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Zimbabweans call for Mugabe's resignation at rally NEWS / AFRICA ZIMBABWE CRISIS Mugabe sacks pro-army Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa on November 6 Army seizes state TV and puts Mugabe under house arrest on November 15 Mugabe appears in public on November 17, but no official statement Thousands gather to demand Mugabe resignation on November 18 READ MORE Zimbabwe: What's happening? READ MORE Zimbabwe war veterans rally to demand Mugabe step down WATCH: Zimbabwe's street starts discussing life after Mugabe (1:41) Zimbabwe Africa Robert Mugabe Grace Mugabe SIGN UP Protesters gather calling for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to step down [Tendai Marima/Al Jazeera] Harare, Zimbabwe - More than 10,000 Zimbabweans are marching to demand President Robert Mugabe 's resignation, a rare show of public defiance. Saturday's rally in Harare, the capital, is backed by the army, which seized power on Wednesday. The mood at Zimbabwe Grounds was celebratory. The site is symboli...

After a long night of debate over finance between developed and developing nations, the Paris Agreement finally made progress towards its implementation in 2020. The United Nations Climate Change Conference, which concluded on Friday in Bonn, Germany, was all about creating an operating manual for the accord - a means by which governments can enhance their efforts on climate change action, through the so-called Talanoa Dialogue. Current national pledges to cut carbon emissions equate to a 3C rise in global temperature, while the Paris Agreement aims for 2C, or preferably closer to 1.5C. Experts say there has already been a 1C rise in temperature since the industrial revolution, and recent hurricanes and wildfires demonstrate the need for urgent action. Paula Caballero, the global director of the World Resources Institute, said there was a lot of work to do in 2018. Advertisement "Next year is the year to really step up climate action," she said. "I think what we have her...