Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Thursday that power-sharing talks with President Robert Mugabe's government are deadlocked and called for a regional mediator to intervene.
"We have declared a deadlock and therefore the process cannot move forward except in the presence of the facilitator," he told reporters.
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By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's annual inflation hit a record 231 million percent and the opposition said on Thursday no progress had been made on forming a power-sharing cabinet, dimming prospects for a rescue of the ruined economy.
Speaking at a news conference, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said he had made compromises on many issues but both sides remained divided on sharing ministries.
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HARARE (AFP) � Zimbabwe's main political parties met Wednesday to iron out differences over the division of key cabinet posts in a unity government but

By Tendai Maphosa The parties to Zimbabwe's power sharing agreement have failed to agree on the allocation of cabinet posts. Tendai Maphosa reports for VOA