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...terms of the agreement, Mugabe and Tsvangirai would share power, with Mugabe as president chairing the National Security Council and Tsvangirai as prime minister chairing the Council of Ministers. The two would split control over the government’s key ministries. Most significantly, Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) would retain control of the army and national defense, while Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) would be in charge of daily operations and home affairs. Tsvangirai considers the latter cabinet essential given its control of the police, who were tools...
...South Africa’s leaders have offered little prospect of hope for Tsvangirai and a fair power-sharing agreement. President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa was never an impartial mediator. Mbeki and Mugabe have been called close allies, and a source at the recent South African Development Community (SADC) summit negotiations said Mbeki will not stand up to Mugabe. Mbeki has supported Mugabe’s control over ministry appointments. According to the Zimbabwe Independent, Tsvangirai listed to the SADC examples showing that Mbeki could not act “fairly and impartially...
...considerably, with the country falling from #61 in 2007 to #113 in 2008. Israel had the highest score in the Middle East, with Kuwait coming in second for the region and Yemen - which has closed just 47% of its gender gap - coming in last at #130 overall. Only two African countries are in the top 20, Lesotho #16 and Mozambique #18; big drops in ranks were seen in Zambia, Angola, Ethiopia, Benin and Chad...
...claimed, have offered him honorary citizenship. Although Thaksin didn't specify his possible future home, the Bahamas did express initial willingness to host the former premier when he fled Thailand this summer after his wife was found guilty of tax evasion. Thai media have also reported that the Central African Republic might take Thaksin in if he's willing to invest some of his fortune in one of Africa's poorest countries...
...living in Bangui, the Central African Republic's capital, probably isn't high on Thaksin's destination list. After all, the former Thai premier has a fondness for luxury shopping and golf - and has indulged both diversions fully since he was forced from office two years ago. (In a sign that Thaksin may be resigned to a longer exile, he gave up one of his last official connections to his homeland on Tuesday, that of President of the Professional Golfers Association of Thailand.) Loss of pride aside, Thaksin can at least take heart in the august company of others...