Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans flooded the streets of Harare on Saturday, singing, dancing and hugging soldiers in an extraordinary outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe, their leader of the last 37 years. (Jekesai Njikizana/AFP/Getty Images)Other demonstrators removed street signs with the name Robert Mugabe and stomped on them. Singing and dancing in the streets of Harare today as thousands flood the city to celebrate Mugabe’s expected downfall. The march went ahead as veterans of the independence war, activists and ruling party leaders called publicly for President Robert Mugabe to step down. A senior member of ZANU-PF told Reuters the party wanted Mugabe out and would not tolerate foot-dragging.

Source: CBC News November 18, 2017 11:01 UTC