Brussels- Any unity government in Zimbabwe should be headed by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and should pave the way for fresh elections, the European Union's 27 member states said Friday.

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Brussels - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai should lead any gov

Johannesburg - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has told African Union leaders he is open to talks with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on a unity government, according to South African President Thabo Mbeki. 

Mbeki, whom the AU has endorsed to continue as mediator in Zimbabwe, was speaking after an AU heads of state summit in Egypt Tuesday ended with a call for a government of national unity in Zimbabwe. 

Despite Mugabe's spokesman George Charamba on Tuesday ruling out a Kenya-style unity government Mbeki said, "No, there was no objection." 

London, July 2: African Union has asked Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to hold talks with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party over how to form a unity government.

The move, which is likely to increase the pressure on MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai to reach a deal, was made at an African Union (AU) summit, The Telegraph reported.

Both sides ruled out power sharing after the presidential run-off, which was contested only by Mugabe, but delegates at the AU summit hope their resolution could resolve the crisis.

Harare - As African Union (AU) leaders meeting in Egypt continued to debate a solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis white farmers in the country continued to be chased off their farms, despite an