HARARE – Robert Mugabe has agreed to stand down as Zimbabwean President following a military takeover earlier this week.
A source close to the ailing leader said he was reportedly working on his resignation statement ahead of a live address to the nation which is due to be televised later this evening.
The ZBC state broadcaster confirmed that Mr Mugabe would address the nation shortly from his official State House office in the capital Harare.
The 93-year-old had previously refused to step down despite being under house arrest since Wednesday after the military launched a takeover.
Earlier on Sunday the ruling party, Zanu-PF, held a meeting of its central committee where they removed him as the head of the party and warned that he must resign or face impeachment.
Mr Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since the end of white-minority rule in 1980, was reportedly trying desperately to cling onto power and was believed to be in talks with the head of the armed forces, General Constantino Chiwenga, to negotiate the terms of his resignation.
It is unclear what deal he has agreed and whether this will include protection from prosecution for him or his wife, Grace.
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