Zimbabwe: Regional summit set for Thursday

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- A spokesman for Zimbabwe's prime minister says the country's neighbors will hold a summit this week to try to break an impasse that threatens the southern African nation's unity government.

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced a partial withdrawal from the unity government Oct. 16, citing a surge in political violence and accusing longtime ruler President Robert Mugabe of undermining the coalition.

The prime minister has been saying a summit is necessary because of the seriousness of the situation. His spokesman James Maridadi says Tsvangirai learned Monday that the leaders of Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia will meet Thursday in Mozambique's capital, Maputo to discuss the situation.

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