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'Mediator' Mbeki Visits Mugabe

South African president meets with Mugabe, though agenda unclear

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 18, 2008 3:05 PM CDT

(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.

Morgan Tsvangirai gets off his campaign bus in Harare, Wednesday, June, 11, 2008. (AP Photo)

South African President Thabo Mbeki visited Zimbabwe today as part of his effort to mediate the political conflict. (AP Photo)

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses the youth of his ruling ZANU PF party in Harare, Friday June 13, 2008. (AP Photo)

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)

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