Zimbabwe Appeals For More Investment
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Zimbabwe's political and business leaders made an impassioned appeal for an end to sanctions and more international investment Friday, hours ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and President Barack Obama.
"Sanctions in this juncture in our history are meaningless," said Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara. "Help us help ourselves by removing all those sanctions so Zimbabwe can have a fresh start," Mutambara told the World Economic Forum on Africa, currently held in Cape Town, South Africa.
Mutambara followed former opposition leader Tsvangirai into a unity government in February, hoping to weaken the authority of longtime President Robert Mugabe. ...
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