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11:24 GMT, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 12:24 UK

Zimbabwe's election challenge

Tensions were high in Zimbabwe ahead of a planned presidential election run-off. On 22 June opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of the run-off because he said the vote would not be fair.

The government has banned political adverts and rallies for opposition groups, and the distribution of food aid by international organisations has also been outlawed.

A selection of video and audio coverage is below.

MORGAN TSVANGIRAI QUITS ELECTION RACE

AMERICAN EMBASSY STAFF FILM RAMPAGE

MDC MAYOR REACTS TO WIFE'S DEATH

MILITARY INVOLVED IN MUGABE'S RE-ELECTION

UN CRITICISES FOOD AID BAN

GOVERNMENT 'SEES ENEMIES EVERYWHERE'

A businessman in Harare spoke to the BBC about the ban on the distribution of food aid, saying he believed it was the government's plan to take on the role in order to buy rural votes.

TSVANGIRAI 'STILL OPTIMISTIC'

INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATS THREATENED: REACTION

After a group of US and UK diplomats were detained at a roadblock and threatened by police on 5 June, the US ambassador James McGee said the country was now one which did not follow its own or international laws.


'UK TO BLAME' FOR FOOD POVERTY




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