Robert Mugabe appeared to fall asleep as he stepped out in public for the first time since a military takeover as it emerged that he will be fired by Zimbabwe’s ruling party on Sunday if he refuses to stand down.
Pictures show the 93-year-old, clad in academic gown and hat, with his eyes closed and his head bowed at a university graduation ceremony on the outskirts of the capital Harare.
A senior source in the country’s ruling party ZANU-PF said today: ‘There is no going back. If he becomes stubborn, we will arrange for him to be fired on Sunday. When that is done, it’s impeachment on Tuesday.’