friday agreement. his decision to resign brings to an end the longest party leadership in britain or ireland. republicanism has never been stronger. this is our time. we will grow even stronger in the future. but leadership means knowing when it's time for change. and that time is now. i will not be standing in the next election. gerry adams, making his announcement last night. john campbell is in the belfast newsroom. give us the background to this. well, gerry adams was saying that this had been long in the planning. he and the late martin mcguinness had

another dramatic and historic day here after the ruling party, is no pf, voted at its central committee to depose robert mugabe as party leader. to dismiss him. he was completely humiliated, they sacked him after 37 years as leader. you still technically —— he is still technically president of the country. zanu—pf has issued him with an ultimatum, he has until midday tomorrow local time to resign voluntarily or else impeachment proceedings will be launched against him, probably on tuesday in the parliament behind me here in harare. the ceiling, he has been meeting generals at the official residence. you can see him shaking hands of the man who carried out this military ta keover man who carried out this military takeover in harare last wednesday, after they became fed up with his plans, apparent plans to pass power to his wife grace mugabe. there is speculation that robert mugabe could be the pairing of significant announcement this evening, because the state broadcaster, z bc, is a p pa re ntly the state broadcaster, z bc, is apparently planning a broadcast from state house, his offici

and the i also focuses mugabe's defiance of the zanu—pf party's decision to remove him as leader. reports research that the royal family has contributed £1.8 billion to the uk economy this year, as the queen and prince philip celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. the daily mirror saying former tory defence chiefs have accused the government of damaging the armed forces by cutting funding no. picture on this at the moment. but it gives you a little flavour. let's kick off. this evening, jacqui, one big story in town making it through to the front pages, robert mugabe and this surprise turn and big announcement that wasn't a big announcement that wasn't a big announcement absolutely. it i is as here he shocked the world. i imagine there are more people in harare, in zimbabwe that are shocked than the lest of the world. it must have been patently obvious to him he was going, and the fact he was doing a televisedes announcement, everybody is waiting to hear, to find out that he thinks that mistakes have been made and that he can come back. that's what i understand he seems to be s

in respect of the party, and the party issues raised both by the commanders and by the general membership of zanu—pfto with a great sense of urgency. however, i am aware that as a party of liberation, zanu—pf has over the years written elaborate rules and procedures that guide the operations of all its organs and personnel. indeed, the current criticism raised, raised against the command element... raised against it by the command element and some of its members have a reason from well funding perception that the party was stretching or even failing in its own rules and procedures. —— well funded perception. the way forward, thus, cannot be based on swapping, or riding roughshod over party rules and procedures. there has to be a net return to the guiding principles of our party, as enshrined in its constitution. which must apply fairly and equitably in all situations and before all members. the era of victimisation and arbitrary decisions must be put behind. as we all embrace a new ethos, predicated on the supreme rule of our party, and nourished by an abiding sense of camaraderie. to all this must

pf leadership. it came from one of the leading members of the party. ugabe is hereby recalled from the position of president of zanu—pf forthwith. cheering and applause further, the resolution is that comrade rg mugabe should resign forthwith from his position as president and head of state and government of the republic of zimbabwe. and if a resignation has not been tendered by midday tomorrow, the 20th of november 2017, the zanu—pf chief whip is ordered to institute proceedings for the recall of the president in terms of section 97 of the constitution of zimbabwe. cheering and applause comrade rg mugabe is hereby recalled from the position of president the central committee meeting of zanu—pf. let's go to andrew harding, who has been at zanu—pf although. extraordinary scenes. really unthinkable, not long ago, to have this party, zanu—pf, who had been so slavishly loyal to robert mugabe, turning against him like this and humiliating him? absolutely amazing scenes. the congress isjust humiliating him? absolutely amazing scenes. the congress is just endi

so if he refuses to resign, the leadership of zanu—pf, the central committee meeting on sunday to discuss expelling him as leader of the partyill no longer be leader of zanu—pf. then on tuesday we expect parliament will then meet to begin impeaching him. in otherwords, this would be done constitutionally. there has been a military takeover but the army do not want it to look like they are removing him by force like they are removing him by force like you were a true guitar. they wa nted like you were a true guitar. they wanted done constitutionally. so when the party deposes him as leader and the parliament deposes him as president, then that is what the army would like to see. they would not be blamed by the international community or by the african union as being a military that has forcefully deposed president. being a military that has forcefully deposed presidentlj being a military that has forcefully deposed president. i suppose the question is that whoever replaces him, the question being asked on the street was do people really believe that that would bring them proper freedom? that is absolutely the key question. em

