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Africa Subsaharan
Mbeki seeks to save Zimbabwe deal
2008-10-13
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is due in Harare for further mediation aimed at breaking the political impasse in Zimbabwe. The government and the opposition MDC remain deadlocked over a decision by President Robert Mugabe to allocate key cabinet posts to his own Zanu-PF party.

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has threatened to pull out of a power sharing deal agreed last month.

Zimbabwe's government says Mr Mugabe's action do not violate the agreement.
Convenient, that ...
A government list published on Saturday gave the main ministries, including defence, home, foreign affairs, and justice to Zanu-PF. The country's ambassador to the UN, Boniface Chidyausiku, told the BBC that the post of finance minister was still open for negotiation.
Yeah, give the opposition that one and let them get blamed for all the problems ...
On Sunday, Mr Tsvangirai said that if Zanu-PF wanted the defence ministry, the MDC must have home affairs, which controls the police. He told a rally in Harare: "If they [Zanu-PF] do it that way, we have no right to be part of such an arrangement.

"The people have suffered. But if it means suffering the more in order for them to get what is at stake, then so be it.

Under the existing agreement Mr Mugabe remains president while Mr Tsvangirai becomes prime minister.
Posted by:Steve White

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