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Kofi demands action on Zim
 The former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has urged African leaders to do more to address the crisis in Zimbabwe. He said the situation was dangerous, and could have an impact beyond the country's borders. Three weeks after polls were held, the presidential result has yet to be declared. Some of the votes in the parliamentary race are being recounted. The parliamentary vote was won by the opposition, which insists its candidate defeated President Robert Mugabe. Mr Annan made his comments to reporters in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where he held talks with Zimbabwean opposition leaders on Friday. "On the question of Zimbabwe there has been substantial international attention. The question which has been posed is: where are the Africans? Where are their leaders and the countries in the region, what are they doing? It is a rather dangerous situation. It's a serious crisis with impact beyond Zimbabwe." He said action by African leaders had helped resolve the post-election crisis in Kenya, where mediation led to the formation of a coalition government. "You've just been through a crisis here, and you've managed to solve it, and I must say the credit goes to the Kenyan people, to the African Union - it was an African solution to an African problem," Mr Annan said. Posted by: Fred 2008-04-20 |
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