we've heard the number of zanu pf party's regional branches, eight out of ten of them now say they support rid of the president. that's pretty significant. yes, hugely, because you have zanu pf, the ruling party, turning against robert mugabe, demanding he goes. the votes of no confidence in him. also saying they will have a meeting of the central committee later this weekend. if he doesn't resign voluntarily in the next few hours, next couple of days, there will be a move to impeach him. there is talk of impeaching him maybe on tuesday. that would all be put into motion by zanu pf itself. you have zanu pf, his own party against him. you have the military against him. you walk around the streets here, it is difficult to find unable prepared to say they want robert mugabe to stay as president. he hasn't got hardly any friends or allies left. it must bea any friends or allies left. it must be a matter of time before he goes. will it be his own free will? maybe in exchange of guarantees for his safety. will he be given safe passage abroad into exile with his family? we will have to wait and s

also in the programme, the ruling zanu—pf party say emmerson mnangagwa, the man sacked as vice—presidentll 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. good morning. it's 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am am in london and 3:00am in zimbabwe, where robert mugabe took the country and the world by surprise when he suddenly resigned after almost four 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, and night like no other in their lives, a great tension has broken, the epoque of fear, of desperation, of robert mugabe, has ended. how rarely does politics translate into something so truly felt? it is history in the making. we never thought something like this woul

ruling zanu-pf party says they want to conclude the process as speedily as possible.ladimir putin has met with his syrian counterpart shah are all assad in a black sea resort of sochihi. the lastst time assad wentt to visit him was in octotober 2015 just afterer moscow launched its militaryry campaigign to shore p assad's forces. that the islamic sta group is all but eliminated in syria assad's visit suggests they are working out how to approach un-sponsored peace talks in geneva next week. armyanks to the rusussian syria a has been savaved as a s. much has been done to stababilie ththe situation in s syria. hope that in the near future we will put an end to terrorism in syria. meanwhile, assad's forces are celebrating retaking full control of the last urban area which had been under the control of the islamic state group. the town is now being cleared of mines and explosives while local people are being questioned to make sure they haven't been supporting the jihadists. scene that has become common across the region as islamic state group fighters lose territory. our

it is still a very top—down party, zanu—pf. he is the new top. can wait another few weeks for this party congress to appoint me, i suspect the party will fall into line. whether the people will is another matter. thank you very much indeed. fergal keane with the very latest. it has been another extraordinary day here in zimbabwe. first of all, the day starting with zanu—pf‘s central committee deposing robert mugabe after 37 years as the leader of the party. and then issuing an ultimatum that if he doesn't resign by midday tomorrow local time, he would be facing impeachment proceedings. he made that tv address on zimbabwean television this evening and didn't say he would resign. he is not going that will disappoint many millions of zimbabweans. that is the latest from here in harare with the bbc special coverage. back to the studio. a good deal of sunshine today but pictures like this are going to be few and far between in the week ahead. the sunshine that many of us have enjoyed today is about to be replaced by something cloudier, milder and wett

zimbabwe's ruling zanu—pf party says former vice—president, emmerson mnangagwa, will succeed mr mugabe 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 being out of the zanu pf party. people coming out saying they are trying to reform the government from within. now prob

our main story is that members of zimbabwe's ruling party zanu—pf have reportedly drafted a motion toeach 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 again

the ruling zanu—pf party says the sacked vice president, emmerson mnangagwa, will soon be sworn in, asn robert mugabe the status of a hero in the eyes of some. but during his long years in power, he presided over decades of political repression and economic chaos. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding looks at his downfall. at every roadblock in every corner of this long—tormented country, you can feel the influence and the damage wrought by robert mugabe, and the fear. today, we went deep into zimba bwe's countryside. 0k, there it is on the left. mugabe's mansion. it is almost feudal, more like a family business than a country. i'm andrew. i'm dennis. we wanted to come in and take a look. they wouldn't let us go in to admire the chandeliers, so we went to visit the neighbours. it was smashed down by police, you say? yes. to be poor in zimbabwe is to be powerless. robert mugabe's wife, grace mugabe, recently decided she wanted this land, so she sent the police in to destroy dozens of homes. they came here and started demolishing my house. they said you must go away with this process

