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| Kenyan PM Raila Odinga has urged the African Union to suspend Robert Mugabe from the bloc until he allows free and fair elections in Zimbabwe. | Kenyan PM Raila Odinga has urged the African Union to suspend Robert Mugabe from the bloc until he allows free and fair elections in Zimbabwe. |
| The situation in Zimbabwe, where Mr Mugabe was sworn in again as president on Sunday, has overshadowed a key summit of African leaders in Egypt. | The situation in Zimbabwe, where Mr Mugabe was sworn in again as president on Sunday, has overshadowed a key summit of African leaders in Egypt. |
| African observers said the vote had been undermined by pre-poll violence. | African observers said the vote had been undermined by pre-poll violence. |
| Correspondents say the AU's response to the Zimbabwe crisis will be a major test of the bloc's effectiveness. | Correspondents say the AU's response to the Zimbabwe crisis will be a major test of the bloc's effectiveness. |
| Speaking to reporters in Nairobi, Mr Odinga said: "They should suspend him and send peace forces to Zimbabwe to ensure free and fair elections." | Speaking to reporters in Nairobi, Mr Odinga said: "They should suspend him and send peace forces to Zimbabwe to ensure free and fair elections." |
| Mr Odinga, a vocal critic of Mr Mugabe, says the AU would set a dangerous precedent by accepting him as "a duly elected president". | |
| The UN has urged African leaders to try to negotiate a solution to the crisis. | The UN has urged African leaders to try to negotiate a solution to the crisis. |
| Mr Mugabe claimed a landslide victory as the sole candidate in the presidential election re-run after the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Morgan Tsvangirai, withdrew. | |
| The South African presidency said it would consider reports from election observers together with other members of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) before adopting a unified position regarding the result. |