Why Zimbabwe opposition agreed to join Mugabe’s government

It took 10 months of international mediation and arm-twisting, but Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party agreed Friday to join in a power-sharing government with Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jan 31, 2009 - 9:13 AM PST
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Patricia L'Herrou
3.9
by Patricia L'Herrou - Feb. 1, 2009

a timely story which can result in uneasiness about the latest event described here. it would seem positive that there is a new mediated agreement between mugabe and tsvangirai, in spite of the increased violence against the opposition. the not so positive is described here as mugabe's "long history of absorbing his enemies into his party after a campaign of intimidation and violence". in spite of that, south africa apparently put much pressure on tsvangirai to agree to a small degree of power-sharing the mugabe was willing to give.

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Derek Hawkins
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