more than twenty thousand zimbabweans died back then says lloyd. the human rights activist says the need to bellow were targeted because they were seen as critical of the government and he says there's evidence that implicates. who was then security minister. before you are very closely with president mugabe in terms of dealing ruthlessly with the opposition and and including perceived opposition you know any person who might pose a danger would pose a danger to political hedging money but many zimbabweans in south africa now want to look for. rather than back they see the chance of a new beginning for their homeland and many are already heading home so they can be part of what's happening. but many zimbabweans it seems like a dream too good to be true the days of their long term dictates are about who got it have finally come to an end but some people wonder what will happen in the post mugabe era will it just be the replacement of one dictator by another will there really be the democratic change that so many people have been waiting for. here's

estimates have that 80% of zimbabweans are poor. i have been speaking to young, desperate people that have no hope for a future. he's talking about bringing investment bacack into this econonomy and t that is what pee want to hear. judging him by his words, so far so good according to zimbabweans . sarah:h:he opposition has beenen skskeptil of f mnangagwaa. what r role they play? correspondent: we do not e expet ththey will have a role in thehe transitiononal governmentt that mnangagwa willl preside over. mnangagwa will bring out his. the party has not had any engagements or discussion. --mugab --mnangagwa will bring t his cabinet. one of the things mugabeb --mnaa will be pressed o on is democrac reform. there will be a new election in two years. the opposition will take the opportunitity to campaign aheadf that. sarah: we found today that mugabe is not going to bebe prosecuted. our people in zimbabwe ready to forgive and forget? correspondent: this mighght soud difficult for people to undersndnd but a lot of people revere robert mu

a number of zimbabweans contacting us, one watching on bbc news assay that the majority of zimbabweanslose the chinese got to the mugabe government. there is a tweet about the issue of sanctions. before that, a statement from the us embassy in harare. "the path forward must lead to free, fair, and inclusive elections, in which the people of zimbabwe choose their own leaders". barbara plett usher is our correspondent in the state department. forgive me for being bland, but i wonder how interested the state department is in zimbabwe —— for being blunt. i spoke to officials from the african department and they we re very from the african department and they were very interested, quite excited actually, saying that we must seize the opportunity. for those who have been watching africa for years, we think wow we must move forward otherwise the historic opportunity will be lost. you had statements from the secretary of state talking about an historic opportunity, saying whatever the short—term arrangements, they want this to be changed and a transition to democracy, so there must be politica

it is testing zimbabweans‘ patients, testing zimbabweans‘ patients, testing all the patience of the countryyou think zimbabweans will be? we saw that extraordinary demonstration here in harare yesterday, so many thousands on the streets, euphoric celebrations because they thought a that it effectively they had toppled him. will they be disappointed and also angry? we're hearing there is a call from the war veterans leader for them to take to the streets again on wednesday. i will start by talking about myself. i am extremely angry, so if my sentiments and my feelings reflect that of many zimbabweans, it's even worse. i am so disappointed. i represented his interest here, i have defended him all the way, and i expected this to happen ina all the way, and i expected this to happen in a very dignified way, to put a closure to what you could call an illustrious political career. but no, he's going to be remembered by how he went, not by what he stood for. this is the death of his legacy, and we never hoped that this day would come. we hoped to remember him for certain things, look at the positi

zimbabweans are new to this and don't know how to react.ther he should step down, but president mugabe doesn't seem to be losing any sleep. there is no deal yet, no exit package that president mugabe and the military could agree on. sources suggest that he wants to continue as a figurehead until the party's congress in december. the catalyst of this crisis, grace mugabe, has not been seen for days. many suggest that she's confined to their private residence in the capital. it's her ambitions to take over as vice president that set off these events and led to the sacking of the vice president emmerson mnangagwa. the army is there to protect the constitution and the republic and everything. we, the war veterans, are there to change things. veterans of zimbabwe's liberation war say a mass rally will be held on saturday to pressure the leader to go. the tables that mugabe turned on so many of his wartime comrades are now being turned against him. the party have already put in motion a series of meetings to consider his expulsion. it's been sugg

