By AFPMore by this AuthorUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all sides in Zimbabwe to show "restraint" after the country's military took control and President Robert Mugabe said he was under house arrest. The UN chief noted that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was making efforts to end the crisis. COUPMeanwhile, the head of the African Union on Wednesday said the crisis in Zimbabwe "seems like a coup" and called on the military to halt their actions and restore constitutional order. "The African Union expresses its serious concern regarding the situation unfolding in Zimbabwe," a statement sent to AFP said, expressing support for the country's "legal institutions". Mugabe is under house arrest, according to a conversation reported by President Jacob Zuma of South Africa.

Source: Daily Nation November 16, 2017 05:26 UTC