Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will meet the country's Army Chief Major General Sibusiso Moyo today amid intense pressure for the President to step down. <br/><br/>State media said, mediation will be led by a Catholic priest. 93-year old Mugabe has largely been confined to his house since the Army took over on Wednesday. The governing Zanu-PF party is also meeting to discuss whether to dismiss their founder and long-term leader.<br/><br/>The Army intervened after Mr Mugabe fired his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mr Mnangagwa's dismissal made Mr Mugabe's wife Grace the front runner to become the next President.<br/><br/>Mr Mugabe remains in office but now faces overwhelming opposition from the generals, much of the public and from within ZANU-PF, the once loyal party now calling for his exit.<br/>Mr Mugabe has led Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980.
News On AIR | November 19, 2017 11:25 AM
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to meet Army Chief Moyo today