Robert Mugabe is reportedly refusing to step down as President of Zimbabwe, insisting he remains the only “legitimate head of state” despite a military takeover of his country.
State-run media have released photographs of Mugabe meeting the general believed to have led Wednesday’s coup, while Mugabe’s family and several senior supporters remain under house arrest.
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