Zimbabwe Army: Mugabe to Meet Rival

Zimbabwe's top general says President Robert Mugabe is in contact with the former vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa whose sacking prompted the current political crisis. The eldest daughter of Mr Mnangagwa tells Newshour her father, who has been described as Mr Mugabe's enforcer and accused of human rights violations, feared for his life after his sacking.

Also in the programme: The Lebanese family fed up with sectarian politics; and what does the collapse of coalition talks in Germany mean for Angela Merkel's future?

(Image: Zimbabwe's army chief Constantino Guveya Chiwenga speaks during a press conference in the capital Harare. Credit: AFP PHOTO/Jekesai Njikizana/Getty Images)