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Portugal May Break Ban, Invite Mugabe

New head of EU wants Africans at upcoming summit

By Colleen Barry,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 2, 2007 5:58 AM CDT

(Newser) – Portugal has provoked a firestorm by proposing to invite Robert Mugabe to an upcoming summit of European and African nations, despite an EU ban prohibiting the Zimbabwean dictator from traveling on the Continent. The African Union insists all its members be treated equally, and EU...   Read full story »

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