Commentaries, Analysis, And Reaction To The Coup In Zimbabwe -- November 17, 2017

David McKenzie, Jamie Tarabay and Angela Dewan, CNN: Mugabe's exit is 'a done deal' but Zimbabwe is still in limbo

Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN)Zimbabwe's best-known opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has called on President Robert Mugabe to step aside as the country's military leaders continued their efforts to end the isolated strongman's decades-long rule.

Tsvangirai, who had been receiving cancer treatment abroad, returned to Harare after the military took control In Harare and placed Mugabe under house arrest on Wednesday.

The political upheaval presents Tsvangirai with the best opportunity in years to influence the country's future. A senior member of Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) party told CNN that talks were underway about a transitional government that includes the opposition were underway, and that Mugabe's exit was a "done deal."

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Reaction To The Coup In Zimbabwe -- November 17, 2017

Zimbabwe takeover: Five things you should know -- BBC
Zimbabwe army takes over: key players -- AFP
Zimbabwe crisis — 6 things you need to know -- Deutsche Welle
After Mugabe’s detention, we’re hoping Zimbabwe’s democracy has been saved -- Reason Wafawarova, The Guardian
Robert Mugabe: What next for

Zimbabwe's leader? -- Lebo Diseko, BBC
Zimbabwe, With Mugabe in Custody, Ventures Into Uncharted Territory -- New York Times
Zimbabwe: Here's what's going on between President Robert Mugabe and the military -- ABC Online
Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe seemed invincible but era ends -- Christopher Torchia, AP
Could Zimbabwe's ex-VP Emmerson Mnangagwa become its next president? -- Daniel Pelz, DW
The Guardian view on Zimbabwe: the Crocodile bites Mugabe -- Guardian Editorial
Zimbabwe Coup: 'Lacoste Faction' Has Defeated Rivals Backing Grace Mugabe -- Sputnik
Zimbabwe’s top brass unlikely to govern the country — analyst -- TASS
Tactical error leaves weakened Mugabe facing end of an era -- Jason Burke, The Guardian
What happened in Zimbabwe? How a political crisis became a military takeover -- The Globe and Mail
Analysis: Robert Mugabe's departure would hold no guarantees for a better life in Zimbabwe -- Mary Lloyd, ABC News Online
How obscene that even today Mugabe's many British apologists call him a 'freedom fighter' -- Stephen Cohen, Daily Mail
How the people of Zimbabwe were sidelined, yet again -- Takura Zhangazhaby, Al Jazeera
Robert Mugabe's Long Reign in Zimbabwe: A Timeline -- New York Times