Tsvangirai begs UN for help
2008-04-21 21:35
Special Report
The treason trial of Roy Bennett has been deferred to January next year after a key state witness failed to show up in court to testify.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he doesn't expect the US sanctions on his country to be lifted soon.
Accra - MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai urged the United Nations and African Union to intervene to end Zimbabwe's election crisis, a UN spokesperson said on Monday.
This comes after the opposition leader held talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Tsvangirai had requested the 30-minute meeting in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, just before Ban departed for Liberia on the next leg of his current African tour, UN spokesperson Michele Montas said.
- Reuters