i —— zimbabweans.onight on the back of a meeting i held today with the nation's security forces command element. this meeting, which was facilitated by a mediating team, followed an operation mounted by the sinbad way defence forces —— zimbabwe defence forces in the week that has gone by, and which was triggered by concerns arising from the reading of the state of affairs in our country and in the rulings —— the ruling zanu—pf party. whatever the pros and cons, the way they went about registering those concerns, i is the president of zimbabwe, and as their commander—in—chief, do acknowledge theissues commander—in—chief, do acknowledge the issues they have drawn my attention to. and i do believe that these were raised in the spirit of honesty and out of deep anti—patriotic concern for the stability of our nation. —— deep and patriotic concern. as i address you, iam also patriotic concern. as i address you, i am also aware of a whole range of concerns which have come from you all as citizens of our great

this is a good day for zimbabwean, a new era for our nationli this is a good day for zimbabwean, a new for our nation. i am numb, to be honest. i think the only time i will be able to cop and what has happened is one wake up in the morning. -- when i wake up. and the actor and singer, david cassidy has died in hospital in florida, where he had been admitted with organ failure. he was 67 years old. hello. there have been jubilant celebrations on zimbabwe's streets over the resignation of president robert mugabe, ending his 37—year rule. without warning his letter of resignation was read out in parliament, just as impeachment proceedings were getting underway. in it, the world's oldest head of state said his decision to go was voluntary and he had made it to allow a smooth transfer of power. our africa editor fergal keane was in parliament when the news broke. it is the night of the free, a night like no other in their lives, a great tension has broken, the epoch of fear, of desperation, of robert mugabe, has ended. how rarely does politics translate into something so truly felt? this hi

it came in the zimbabwean parliament a little earlier on. here it is.the president zimbabwe. in terms of the provisions of 96 of the constitution of zimbabwe. amendment number 20. following my communication, mr speaker, the national assembly, on the 21st of november, 2017, my intention to resign as the president of the republic of zimbabwe, it, robert mugabe, of the constitution of zimbabwe, here by formally tendered my resignation as the president of the republic of zimbabwe with immediate effect. president of the republic of zimbabwe with immediate effectm those were the scenes in the zimbabwean parliament as the speaker confirmed that letter from robert mugabe in which he announced his resignation as president after 37 yea rs. resignation as president after 37 years. the impeachment proceedings had just begun, so that resignation letter ca me had just begun, so that resignation letter came as a surprise to all those parliamentarians. you heard the reaction there and you will have seen the reaction there and you will have seen the reaction in the stre

use a very large zimbabwean population here south africa is the economic hub of the region has really borne the brunt of the exodus that howie was talking about of many zimbabweans have basically come here disparate least searching for work we've seen some repeats and those scenes of harare mirrored here in johannesburg with people coming out on the to the streets relieved happy of a real mood of celebration not only here in johannesburg but also in pretoria outside the zimbabwean embassy there and as harry was saying they really it's the economy that people want to see get back on track because there are also lots of people here qualified teachers scientists nurses people who work experience of just can't get jobs and so they've come here to south africa to work in supermarkets to do manual labor to work as car guards for a few dollars a day and that's better than nothing that they would earn back at home basically and time you want. that for cup play in the next ten to steps that zimbabwe takes. well over the past few days we've been talking to lots of zimbabweans here and there fel

sanctions against the zimbabwean people well maybe in trying to i has always been on the side of the zimbabwean people he is always down and what is right even when he supported sanctions told the united states and britain the old colonial master keep the sanctions are hurting the population of zimbabwe modern trend i raised attention to the concerns into the issues that we africans about when people ask for international assistance if you look at two thousand and nine to two thousand and thirteen when zimbabwe was being governed by a government of national unity in which mother to india is prime minister and the m.d.c. was part of government that was the best time for zimbabweans since two thousand that in itself is not the actions of someone who is i don't mind them up with but someone who is capable and willing to support the zimbabwean people and any idea who is paying the seventy thousand dollars in medical bills in september i have no idea who is paying for him but morgan chandra is went away as friends who are desperate to music person who is suffering from cancer and will wis

