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Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The EU's involvement in Africa brings it into conflict with some South African interests South Africa and the European Union Friday, July 25 began their first ever summit in the French city of Bordeaux with Pretoria set to defend and jealously guard its mediating role in Zimbabwe. The key event was kicked off by French President Nicolas Sarkozy -- whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU -- South Africa's Thabo Mbeki and European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso. The meet has been overshadowed by the political crisis in Zimbabwe and the diametrically opposed stands of Pretoria and Brussels on ways of resolving the impasse after veteran President Robert Mugabe's reelection in a one-man run-off following a controversial first round. The EU on Tuesday widened... [read full story]
