Zimbabwe: Huge crowds gather in Harare to call for Robert Mugabe's ouster

Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans have gathered in the capital Harare to call for the resignation of President Robert Mugabe, after 37 years in power.

Crowds flooded into the streets, marching alongside military tanks, as motorists honked their horns and others sang in celebration of the military’s efforts to remove the long time leader.

Some held up signs saying: “Enough is enough. Mugabe must go.”

“I've been waiting all my life for this day,” one protester, Frank Mutsindikwa, told Reuters, holding up a Zimbabwean flag. “Free at last. We are free at last.”

The demonstration is expected to head straight to Mr Mugabe’s home, where protesters say they will wait until they have received notice of the President’s resignation.

The southern African nation’s generals placed the 93-year-old leader under house arrest earlier this week, allowing him limited movement while talks on his exit from office continue.

He was allowed to speak at a graduation ceremony and he has insisted he remains in charge but looks almost certain to be forced from office if he refuses to step down, with his ruling Zanu-PF party stating there “is no going back”.