Southern Africa: SADC Wants Mbeki to Continue As Mediator

22 April 2008

Harare — Sadc rejected opposition MDC-T calls to replace South African President Thabo Mbeki as mediator in the Zimbabwean issue and also resisted attempts by the opposition and its European backers to discuss Zimbabwe's elections at a regional summit on poverty in Mauritius at the weekend.

AFP reported yesterday that Sadc leaders want President Mbeki to continue mediating in the Zimbabwe issue despite opposition calls for him to be replaced. It quoted Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam as confirming that a Sadc poverty summit had asked President Mbeki to carry on mediating. "We have complete faith in President Mbeki," said Mr Ramgoolam.

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