we've been watching the zimbabwean president robert mugabe giving an address on zimbabwean state television flanked by his army chiefs who he has been meeting throughout the course of the afternoon on sunday and next to him this catholic priest what we haven't been hearing is robert mugabe resigning which is watch we were expecting we can now go live to her much hasa who standing by for us in harare haruhi talked about to the nation moving forward she talked about i don't burn a real spirit she talked about into generation no conflict spread and no point do you talk about resigning instead he said he would be presiding over the zanu p.f. congress i believe in a few weeks time in december. a lot of people are surprised that he didn't resign and he says he would be at the party congress it is really something new we expected him we knew that he was always watching the rules and regulations of the constitution he was laws assisting that if you're going to remove him you must first go to the party conference the party congress the delegates they are the ones who vote him out but we know that th

zimbabweans are celebrating what they're calling the new independence of their country. up until a week ago no one would have dared to protest against robert mugabe's rule in front of the consulate in johannesburg now the zimbabweans are making no secret of their contempt for him out even if you put a monkey as long as it's not mugabe we just need to change we can't continue like this if not for us for our children and our grandchildren i believe that we're about after mugabe when i got there or even maybe i can do a better job than mugabe. but not all zimbabweans in downtown johannesburg are feeling this kind of excitement for them mugabe's designated successor emmerson mon and gaga is as bad as the president this man was just ten years old when he witnessed the massacre that a bale of people that was more than thirty years ago he says the former vice president was behind the massacres. when you see people screaming for help shall we to you know you know visit things but they wouldn't get help with. the only thing that these people because of the. killing that i was jus

he said and his written statement so far and that doesn't make reference to a conversation with zimbabwean president robert mugabe however it does say that he is watching with great concern events unfolding across the border are calling for calm and restraint from all sides involved saying that he wouldn't want to see an democratic on constitutional change of power in zimbabwe a close neighbor and also you know all sides to come together and talk and urging as well the zimbabwean military its army to maintain peace and security at the moment the borders are open the airports are open the flights are taking off and landing from here and and so there aren't any travel warnings or restrictions on players from south africans going into zimbabwe although some foreign governments the u.k. and the u.s. have warned bear citizens in harare to be going about their daily business but very cautiously and perhaps not going out to any sort of political event so south africa as well as south africans as well in the many zimbabweans who are here also watching quite cautiously but and no sort of statement

my fellow zimbabweans just said and. i think the hope that we can see in zimbabwe it's a very very un country the average age is twenty and majority of zimbabweans were born after the liberation war and even though there are reasons why it's taken thirty seven years to bring about regime change at the same time there is the whole as was said just now that there are sufficient there is sufficient strength among the young population will bring about a strong opposition with a strong voice on the program to bring about economic social and political change. just want to ask you a very quick question a final question how do you think. long term leaders in southern africa will have viewed events in zimbabwe this week. well that's one of the most interesting thing the thing that i don't know if it's fortunate in fortune is the biggest win of the downfall of my dad is the mayor and the numbers of cetacean leaders workweek in india boots now and i think it will have an effect it will at the very least in bold in civil to say to a

this is d w news live from berlin zimbabweans turn out in the tens of thousands to protest to to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the streets of the capital harare have been packed with the crowds calling for god his departure after nearly four decades in power but he is resisting calls to go over you the latest from our correspondent and herat it also coming up. the plot thickens in the recent middle east drama as lebanese prime minister saad hariri says he will return to beirut by mid week today he was in paris for talks with french president and from all just two weeks after suddenly announcing his resignation in saudi arabia. hi my ass waiter thank you for joining us tens of thousands of zimbabweans have been rallying in the capital harare to demand the resignation of president robert mugabe the protesters backed by veterans of zimbabwe's independence war an influential group who have traditionally supported the president now even mugabe's own zanu p s party has joined the calls for him to step down mugabe is said to be asking for more time to leave the presidency b

as president of zimbabwe the new spark scenes of jubilation around the country with thousands of zimbabweans pouring into the streets with and minutes of that announcement but gabi sent a letter to zimbabwe's parliament as it launched proceedings to impeach him they have not been suspended he said the decision was voluntary to allow a smooth transfer of power well the ruling party's legal secretary says emma said when al gore says that the vice president his firing triggered mugabe's downfall would be sworn in as president on wednesday or thursday well let's take a look at the scene like right work people continue to celebrate into the night our correspondents are there and have been soaking up the atmosphere people telling them some are worried about the future others just soaking up the moment that as we said many of them never thought would come so we will talk to our correspondents in just a second and continuing to watch these pictures as they are told in harare but let's listen in to our package now from our correspondent on our own. delirium on the streets of harare revolutionary. acr

