Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe passes away aged 95

Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has passed away at the age of 95 after battling ill health. Mugabe was ousted from power in a military coup in 2017, ending his 37-year reign. Mugabe, who was Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, had once declared that only god could remove him from office. Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa called Mugabe "an icon of liberation".