Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has died aged 95.

After widespread reports the President of the African republic Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa confirmed the news on twitter.

He wrote: “It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe’s founding father and former President, Cde Robert Mugabe.

“Cde Mugabe was an icon of liberation, a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people.