it's not only the military who are saying that, it's his own zanu—pf party as well.hese zanu—pf branches in provinces across zimbabwe are calling on him to stand down saying they no longer have confidence in him as leader. as you say there will be this big rally tomorrow called by the war veterans association. these are the fighters who fought alongside robert mugabe many years ago in the war of independence, and in the old days they were loyal to him. they are not longer loyal to him, they have had enough of him, he is 93, and are pretty disgusted by the way she tried to pass on power to his wife grace who is 41 years his junior, they have had enough of him, they are calling for a big rally tomorrow which they hope will force him out of office finally. it is not clear that it will but it does look as if power is slipping through his fingers now, really draining away from robert mugabe as we speak. who succeeds him and how will they do it peaceably? emmerson mnangagwa, who was the vice president, who grace mugabe tried to outmanoeuvre but failed in the end, he is the

the zimbabwean military and the country's ruling zanu pf party are expected to take steps today to removeless cars on uk roads are set to be given the green light in this week's budget. the chancellor philip hammond has signalled he'll investigate why some house builders and speculators are hoarding land rather than building on it. gerry adams, sinn fein's leader for the past 34 years, will step down from the role next year. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.30 five — this mornings reviewers are katy balls, political correspondent of the the spectator and the journalist and broadcaster,

our top stories: robert mugabe's zanu—pf party calls on him to quit the presidency as opposition continueso grow against zimba bwe‘s long—term leader. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken, but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and the biggest ever movement of elephants is completed in malawi. veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who've been president mugabe's most ardent supporters for years, have said he must step down at once. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. mr mugabe appeared in public for the first time, since the military takeover in zimbabwe. here in harare, the sense of crisis is swelling, after a day of the surprising and the surreal. it began with an appearance nobody expected. the aura is gone, robert mugabe is a man reduced, in stature and in options. in this coup unlike any other coup, he emerged to

pressure is growing on president robert mugabe with his own party zanu pf calling on him to go. veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who until now have long been the president's most ardent supporters. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare tomorrow. today, mr mugabe appeared in public for the first time, since the military takeover. our africa editor, fergal keane reports from zimbabwe. here in harare, the sense of crisis is swelling. after a day of the surprising and a surreal. it began with an appearance nobody expected. the aura is gone. robert mogo abe is a man reduced in stature and in options. —— robert mugabe. in this coup, unlike any other coup, he emerged today to open a graduation ceremony. the voice that once preached revolution now reciting the mundane requirements of the moment. applause. in the passing of any era, there are ample magic moments. caught napping. —— emblematic. it has happened a lot these days. robert mcgarvey‘s world has shrunk. she —— he was let out on licence today by the army. then taken away again

our top stories: robert mugabe's zanu pf party calls on him to quit the presidency as opposition continues to grow against zimba bwe‘s long—term leader. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken — but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and, from sleeping on the street to providing solar power. one woman talks about her story of renewal and a bright new start. it has revolved around me and brought me back to a point where now iam brought me back to a point where now i am helping the sun gives somebody else some sun. veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who've been president mugabe's most ardent supporters for years, have said he must step down at once. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. mr mugabe appeared in public for the first time, since the military takeover in zimbabwe. from there, our africa editor, fergal keane se

the other major development we have got today, the central committee of the ruling party, zanu—pf, they and they are expected to strip robert mugabe and his wife of party membership and to dismiss him as party leader. though he will not be leader of the ruling party any more after today. but technically he would be in office and he resigned. —— unless he resigned. it would be up —— unless he resigned. it would be up to parliament perhaps to impeach him. parliament is behind me in harare and they could begin impeachment proceedings early next week. give us a sense of the atmosphere there today. they spoke about the euphoria that we saw on the streets of harare and the other cities yesterday. what is it like today? it is calm today with no more demonstrations but we have been talking to people who took part in those demonstrations who are still so happy that they were there on that historic, momentous day for zimbabwe. you have got to remember that people in this country, this city, used to be terrified of going onto the streets to demonstrate or even criticise robert mugabe. yesterday th

his own party zanu pf tried to persuade him to resign but he did not.e was set the deadline of midday on monday, he still refused to resign and the people came out onto the streets in tens of thousands on saturday urging him to resign but again he would not, only when the impeachment process began in the parliament and the end of his rule looked inevitable because it seemed inevitable because it seemed inevitable that parliament would pass that impeachment motion eventually, that is when he decided he would finally throw the towel, give into all pressure and end his 37 years in power. and why is there suchjubilation 37 years in power. and why is there such jubilation tonight, here 37 years in power. and why is there suchjubilation tonight, here in 37 years in power. and why is there such jubilation tonight, here in the capital and wide across the country, it is because robert mugabe has presided over misrule ready for 37 yea rs. presided over misrule ready for 37 years. the country economically has deteriorated, 15% poorer on average thanit deteriorated