like many zimbabweans, rachel has only ever known mr mugabe as president.w zimbabwe, a new era, and i'm fighting for my children so that they can have a better future. i'm happy that she will grow up knowing a different president from the one that i grew up knowing. yes. thousands of zimbabweans are out to make a strong statement. they want change. for now, any change would do. i can now speak to sara rich dorman is a senior lecturer on african politics at the university of edinburgh and author of "understanding zimbabwe: from liberation to authoritarianism" thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what is happening with robert gabbay, is this the end for him? are you reading this situation?” gabbay, is this the end for him? are you reading this situation? i think he is coming very close to the end of the line. he has been negotiating very hard, saying know a lot. he is a canny negotiator. up until this week it seems entirely possible that he would ever step down, much less cool under pressure like this. the crucial thing i suppose at the moment is are the gene

emerson in the guard what is due to take the oath of office shortly we'll go live to harare as zimbabweans look forward to a new era with robert mugabe. also coming up the leader of germany social democrats martin shows under pressure to enter a coalition with chancellor merkel's conservatives he said he won't but some in his party reckon it's time to think again. and brags it looms again over brussels european union leaders arrive for a summit with leaders of eastern european nations but britain's departure from the e.u. is likely to dominate the agenda. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us. emerson is to be sworn in as in bob boys president shortly tens of thousands of people have poured into the national sports stadium on the outskirts of the capital harare to witness the inauguration we're looking at some pictures there the president the designated president in gaga has arrived for the ceremony a big cheer from the crowd in attendance he has said his presidency will mark the start of a new political era and he's pledged full democracy for the country. christine moon is covering

millions of zimbabweans cross into south africa looking for a better life.is not a dynasty. milton nkosi, bbc news, south africa. the latest figures from harare, people are dancing in the streets following that sacking by zanu—pf of president mugabe. he remains technically president of zimbabwe, but as you can see, this is the reaction to his removalfrom the leadership of zanu—pf. we will have much more reaction from harare and africa throughout the course of the day. now let's pause were and find out what the weather is doing. though avery has the broadcast. hello once again. there was a cold, bright start to be had across many parts of the british isles. a touch of frost, a little bit of mist and fog first thing in one or two spots as well. for that, we had to thank an area of high pressure just drifting its way across the british isles. it cleared the skies overnight, hence those temperatures falling away. it is going to give quite a bit of dry weather, but as you see, it's not the only weather story in town, because we have a weather front close by to th

march to being disappointed by mugabe's speech on sunday in which he defied calls to resign many zimbabweans are now openly celebrating the resignation of the only president they've ever known and let's side of mugabe's departure from office ignited a huge discussion online and these are just some of the hashtags the marlins have been using in the last few days to share their stories from the streets of harare from save them to my new zimbabwe two mugabi must go on as news continues to break a number of people have weighed in on what mugabe's departure means to them including an account parroting the party's official twitter r g m a gabi has resigned the new era has begun zamora a writes i never thought i would live to see the day mugabi resigns history has been written not all zimbabweans are celebrating though many sweetheart writes mugabe is no longer our president i'm not happy about it that man protected us for years others were forecasting the road ahead trevor a news publisher in zimbabwe says he was emotional adding that he also never thought i would see this day this is a stepping s

the zimbabweans for realizing when they voted for president. but then this brings into dealt with. on the side of the people of zimbabwe for the events of august. or into the next phase. of the critical terms. making sure that there was two of them it was about is going to come so. close they do not come to solve it the proposal is exposed by the much in the guinness book of as expose them in the form of david and excitement with a newsletter about the double sport for you with this guy who has to make sure the mic to suppose that is the problem and to make sure the police the mayor who voted present sensible government to this man before the next election and the ritual to save. the day of the group made to the gun and also to make sure that the snow tell you to take. to the box with the old man but i think going forward no it is the old civilians to make sure that. was it. thank you very much for. just what i. believe. it's reality. looking. testament to mind the from harare thank you. so much for bringing in the time the patrons in the neighboring the south africa protests a lit

