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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.

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