The Zimbabwean military has denied staging a coup, saying that Mr Mugabe is
safe and that it was acting against "criminals" surrounding him.
The army's move follows a power struggle over who might replace
Mr Mugabe.
His vice-president, Emmerson Mnangagwa was fired last week,
making Mr Mugabe's wife Grace the president's likely successor .
Mr Mugabe, 93, has dominated the country's political scene
since it gained independence from the UK in 1980. Responding to the developments, Mr Conde, who is also
Guinea's president, said Zimbabwean soldiers "had obviously attempted to
take power". The AU had "serious concern" at the situation and
"reiterates its full support to the country's legal institutions",
the statement said.
After days of tension and rumour, soldiers seized the state
broadcaster ZBC late on Tuesday.
A Zimbabwean army officer, Major General Sibusiso Moyo, went
on air to say the military was targeting "criminals" around President
Mugabe.
"This is not a military takeover of government,"
he insisted.
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