Britain calls on Zimbabwe to rejoin international community after Mugabe’s resignation

Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that Britain wants Zimbabwe to rejoin the international community following the resignation of Robert Mugabe.

“We want to see that country rejoining the international community,” May told parliament.

The African Union (AU) early Wednesday welcomed the resignation of Zimbabwean President Mugabe.

Moussa Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission in a statement said Tuesday’s decision will go down in history as an act of statesmanship that can only bolster Mugabe’s political legacy.

Mugabe resigned on Tuesday after pressure from the military and Zimbabweans, ending his 37-year grip on power.

His resignation was greeted with wild scenes of celebration by Zimbabweans who now look forward to a new political dispensation in the country. President Mugabe will be remembered as a fearless pan-Africanist liberation fighter, and the father of the independent Zimbabwean nation, AU’s statement said.