Three African leaders meet Mugabe in bid to end Zimbabwe crisis
Mr Mugabe who last month hinted he may be ready to retire after 23 years in power met privately with South African President Thabo Mbeki, Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo and Malawi's Bakili Muluzi at State House in Harare.
No aides were present at the two-hour meeting, called to discuss ways to restart political dialogue in a country brought to its knees by anti-government demonstrations, acute food and fuel shortages, and soaring unemployment.
