Power-Sharing Deal Elusive In Zimbabwe

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, NPR

A regional summit has failed to break a deadlock in power-sharing talks in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition leader, are vying for control of the Home Affairs Ministry. That ministry is powerful because it oversees the police force. Tsvangirai accuses Mugabe, who has led Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, of trying to hold on to too many of the most powerful posts.

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