President Robert Mugabe has fled for Nairobi, Kenya, somewhat running away from the chaos in the country. Harare is on fire as running battles continue between riot police and angry protesters, whose march was this morning sabotaged when police threw teargas randomly at citizens going about their own business. 

State media reports that Mugabe who deliberately avoided the troubles in the country, will attend a meeting where he will join more than 35 African Heads of State and Government attending the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) Summit.
Mugabe is joining more than 35 African Heads of State and Government attending the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) Summit.
VP Mphoko is acting President.
TICAD promotes high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and the continent’s development partners on issues relating to economic growth, trade and investment, sustainable development, human security, peace and stability and government.
The summit, to be held at the Kenyatta International Convention Center from 27 to 28 August, is coming to Africa for the first time since its inception in 1993.
In 1993, Japan co-hosted the inaugural TICAD conference and has done the so in the subsequent years on a five year interval.