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| Tsvangirai sworn in Zimbabwe PM | |
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| Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been sworn in as prime minister in a unity government with President Robert Mugabe. | |
| Mr Tsvangirai won the first round of last year's presidential election - but he withdrew from the run-off citing violence against his supporters. | Mr Tsvangirai won the first round of last year's presidential election - but he withdrew from the run-off citing violence against his supporters. |
| However he later agreed to share power with Mr Mugabe. | However he later agreed to share power with Mr Mugabe. |
| Problems facing the new government include a cholera epidemic, a collapsed economy and a 90% unemployment rate. | Problems facing the new government include a cholera epidemic, a collapsed economy and a 90% unemployment rate. |
| Mr Mugabe administered the oath to Mr Tsvangirai in a ceremony in Harare. | |
| The new prime minister faces formidable challenges. | |
| More than 3,400 people have died in Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic, and the country has stopped publishing figures, amid hyperinflation, and people use foreign currency wherever possible. | |
| More than half the population rely on emergency food aid. | More than half the population rely on emergency food aid. |
| The cabinet in the new coalition government will be sworn in on Friday. | |
| The tasks facing the ministers are daunting and there is deep scepticism about whether it will work, says the BBC's southern Africa correspondent, Peter Biles, in Johannesburg. | The tasks facing the ministers are daunting and there is deep scepticism about whether it will work, says the BBC's southern Africa correspondent, Peter Biles, in Johannesburg. |
| At best it will be a transitional arrangement leading eventually to a new constitution and fresh elections, he says. | At best it will be a transitional arrangement leading eventually to a new constitution and fresh elections, he says. |
| New coalition | New coalition |
| On Tuesday, Mr Tsvangirai named Tendai Biti, the secretary general of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), as his choice for finance minister. STATE OF ZIMBABWE Five million people - almost half population - need food aidInflation about 234m% - the highest in the worldUnemployment of 90%About 3,400 people killed in cholera outbreak Tsvangirai's tough choice | On Tuesday, Mr Tsvangirai named Tendai Biti, the secretary general of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), as his choice for finance minister. STATE OF ZIMBABWE Five million people - almost half population - need food aidInflation about 234m% - the highest in the worldUnemployment of 90%About 3,400 people killed in cholera outbreak Tsvangirai's tough choice |
| A Zimbabwean judge last week dropped treason charges against Mr Biti over an alleged coup plot, citing lack of progress in the case against him. | A Zimbabwean judge last week dropped treason charges against Mr Biti over an alleged coup plot, citing lack of progress in the case against him. |
| Mr Biti's new position will be a key one, given the country's economic collapse. | Mr Biti's new position will be a key one, given the country's economic collapse. |
| In January, Mr Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe after an absence of more than two months for fresh talks with Mr Mugabe on sharing power. | In January, Mr Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe after an absence of more than two months for fresh talks with Mr Mugabe on sharing power. |
| Earlier negotiations had faltered after the MDC accused Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF of keeping the most powerful ministries - including the one that controls the police - to itself. | Earlier negotiations had faltered after the MDC accused Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF of keeping the most powerful ministries - including the one that controls the police - to itself. |
| Are you in Zimbabwe or in the region? Are you following the swearing-in? What is your reaction? Send us your comments using the form below: | Are you in Zimbabwe or in the region? Are you following the swearing-in? What is your reaction? Send us your comments using the form below: |
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