Robert MugabeFrom The Telegraph:
Zimbabwe faces the possibility of a military coup or civil war if negotiations between President Robert Mugabe and the democratic opposition fail, Botswana's foreign minister has warned.
As heads of state from Zimbabwe's neighbours gathered in Johannesburg for a regional summit, Ian Khama, Botswana's new president, boycotted the meeting in protest at the presence of Mr Mugabe, who he regards as illegitimate after he was "re-elected" in a one-candidate presidential run-off.
While the octogenarian leader sat on the podium nodding his head in time to a military band playing "When the saints go marching in", the front row seats of the Botswana delegation in the hall were conspicuously empty.
Talks between Mr Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, and Arthur Mutambara, who heads another MDC faction, continued during the gathering, but without reaching a resolution.
Botswana's foreign minister Phandu Skelemani said a successful outcome to the negotiations was crucial.
"If they fail the situation will spiral," he said. "There's going to be turmoil. Then we are really heading for trouble. Some mad chap might think these fellows have failed, now I'm taking over. Those are the risks you run.
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More News On Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe crisis talks end in failure as power-sharing deal is rejected -- The Independent
Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai seeks region's help in dead-locked power talks -- Daily Mail
Tsvangirai to Tour Southern Africa as Zimbabwe Talks Remain Deadlocked -- Voice Of America
Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai seeks help from region -- Reuters
Zimbabwe: Morgan Tsvangirai under pressure to sign up to Robert Mugabe's deal -- The Telegraph
ANALYSTS' VIEW-Zimbabwe power-sharing deal still elusive -- Reuters
My Comment: Robert Mugabe and his allies have no interest in giving up power. They have alienated and angered so many of their citizens that relinquishing power would open them to criminal courts and crimes against humanity. The only way that they will give up on power is if countries like South Africa pressure them to elave.
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