Helping Zimbabwe
Mr Zuma’s visit is an opportunity to try to find a way forward for Zimbabwe. The British government should present him with a wish list of conditions that would precede any change in sanctions
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Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe opposition leader, has agreed to join a national unity government in a bid to halt the country’s humanitarian crisis. As prime minister, with his party in charge of finance, health and education, he will depend heavily on assistance from western donors in his attempt to reverse the crisis
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Helping Zimbabwe
Mr Zuma’s visit is an opportunity to try to find a way forward for Zimbabwe. The British government should present him with a wish list of conditions that would precede any change in sanctions
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