it is at scramble within zanu pf, it is a party issue. an antique mugabe campaigner. you have been campaigning for his removalfor yea rs. at campaigning for his removalfor years. at this point, where we stand today, do you think this is it to him? we are not sure. we do not trust zanu pf. we will only trust when we have an inclusive transition. we want a transition thatis transition. we want a transition that is all—inclusive of opposition parties at... did you think we would get to this stage, unprecedented scenes? are now within not know. this is zanu pf issue and nothing to do with the national crisis so until there is a transition government or free and credible elections that internationally monitored, we can go and celebrate but this now it is just speculation and we do not know. with their beautiful blue plumage, the spix's macaw is a critically endangered species of brazilian parrot. it's so rare that some experts now believe it may already be extinct in the wild. but six blue macaws — some spix's and some lears — have arrived in s

the leaders of the governing zanu—pf party will also discuss his dismissal.he argentine navy says it may have detected signals from the submarine that went missing on wednesday with 44 crew on board. however, the navy said the source of the calls had yet to be traced. ships and aircraft from argentina, brazil, the us, and the uk have been searching the area where it disappeared. the irish republican leader gerry adams has announced he's to step down next year. he's spent 3a years as president of the sinn fein party, during which time the republican movement moved from violence to a peace agreement. he has always denied being a member of the ira. now on bbc news, our world. the war crimes judgement in the case of bosnian serb commander, ratko mladic is due to be delivered next week in the hague. mark urban looks now at the legacy of the man known as ‘the butcher of bosnia'. a warning that some viewers may find parts of this programme upsetting. haunting music throughout. in the 1990s, terrible things happened here. and even now, bosnia's earth guards its secre

the rally is supported by the army and members of the ruling zanu pf party, which has passed a vote ofin the president, according to state media. protestors on the streets in harare spoke to our correspondent. 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. for us it is about a new beginning and the end of a tyranny rule and we will take zimbabwe back. some of the thoughts on the streets of zimbabwe. earlier i spoke to our africa correspondent who gave us a sense of what was happening on the ground. it feels like a revolution. the mood here is one of delirium. i am looking past an armed personnel carrier here, thousands of zimbabweans converging on these streets and mobbing the military thanking them for the coup that triggered this. it is extraordinary. everybody coming together with one focus for now and that is getting rid of president mugabe. the fear that has kept so many people in check over the years has lifted with the permission of the militar

his party, zanu—pf, has now begun discussing the impeachment of the embattled leader, calling him a "urce of instability", and blaming him for the country's economic problems. in a speech to the nation last night, mr mugabe defied expectations and made it clear he had no intention of stepping down, despite intervention from the military last week. ben brown is in the capital, harare. when robert mugabe went on television last night with that address, there was a real expectation across the country that he was going to resign and when he didn't there was shock and disbelief, and real anger as well. today zanu—pf, his party which has already sacked him as leader, is launching impeachment proceedings against him. they will need a two thirds majority in both houses of the parliament behind me, but one mp has said that will take weeks or months and even then it might not be successful. the next age of the battle is set, robert mugabe is on one side and his party on the other. i will preside over. . . party on the other. i will preside over... last night he didn't step down as expected. par

party calls for him to go. president mugabe has been recalled by zanu pf as being a leader of the party and the country.resident trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken — but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. donald tusk gets tough — the president of the european council tells the uk to speed up with the brexit talks. while good progress is and citizens rights has been made, we need to see much more progress on ireland and on a financial settlement. and the road ahead for tesla — the electric car maker unveils the prototype of its new truck. hello and welcome to bbc world news. pressure is growing on president robert mugabe with his own party zanu pf calling on him to go. that's been echoed by the veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who until now have long been the president's most ardent supporters. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. here's how zanu pf‘s uk representative, nick mangwa na, explained what was happening to his party's long—time leader. president mugabe

and today, somatic developments when his own party, the ruling party, zanu—pf, decided to sack him as 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 us gath

