Posted AT 7:09 PM EST on 05/07/08
Germany wants G8 to press African leaders on Zimbabwe
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that she hopes African leaders will support tougher sanctions against Zimbabwe when they participate at the upcoming Group of Eight summit.
Leaders including South African President Thabo Mbeki, whom Zimbabwe's opposition has accused of bias toward President Robert Mugabe, and Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua have been invited to a meeting as part of the summit in Japan, starting Monday.
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