that's precisely the sentiment in mexico for many zimbabweans it despite the difficulties they faced in the. issue in that represents a new future irrespective of the road. may have. served on the robert mugabe project. until recently but he has been accused of cracking down on to students not giving opposition the room to maneuver. tonight but a lot of people here tonight it doesn't appear as if any of that matches because this is a man that is a symbol of a new beginning for zimbabwe. before he came out from saudi arabia for me to the was told that he didn't see me who jacob. moshe started a courtesy call it's caves in south africa backs in and his new show. it would appear that this is an endorsement of from the south african government in the past it that. gone about dealing with zimbabwe and what it called quiet diplomacy and i was despite issues around rigged elections and a crackdown on the opposition when the opposition leader morgan tsvangirai had in fact won the two thousand and eight votes but the military intervened and robert mugabe mugabe rather remained in place so to

and perhaps notjust zimbabweans. and perhaps notjust zimbabweans.zimbabweans. you touched on this briefly butjust one final thought. there are neighbouring countries in the continent who will be watching what happens in some bog with very closely indeed. the african leaders are watching it. the african people, the citizens, are also watching it. we saw the ugandan president already showing signs of paranoia over what is happening in zimbabwe. very good to talk to you. thank you for coming detectives in dorset say they believe they've found the body of missing teenager gaia pope. the discovery was made by search teams close to a coastal path near swanage. the 19—year—old was last seen alive on 7th november. her family have said they are "absolutely devastated". ian palmer reports. daughter, sister, friend. the search for gaia pope is over. she is, i'm not going to say "was" and i never will, she is the absolute light of my life. so beautiful, so emotionally wise and intelligent and... so passionate and artistic and creative and understanding. gaia's

but zimbabweans are trying to put their country's past behind them and are hopeful for the future. might as we have we tried to lecture people will be freed to make a selection or a trace of their own we now to being intimidated and invited me into actually giving people that the freedom that they want. is going to do things. in order being done by the past but i think. you know we want that president to be united with the people with that continent so that we can build our country but zimbabweans should remain cautious according to opposition leader morgan tsvangirai. be seen to be. this both in terms of culture and in terms of practice unfortunately with. this us state this is. yet to move away from that. legacy. the incoming president emerson was welcome back to zimbabwe on wednesday as a hero in an emotional speech he promised a brighter future for the country and asked his people to help them improve the economy create jobs and stop by corruption. the final preparations are being made ahead of me was swearing in ceremony on friday zimbabweans will see a new president for the f

the final preparations are being made ahead of a man going swearing in ceremony on friday zimbabweans will see a new president for the first time in thirty seven years. christine one we're joined us now from harare christine you just heard that report the first new president in almost four decades how has money managing expectations there and zimbabwe sarah innocent was the designate president has evolved he has been saying all the right things last night when he addressed a huge crowd outside the posse's headquarters he told the support of his that he was going to bring jobs to this economy he told people that he was in touch with with regional neighbors as well as international countries who expressed of the day interest to supporting zimbabwe and growing the economy so he's certainly speaking to people here because sarah causative estimates have it that eighty percent of the vote wins on employed and that really is the case i've been traveling this country now for the past couple of days speaking to young people who just have no hope for the future and so he is talking about creati

so there's a big big zimbabwean community here and also in the other neighboring countries as well you know not just here although south africa's borne the brunt of the exodus of many hundreds of thousands of zimbabweans driven out by for political reasons but mostly for economic reasons you know we've been speaking to people over the last few days and and you know what's been the course of quite extraordinary is just there are still a high number of people that you talk to on the street may they want to talk to you they want to express hope but they don't want to go on camera because they are still afraid to speak freely and i think that gives you an idea of just the enormous dominance of this figure of president robert mugabe not only on the zimbabwean people but on you know the continent as a whole and and people speaking of their hope that they'll be able to go home they don't like living here they don't want to be called foreigners they don't like working you know scraping to make a living but they have to do it because what they're able to earn here is better than nothing which i