zanu pf his own party against him, the military against him.e going streets here it is very hard to find anybody prepared to say they want robert mugabe to stay as president. he hasn't really got any friends or allies that. it must be only a matter of time before he goes. does he resign of his own free will? maybe in return for guarantees about his safety, either staying here in zimbabwe or being given safe passage abroad, into exile with his family, we will just abroad, into exile with his family, we willjust happily concede. andrew harding was describing moments of almost ecstasy for people but this is not a moment for zimbabwe without political and national danger, is it? know, and there is huge uncertainty. you have to think about this really is a power struggle within zanu pf. there were elements around emerson who was the vice president who was pushed out by grace mugabe, robert mugabe's wife, the military sided with him and against her. that is what the crux of this has been, about why the military depot. they simply weren't prepared to

he intended to chair the co ng ress he said he intended to chair the congress of the ruling zanu—pf party

party. that is what the joy is about. now we need to be cautious because the next 48 hours will be crucial and critical for zimbabwe. it looks like it is still the zanu—pfrent from robert mugabe. he has committed human rights abuses. he is the same type of man that robert mugabe is, except that he is younger. sounds picked up on sonar equipment did not come from a missing submarine in the south atlantic, dashing earlier hopes the missing vessel will be found. the international red cross says that the capital of yemen, sanaa, has joined several other cities which have completely run out of clean water because of a blockade led by a saudi coalition. all of the fuel needed for pumping stations has been used up. the us justice department has filed a lawsuit to block the takeover of the time warner group by the american telecom giant at&t. justice officials say the $80 billion deal violates rules on fair competition. donald trump promised to block the deal before he became president. at&t say they will fight the lawsuit. the progress of brexit talks may be influenced by what's happening in germany. the political future of angela merkel is in doubt after the

challenged the president, warning the army was prepared to act to end purges within his ruling zanu—pf partyth military forces seized the national broadcaster and placed the president under house arrest. then on sunday robert mugabe was sacked as the leader of zanu—pf and replaced by former vice—president emmerson mnangagwa. but later in a live television address mr mugabe refused to step down as president. today zimbabwe's parliament began debating impeachment proceedings against mr mugabe, but he pre—empted the action by resigning this afternoon. the news sparked wild celebrations with thousands of people pouring onto the streets in the capital. our africa editor fergal keane reports from harare. it is the night of the free, and night like no other in their lives, a great tension has broken, the epoque of fear, of desperation, of robert mugabe, has ended. how rarely does politics translate into something so truly felt? it is history in the making. we never thought something like this would happen in zimbabwe. this is what we have been fighting for since independence. one man has been takin

his own zanu—pf party now launching impeachment proceedings against him. nd if there is a two thirds vote in both chambers, then he would be impeached and out of office. this report. the next stage of the battle is set, robert mugabe is on one side, his party is on the other. i will precise over the processes... last night, he did not step down as expected, party leaders had given him until today to do so. the midday deadline to resign has come and gone, zanu—pf is now preparing to put the final wheels in motion, it has summoned all its lawmakers to the zanu-pf has summoned all its lawmakers to the zanu—pf headquarters behind me to discuss a possible impeachment. the process will then move to parliament, where the constitution says a two thirds majority will be needed to remove zimbabwe's long—time leader. lawmakers can cite misconduct, violating the constitution or mental and physical incapacity as grounds for dismissal. it is not clear how long the process will take and this president does not seem to be in the mood to play ball. pens upon how fast parlia

our top stories: robert mugabe's zanu—pf party calls on him to quit the presidency as opposition continues's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken, but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and the biggest ever relocation of elephants is completed in malawi as part of a major conversation project. tourist dollars have directly financed the work being done

the country's ruling zanu—pf party has agreed to begin the process hours after he appeared on nationalnded the right to continue. he's accused of allowing his wife to seize power and, at the age of 93, of being incapable of governing. the military said there could be a ‘road—map' to a transfer of power as our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from harare. they're still the muscle behind the political manoeuvring. and when the generals speak, people and politicians listen. tonight, they hinted in a rare press conference that talks between robert mugabe and his would—be successor, emmerson mnangagwa, would happen soon. the zimbabwe defence and security services are encouraged by new developments which include contact between the president and the former vice—president, comrade emmerson mnangagwa, who is expected in the country shortly. thereafter, the nation will be advised on the outcome of talks between the two. suggestion of talks and a road map has encouraged speculation that robert mugabe is starting to feel the political pressure as, piece by piece, his power is shredded. his mp

