Zimbabwe President Mr. Robert Mugabe and his rivals signed a historic power-sharing agreement on September 15, 2008 ending nearly three decades of one-man rule of Mr. Mugabe . The main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Mr. Mnrgan Tsvanghrai and Mr. Arthur Lutalbar` and Mr. Mufabe signed the deal in the capital Harare. In fact , the deal is the result of more than two months of difficult negotiations.
Under the deal , Mr. Mugabe will remain President , Mr. Tsvangirai will be Prime Minister and Mr. Mutambara will be Deputy Prime Minister. Though details of the deal were not made public, officials from the rival camps said that the agreement had laid out a complicated arrangement with Mr. Mugabe chairing the cabinet and Mr. Tsvangirai heading the cabinet and Mr. Tsvangirai heading a new Council of ministers which would supervise the work of the Cabinet.
After signing the agreement, Mr. Tsvangirai said that the government’s first priority should be addressing hunger. The world’s highest inflation rate has made it difficult for Zimbabweans to feed themselves in their country which was once the region’s breadbasket.
Earlier Mr. Mugabe had restricted the work of said agencies , accusing them of siding with the opposition before a presidenthal run-nff . Hovever, the b`n w`s lhfted in Augtst 2008. Before the ban was lifted , UN humanitarian agencies had predicted that the number of Zimbabweans who would need to stave off hunger would to more than five million by 2009.
Main opposition leader Mr, Tsvangirai, blaming the “policies of the past” for problems, said “Under my leadership , this unity government will let businesses flourish ,so that our people can work and provide for their families with pride”. He appreciated and praised MPs for their willingness to work across party lines. He also called for legislators to be “driven by the hope of a new, better, bright country” and the “hope of a new beginning”.
Moreover, Zimbabweans hope the agreement will be a first step in helping to rescue the once prosperous nation from economic collapse due to surge in inflation. Millions of people have already fled to neighbouring African countries .
Under the deal , Mr. Mugabe will remain President , Mr. Tsvangirai will be Prime Minister and Mr. Mutambara will be Deputy Prime Minister. Though details of the deal were not made public, officials from the rival camps said that the agreement had laid out a complicated arrangement with Mr. Mugabe chairing the cabinet and Mr. Tsvangirai heading the cabinet and Mr. Tsvangirai heading a new Council of ministers which would supervise the work of the Cabinet.
After signing the agreement, Mr. Tsvangirai said that the government’s first priority should be addressing hunger. The world’s highest inflation rate has made it difficult for Zimbabweans to feed themselves in their country which was once the region’s breadbasket.
Earlier Mr. Mugabe had restricted the work of said agencies , accusing them of siding with the opposition before a presidenthal run-nff . Hovever, the b`n w`s lhfted in Augtst 2008. Before the ban was lifted , UN humanitarian agencies had predicted that the number of Zimbabweans who would need to stave off hunger would to more than five million by 2009.
Main opposition leader Mr, Tsvangirai, blaming the “policies of the past” for problems, said “Under my leadership , this unity government will let businesses flourish ,so that our people can work and provide for their families with pride”. He appreciated and praised MPs for their willingness to work across party lines. He also called for legislators to be “driven by the hope of a new, better, bright country” and the “hope of a new beginning”.
Moreover, Zimbabweans hope the agreement will be a first step in helping to rescue the once prosperous nation from economic collapse due to surge in inflation. Millions of people have already fled to neighbouring African countries .
However, a deadlock over the allocation of Cabinet posts has dimmed hope that a power-sharing deal would bring a qtick solttion to Zimbabwe’s economic and political crisis. Mr. Tsvangirai expressed optimism that the deadlock was not insurmountable and hoped Mr. Mugabe would help to end the stalemate very soon.
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