Europe toughens Mugabe sanctions

Zimbabwe leader pressed to adopt power-share deal Celean Jacobson and Constant Brand JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Europe turned up pressure on Zimbabwe’s president to share power with the opposition, toughening sanctions Tuesday against Robert Mugabe just as his ruling party was to begin talks with its chief rival mediated by South Africa. Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai met face-to-face Monday for the first time in 10 years and agreed to formal talks about power sharing after three months of state-sponsored electoral violence. The negotiations were expected to start either late Tuesday or today at an undisclosed location around the South African capital Johannesburg. Analysts said growing international pressure coupled with Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown left Mugabe little choice but to sign the agreement with... [read full story]