the fierce rivalry between the two has split the ruling zanu—pf party.on mnangagwa was sacked as vice—president, after he was accused of plotting against mr mugabe. the army's commander, and close ally to mr mnangawa, sent this warning on monday. it is pertinent to restate that the forces remain the major stockholder in respect to the gains of the reparations struggle. we must remind those behind the current treacherous shenanigans that when it comes to matters of protecting our evolution, the military is right to step in. focus on africa presenter nancy kacungira spoke to me earlier. she gave us a little bit of detail. we must remember that the military has been instrumental in keeping robert mugabe in powerfor the last 37 years, and they have been very involved within the zanu—pf party. we are seeing a split between what you could call the old guard, who are the ones who fought in the liberation struggle, and the new guard, which you could say is now calling themselves the ge 40, generation a0. calling themselves the ge 40, generation 40. many of them

highly—anticipated speech to the nation, mr mugabe announced his intention to lead next month‘s ruling zanu—pf partyed throwing chancellor angela merkel‘s future into doubt. the leader of the liberal free democrats said his party was pulling out because it had not been possible to find a basis of trust with chancellor merkel‘s christian democrats. us planes carrying underwater rescue equipment have arrived in argentina to help hunt for a missing argentine submarine. the sanjuan disappeared four days ago in the south atlantic with 44 crew on board. britain, chile and brazil have also joined the rescue effort. now on bbc news, it‘s time for dateline london.

important about the speech night, that came from robert mugabe's speaking about the political party zanu—pfak about the people of the streets. there must be a transitional period and an inclusive government, and the institutions in zimbabwe must be changed so that the authoritarian tendencies in the political party are taken out of the government's structure of zimbabwe. horace campbell, thank you very much for joining horace campbell, thank you very much forjoining us. thank you. talks to form a coalition government in germany have collapsed. christian lindner, the leader of the liberal free democrats, said his party was pulling out because it had not been possible to find a basis of trust with chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats. mrs merkel said she would now meet the german president who has the power to call a new election. andrew plant reports. after three terms in office, angela merkel‘s hopes of staying in power rest on forming a coalition. an election in september left angela merkel without a majority, with some voters angered by germany's liberal policy towards refugees.

robert mugabe has been the leader of zanu—pf and the leader of this country for 37 years, almost four decades, and now that partynu—pf, has simply turned its back on him, said it had enough of him, sacked him, really humiliated him and kept him out as party leader. extraordinary. this was the central committee of zanu—pf meeting here in harare and celebrating, as you say, after that decision. also stripping his wife, grace mugabe, of her party membership and making emmerson mnangagwa, who she is forced out as vice president of this country, making him now be party leader. the front runner to become the new president, the favoured candidate of the military. but he is still technically president of this country. he may not effectively be in power, because he has been under house arrest but still technically president. the military here who took over on wednesday, they've got took over on wednesday, they've got to find a way of constitutionally removing him as president. they don't want best to look like an old—fashioned don't want best to look like an old —fashioned coups d'etat don't want best to look like an old

earlier, his zanu—pf party sacked him as leader, and said there are now calls for him to be impeachedships from five countries have joined the argentinian navy as it searches for a missing submarine. 44 people are on board the sanjuan, which was last heard from on wednesday. and this video is trending on bbc.com. more than 30,000 people have run the delhi half marathon, ignoring health warnings about the air quality. air pollution was measured at eight times the safe level, though it wasn't as bad as the smog the city experienced earlier in the month. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the chancellor, philip hammond, has said he'll use this week's budget to speed up the building of hundreds of thousands of new homes. more on that later. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. japan's latest trade figures show the economy is on a winning streak, thanks to a healthy demand for cars and electronics. and imagine sending yourjob offer an and electronics. and imagine sending your job offer an education and electronics.

especially after being sacked by his own zanu pf ruling party. ur reaction when you saw the speech last night? there is nothing mugabe said which i did not expect. you must know the syste m did not expect. you must know the system in zanu pf of entitlement and impunity. so that was entitlement and impunity at play. are you angry he has refused to resign, despite all this pressure, the demonstrations we saw here?” all this pressure, the demonstrations we saw here? i am angry he remains president, because his sell by date was in the year 2000, when he lost to the opposition party, and again he lost in 2002, 2005 and 2008. so president mugabe has no business, or status. we gather there will be an impeachment process if he doesn't resign in the next few hours. tell us about that. how long would that take, to impeach him? it depends how fast parliament moves. it could take a few months. the beauty ease it is a process provided for in the constitution section 90 seven. it is the only hope for the country that the president is removed in terms of that se