Opposition leader rejects call to share key ministry

African leaders urged Zimbabwe’s rival political factions to share control of the police ministry in an effort to form a unity government, but President Robert Mugabe’s main opponent early today rejected the proposal.

The proposal on Zimbabwe emerged from a nearly 12-hour regional summit here called to push Mr Mugabe, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, head of a smaller opposition group, into the unity government they agreed to form more than a month ago.