go back obviously beyond remind of the top stories here on al-jazeera the zimbabwean president robert mugabe's ruling party has sacked him as its leader and has given him until midday on monday to resign as president or face impeachment. the party has replaced mcgarvey with emerson the former vice president who sacking led to the army intervention. now the arab league is holding an extraordinary meeting in cairo to discuss alleged violations committed by iran in the region saudi arabia requested this special summer summit heightened tensions between riyadh and terror all over lebanon let's speak now to al-jazeera senior political analyst bashara who joins us from our headquarters there in doha so this was requested then by the saudis why. well it started with the attack on. its airport north of riyadh by a ballistic missile being shot from yemen the saudis claimed that these might have been. within the area where it was shocked but it was iran and lebanon's hezbollah are behind it they claim that iran and hezbollah train on a month financed the host these and hence they are called for

s debated his impeachment the historic events for all zimbabweans began with a military takeover just over a week ago was in barbarians who are celebrating say it's the end of an era paul brennan looks back on the life of the veteran leader there who never made. yet. there will always be people. in control that was two thousand and seven. ten years later when the people let their views be known opiate encouraged by zimbabwe's military robert mugabe ignored them and then surprise them when he didn't announce his resignation by now widely predicted t.v. address i thank you. and good night after thirty seven years in control mcgarvie found it hard to let go he's made a career by deftly apa new for potential rivals. one of the first to be sidelined was joshua como a fellow liberation fighter and comer was leader of the zap to party with gabby merge them with his zanu p.f. party their alliance was uneasy and comer was relegated to the figurehead role of vice president. at the turn of the century the gobby started seizing farms owned by whites to apiece supporters angry at the slow pace of

just minutes earlier members of the zimbabwean parliament listened as the speaker of the hands read out her statement from robert mugabe i wrap it up and then in terms of night to see one all because two thousand of them bob we're here bonded for my tender my resignation as the president of the republic of way we immediate effect. the speaker went on to read mugabe's reasons for stepping down . my decision to design is one on top on my plans and right well my can say. for the welfare of the people of them bob over my desire to ensure is more peaceful and nonviolent. that. is a national security peace and stability. mugabe's departure marks the end of a crisis that began last week when the military intervened to stop the rise to power of mugabe's wife grace that then developed into a popular revolt i knew there will be named within forty eight hours but for now zimbabweans are enjoying what marks the beginning of a new era in their country. earlier i spoke with our correspondent in harare christine milne while i put a tour of the zimbabweans must be glad to see this crisis ending peacefu

frankly the bulk of the zimbabwean people would.ncluding most of the best and the brightest leaving for other countries because they can't survive in zimbabwe. so actually if he rebuilt the economy, that's something to bank and to be happy about. martin fletcher, thank you for being with us. celebrations continuing in harare. people are still dancing in the streets, very jubilant on the news that mugabe has gone. i spoke to lord peter hain who was an anti—apartheid activist and former minister, and asked for his reaction to the news that mugabe had resigned. the vice president will ta ke resigned. the vice president will take the country in a new direction, encourage international investment, adopt policies promoting new employment, promoting investment in the country rather than simply enriching the elite, the ruling elite with mugabe at the top. i hope he will but his own record as mugabe's henchmen and enforcer in some of the most violent of his activities mean that he will have to change as well. i think he will, he's a very int

them and the change they want to see so this very much about what zimbabweans are hopeful for in the days going forward as when a guard was expected to be inaugurated on friday he also talked about the voice of the people is the voice of power he said the will of the people will always succeed and he mentioned the word democracy outside of the zanu p.f. bubble if you like how do you think it will have gone down with the wider country with people sitting out. sign of harare valid and the belief may be that their voices could be heard or at least the people that they would vote for could be heard. this is a time away leadership here in zimbabwe would want to look for unity throughout the country given the political difficulties that face in the past the repression that the opposition and its supporters has face even looking back at the two thousand and eight election that robert mugabe lost and the military intervened in allowing him to stay in power what's important to note is that a man of god who made the sadrist at the zanu p.f. headquarters yes he is the president of the party yes

