Zimbabwe's ruling party expressed confidence Monday that longtime President Robert Mugabe could be impeached within two days, after the world's oldest head of state ignored the party's midday deadline to resign. He said the ruling ZANU-PF party needs the backing of the MDC opposition group to have enough votes in parliament but "we have talked to them and they are supporting us." Mugabe was stripped of his party leadership on Sunday by the ruling party's central committee but said in his speech he would preside over a party congress next month. At the University of Zimbabwe, students protested and refused to sit for exams, demanding that Mugabe step down. Yet he sought to project authority in his speech Sunday night, which he delivered after shaking hands with security force commanders.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2017 07:07 UTC