Zimbabwe’s Mugabe passes deadline to resign; now faces impeachment

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and FARAI MUTSAKA
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Longtime President Robert Mugabe ignored a midday deadline set by the ruling party to step down or face impeachment proceedings, while Zimbabweans stunned by his defiance during a national address vowed more protests to make him leave.
The ruling party’s Central Committee was meeting to discuss impeachment of the 93-year-old Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of state, after 37 years in power. Amid the political confusion