more than twenty thousand zimbabweans died back then says lloyd.the human rights activist says the net abella were targeted because they were seen as critical of the government and he says there's evidence that implicates. who was then security minister. where you are very closely with president mugabe in terms of dealing ruthlessly with the opposition and and including perceived opposition you know any person who might pose a danger would pose a danger to political hedging money but many zimbabweans in south africa now want to look forward. rather than back they see the chance of a new beginning for their homeland and many are already heading home so they can be part of what's happening. it seems like a dream too good to be true the days of the long term dictator robert mugabe have finally come to an end but some people wonder what will happen in the post mugabe era really just be the replacement of one dictator by another or will there really be the democratic change that so many people have been waiting for. elsewhere kenya's supreme court has u

he's widely expected to step down after nearly four decades at the country's house this after a zimbabwean rulings on o.p.m. party today sacked him as its leader and called for his immediate resignation will bring you the latest as it happens also coming up. no deal still in the german coalition talks but the latest deadline now expired but the parties are pushing on in a final bid to form a new government under chancellor angela merkel our correspondent we have the latest on the wrangling here in berlin. and in bundesliga action on match day twelve high flying out of a life to face a real test against an improving liver cause that the red bulls were gunning for a win as they aim to stay in the mix at the top of the league we'll have all the latest on the auction. i my ass waiter thanks for joining us the people of zimbabwe are waiting for president robert mugabe to make a televised address to the nation movie. he has been under growing pressure from all sides to resign as president says the country's ruling party removed him as its leader earlier today and expelled him and his wife grace

here to work and for political reasons some of the zimbabweans here don't want to talk to us because this kid some opposition parties played the seclusion others simply because they're about to get on a bus to go home so that i want to be critical it's clear exactly what's happening . some say they feel pessimistic about any change leaving a potential new leader my only look after the interests of a few elites just coming out on others but most zimbabweans we spoke to agreed it isn't the military nor politicians who should be in control but people like them the voters we must. not lose them so that the people of zimbabwe elected government of choice and everyone here is hoping the next text or call from home is good news tanya page out is there a johannesburg. well joining in this year's nick brandon he's a senior researcher at the africa research institute so one of the development we've had to enduring this evening is that the head of the youth wing of the ruling party publicly apologizing on state television for to the military what do you make of that apology by could such bag we

but in theirjoy zimbabweans also know that they must be vigilant.g to rejoice tonight, and then after that we really have to be about the serious business of building our country. we cannot make the mistake of having the same kind of leaders in place to build our country, we cannot afford that. remember the longer road to this moment — the people who endured white minority rule, and then saw their independence become tyranny, found themselves suddenly free. after nearly four decades in power, robert mugabe is the only leader many zimbabweans have known. our zimbabwe correspondent, shingai nyoke, has been talking to some of the people celebrating in harare. street parties are going on throughout the night as zimbabweans say that they have been reborn. on every street, in every bar, the celebrations continue, relishing the national flag in a renewed sense of patriotism. i witnessed first hand, celebrations at independence, in 1980, there was such an overwhelming sense of hope. now, for the first time in 37 years, i have seen the same glimmer of hope i

meet on tuesday for the vote of no confidence and encouraging zimbabweans that on the same day of the parliament a meeting is about we should also be out in the streets all right harris thank you for that getting the very latest from the zimbabwean capital now we can talk to. who is senior consultant for southern africa at the international crisis group he's joining us now from johannesburg in neighboring south africa this is a very crucial moment we got an hour to go before this deadline we've still got a very united zanu p.f. in line with the army but the president seems to still be holding out. yes you know it's been a confusing seventy two hours or so in terms of the pendulum swinging backwards and forwards will he or won't he leave office it certainly does look as though the cards are stacked against him but of course mr mugabe is well known for his unilateral stance on issues i'm a world still continue to resist holding out for the static meeting tomorrow for example to see whether they will make a statement i have to say i'm a little bit surprised that christmas of anger and th

a major protest is underway in the zimbabwean capital against president robert mugabe as pressure grows into step down . and they've lost their family their homes and now they're being pushed out of the camps we speak to sierra leone's mudslide survivors. the evidence prime minister saad hariri has arrived in paris two weeks after suddenly announcing his resignation in the saudi capital mr hariri landed in the french capital early on saturday morning he resigned in riyadh on november the fourth saying he feared for. his life and blaming iran for setting tension in the region is too weak say in the saudi kingdom to suggestions that he was under house arrest we'll have reports now from correspondents ones in lebanon the others in france we'll hear from. beirut in a moment first let's go to natasha who's in paris what do we expect to come from the talks being held between saad hariri and the french president emmanuel macro. well i think everybody will be looking at that meeting between hariri and a bit later very closely because here is arrival in paris is just another twist in this rather

