Zimbabwe

A memorial ceremony for the wife of Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been held on the eve of her funeral.

Susan Tsvangirai was killed in a car accident last week. Her husband was injured in the accident.

Up to 30,000 people were expected to attend the ceremony in Glamis Stadium in the capital Harare. Thousands of mourners have already visited the family home in the city to pay their respects.

The charity chosen by UK archbishops to help in Zimbabwe says the money will target specific local problems.

USPG: Anglicans in World Mission says it is delighted to be selected by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York.

It will be talking to churches in Zimbabwe to find out each diocese's priorities and will allocate funds to buy food and medicine in particular. 

A historic development in Zimbabwe’s history has seen Morgan Tsvangirai take his oath as prime minister.

His opponent Robert Mugabe administered the oath. The pair have formed a coalition aimed at saving the ruined country.

The once prosperous Zimbabwe now has a 90% unemployment rate and is in the grips of a cholera outbreak, which has claimed around 3,400 people lives.

Mr Mugabe and Mr Tsvangirai have been in a power-sharing struggle since Mr Tsvangirai won the first round of presidential elections in 2008.

Power-sharing