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Tue 09 Sep 2008Zimbabwe crossroads
THE POWERSHARING agreement signed in Harare yesterday is undoubtedly a major step forward for Zimbabwe, but it does not conclusively resolve the country's deep political crisis.
The distribution of power between President Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, the new prime minister, and Arthur Mutanbara, is an institutional mess, leaving plenty of room for ongoing rivalry between their parties and ministers. If the conflict simply continues in a different format Zimbabwe will not get the international aid essential for recovery from economic collapse, despite the goodwill this agreement will generate.
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