‘Mugabe Must Go’: Thousands in Zimbabwe Rally Against Leader

The leader of Zimbabwe’s powerful war veterans said Robert Mugabe should resign and leave the country immediately. Chris Mutsvangwa, who has led the campaign to oust Zimbabwe's ruler of the last 37 years, said: "We are going all the way.

"He's trying to bargain for a dignified exit but he should just smell the coffee and gap it." Mr Mutsvangwa said Mugabe's wife Grace would also be removed from her position as head of the Zanu-PF Women's League.

Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF party will meet this morning where the dismissal of Robert Mugabe is set to be confirmed. Insiders in the party have also suggested the party is preparing to remove Grace Mugabe as head of the women’s league.

Emerson Mnangagwa is set to be reinstated as vice president of the party and will take over the country’s leadership until elections are held next year. The US has said it is looking forward to a “new era” of Zimbabwe