BBCNEWS Newsday November 20, 2017
Front of tv cameras. The generals whod detained him, lined up alongside. But mr mugabe, in power for 37 years, was reading from a different script. And though he acknowledged the grievances of his party who earlier had sacked him there was no final farewell for now at least. Heres our africa editor, fergal keane. The very music seemed designed to drain any drama out of the moment. And perhaps the geniality of the encounter was a giveaway. Robert mugabe did not look like a man about to walk into the wilderness and his words delivered 15 minutes into a rambling address confirmed that he intended...