Zimbabwe unity cabinet talks fail

by Amy Judd | October 4, 2008 at 04:22 pm

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Talks between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai have failed in Zimbabwe. They signed a power-sharing deal about three weeks ago, but talks have failed to reach an agreement on a unity cabinet.

It was agreed that Mr Mugabe - Zimbabwe's leader for three decades - would remain president while Mr Tsvangirai would become prime minister.

Both sides said they would meet early next week to resume negotiations.

A spokesman for Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said the discussions had been "frank and realistic" but that negotiations remained deadlocked.

Mr Mugabe's spokesman, George Charamba, said differences remained over who should hold the finance and home affairs portfolios.

Zimbabwe's economy is suffering from food shortages, and inflation rate is the world's highest, and another delay in government could be a threat to people's lives.