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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Friday attended a graduation ceremony in what it is termed first public appearance since the country's army took over on Wednesday. According to BBC report, he attended a graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare. Mr Mugabe had been under house arrest for...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has refused to resign after meeting generals who have seized control of the country, as sources suggested the veteran leader was "buying time" to negotiate his exit. After 37 years in charge of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe is currently under arrest after a...

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai urged President Robert Mugabe to resign in the interest of the country after the military seized power. Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler and has balked at mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93-year-old former...

The situation remains uncertain in Zimbabwe after the army placed President Robert Mugabe and his wife under house arrest, triggering speculation of a military coup. Witnesses are confirming the sighting of the motorcade of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe moving through the capital, Harare...

The head of the African Union said Thursday that the body “will never accept the military coup d’etat” in Zimbabwe. “We demand respect for the constitution, a return to the constitutional order and we will never accept the military coup d’etat,” Alpha Conde said in an interview with French...

The situation in Zimbabwe remained fluid as the Military placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest. President Mugabe yesterday told South Africa President Jacob Zuma that he was confined to his home but that he was fine. It is not certain what the mission of the Zimbabwean army is, but...

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is insisting he can only be removed via a party leadership vote, political and intelligence sources told Reuters on Thursday. Reuters reported that the resistance is coming even as a Catholic priest is mediating a potential political exit for the 93-year-old...

The military takeover of Zimbabwe on Wednesday marked the climax of a week of confrontation between the military and President Robert Mugabe, the nonagenarian leader who’s led the southern African nation for almost four decades. Bloomberg compiled list of four key figures within Zimbabwe’s...

Deposed vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, a veteran of Zimbabwe's 1970s liberation wars who was sacked by Mugabe earlier this month, has since returned from exile. His dismissal had left Mugabe's wife Grace, 52, in prime position to succeed her husband as the next president - a succession...

The atmosphere in Zimbabwe is reportedly tense after the military took over, detained President Robert Mugabe and announced that the former vice president will be the interim president in what is being referred to as a 'bloodless transition' of power. On the streets of Harare, the capital of...

Oppostion MP Eddie Cross believes First Lady Grace Mugabe has fled to Namibia. Cross told BBC News on Wednesday as the Military held President Robert Mugabe down in his home. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) politician said that he understood she had been allowed to leave the country...

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe saays he is being confine to his home when the South African President, Jacob Zuma called him on Wednesday. The embattled Zimbabwe leader said he is fine. The military has taken control in Zimbabwe after seizing state TV, an army spokesman announced it was...

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has expressed concerns over the uncertain political situation in the Republic of Zimbabwe. In a statement on Wednesday, November 15, said that any unconstitutional changes of government would be contrary to both SADC and African Union positions. Zuma urged...

Zimbabwe's military appeared to be in control of the country Wednesday as generals denied staging a coup but used state television to vow to target "criminals" close to President Robert Mugabe. Mugabe's decades-long grip on power was dramatically weakened as military vehicles blocked roads...

Zimbabwe's military appeared to be in control of the country Wednesday as generals denied staging a coup but used state television to vow to target "criminals" close to President Robert Mugabe. Mugabe's decades-long grip on power was dramatically weakened as military vehicles blocked roads...

Zimbabwe's military has read out a statement after taking over the national broadcaster, ZBC, saying it has taken action to "target criminals". However, it said this was not "a military takeover of government" and President Robert Mugabe was safe. Heavy gunfire and artillery were heard in...

Zimbabwe's former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked on Monday, has fled the country amid death threats, his allies say. President Robert Mugabe, 93, accuses his former deputy of plotting to take power from him. "He went to apostolic church prophets to find out when Mugabe would...

Zimbabwe's Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been removed from his post, the country's information minister has said. Mr Mnangagwa, 75, displayed "traits of disloyalty", Information Minister Simon Khaya Moyo said. His removal makes it more likely that President Robert Mugabe's wife...

Cameroon's President Paul Biya is marking 35 years in office today - making him one of Africa's longest-serving leaders. Mr Biya first took office in 1982, when the country had a one party system. However, even though the country now has a multi-party system, he has managed to cling on to...

A Zimbabwean controversial prophet, Phillip Mugadza, that prophesied that President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe will die today, October 17, 2017, has made adjustments to his statement. Mugadza made a declaration in January that God told him Mugabe would die on October 17, 2017. According to...