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'Mediator' Mbeki Visits Mugabe

Posted Jun 18, 08 3:05 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – South African president Thabo Mbeki visited counterpart Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe today, the Guardian reports, an attempt to play the role of mediator ahead of run-off elections June 27. With the UN warning that 5 million could face starvation in a country plagued by political violence, Mbeki's agenda was unclear—particularly since Zimbabwe's main opposition accuses him of siding with Mugabe.

Sources Guardian (UK), Associated Press

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South African President Thabo Mbeki talks to media at the end of the AU Summit on the outskirts of Arusha, Tanzania, Friday, May 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
South African President Thabo Mbeki visited Zimbabwe today as part of his effort to mediate the political conflict.   (AP Photo)
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