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Our vital contribution in Zimbabwe | Rowan Williams and John Sentamu

Mon, 02/08/2010 - 01:00

The Anglican church in Zimbabwe has an uneven record. But now we are leading reconstructionAt the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Morgan Tsvangirai, former opposition leader, was one of those present to represent Zimbabwe – a reminder that the fragile power-sharing arrangement brokered just a year ago still survives. But it would be a brave person who took this as a sign that Zimbabwe was moving steadily towards anything like political normality or full economic recovery.

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