Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the election results were "firmly in line with all pre-election polling" and that his party was "not surprised by the court’s decision", which confirmed his 30 July election win.

In a series of tweets, he called for "peace and unity" after the Constitutional Court unanimously threw out a bid by the opposition MDC Alliance to annul the presidential results.

This comes after an army crackdown following post-election protests left six people dead.

He also reached out to his main challenger in the poll.

"Nelson Chamisa, my door is open and my arms are outstretched, we are one nation, and we must put our nation first," Mr Mnangagwa wrote.

Mr Mnangagwa won the election with 50.7% of the vote, which meant he avoided a run-off with Mr Chamisa, who got 44.3%.