like many zimbabweans, rachel has only ever known robert mugabe has president.means a new zimbabwe, a new era, and i'm fighting for my children so they can have a better future. i'm happy that she will grow up future. i'm happy that she will grow up knowing a different president from the one i grew up knowing. yes. thousands of zimbabweans are out to make a strong statement. they want change. for now, any change would do. live now to harare and our correspondent, shingai nyoka. is there any sense that that pressure and was talking about being brought to bear on president mugabe might force the president to leave office? it's difficult to see how he wouldn't be affected by the scenes he is no doubt watching from his home under house arrest. probably on tv. hundreds of thousands of people have been pouring through the streets with one message that president mugabe must go. moments ago we understand that some of those protesters not only marched to the official residence, but also his private house, that they were singing at his gate, telling him that his 37 years

have been through a lot thirty seven years of mugabe ever lived to zimbabweans traumatized so i think he needs to be aware that he is president of the whole country is not just president of people from your own party even if you wanted to though could he have the suitable for terri and power that mugabe had would zimbabweans and with the military put up with that having got rid of mcgarvey after thirty seven years is is there a feeling of change of the way things are being done in zimbabwe. i think the problem we have we have a situation with managed to reinvent itself is like zanu p.f. is a snake that is managed to shed off its skin the skin is more garbage but it remains a snake if it feels threatened it will bite so i think this is the problem for a lot of people this man has been friends and allies with mugabe for over fifty years that's half a century. i'm reminded of how remained in power in two thousand and eight it was the same with the help from the army was secured mugabe is violent election so it is the same person who has been able to remove mugabe so here's the problem if

markets to bring in business the crocodile is promising zimbabweans a new era of democracy hopes are high but changed with real doubts about what lies ahead. more let's cross over to harare we're our correspondent christine is standing by for us good morning christine zimbabwe's getting a new president today for the first time in thirty seven years give us a sense of what this means for the people of zimbabwe sorry i can hardly deliver to you in woods the excitement that people off feeling. you know along with the economic hardship the the poverty see that the struggle that people have been going through mugabe's time in office also turned into a dictatorship that became a police state essentially that people were no longer able to express themselves they were no longer able to voice their opinions about how they really felt about the politicians more especially the president and now there is a sense of freedom that has come with this new president you would see that you know on the days that the military took over you had soldiers posted in different parts of the capital how to civi

and, yes, i felt as a zimbabwean citizen that we were shortchanged in 2014 when these purges began.every sense of the word. and in 2014, the vice president and others were rejected. but my point is not so much about joyce and what happened to her, we interviewed her on this programme and frankly she does not amount to much support these days. it is your message about factionalism. it is interesting to see how anybody in zimbabwe today could have any hope that factionalism won't continue. it will be a dominant force. emmerson and the head of the military are clearly people who want to keep our closely in the hands of those, you know, one could perhaps say old cronies of robert mugabe are going all the way back in zanu pf. it is ha rd to all the way back in zanu pf. it is hard to see how that will not happen. is you're looking for a solution mediate that difference, thatis solution mediate that difference, that is where some of us come in as citizens. —— if. in retrospect, in hindsight, it is clear, as you are correct, in your characterisation, that the military has always been centra

of frustration a lot of hope today a way to deal with them and al gore is going to say for every zimbabwean who is struggling and there are millions who are struggling it's about the economy they want jobs they want him to fix the economy sooner rather than later so his speech is going to be very very important everyone's realistic of course they know that when they leave the stadium they won't or they will go get a job tomorrow but they hope that at some point plans you put in place so that some activity does start happening on the ground and for straight is about this question that you stop leaving the country looking for jobs elsewhere and come back home and try and rebuild the economy and rebuild the country so lots and lots of hope or politically what's going to happen he's going to be sworn in any minute now possibly and then what do we expect. general sure i heard you there by the u.r.c. about politically politically it's a long road ahead for the country it was a minute that was going to name his cabinet all eyes on that is it going to be an inclusive cabinet is just going to he's o