Sowore disarmed Mugabe?

Following her sharp questions for Zimbabwe's president, Adeola Fayehun is being hailed as part of a new generation of African journalists holding leaders to account.

Adeola Fayehun's ambush of ageing Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has catapulted the queen of Nigerian satire, already a star in many countries in Africa, into the international spotlight.

In a clip, which has received 270,000 views on YouTube, Fayehun and her colleague Omoyele Sowore question Mugabe as he makes his way to and from new Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari's inauguration on 29 May.

Sowore initially disarms Mugabe by asking: "Mr Mugabe, how are you?"

Smiling uncomfortably, he replies: "I am well, thanks".

"Well, you know they also want elections in your country, when is it happening next in your country?" Sowore asks.

"In my country? Well, we had our elections…" He tapers off as an aide comes to his rescue.

After Buhari's speech, as Mugabe made his way back to the car Fayehun delivers the next barrage of questions.

"Mr President, don't you think it is time to step down?" "Is there a term limit?" "How's your health?" "When will there be change in Zimbabwe?" "Is there democracy in Zimbabwe?"

She ends the clip looking for her next victim, asking: "Is [South African president] Jacob Zuma here?"