Southern African leaders today called on the West to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe and gave their seal of approval to President Robert Mugabe’s victory in the 31 July elections. “I believe Zimbabwe deserves better, Zimbabweans have suffered enough,” said the regional bloc’s chair, President Joyce Banda of Malawi. SADC also “noted with satisfaction the holding of free and peaceful” elections and congratulated Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party for their overwhelming win in the July 31 vote.
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