EU extends Zimbabwe sanctions for another year

The European Union has extended sanctions on Zimbabwe for another 12 months, citing a lack of progress in implementing a power-sharing accord. A unity government formed last year between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the opposition, is beset by trouble, with no agreement over how to share executive power.
The pair struck a power-sharing deal in 2008 that was supposed to end a crisis aggravated by disputed elections, but they have failed to agree on political reforms that would clear the way for new elections. "In view of the situation in Zimbabwe, in particular the lack of progress in the implementation of the Global Political Agreement signed in September 2008, the restrictive measures ... should be extended for a further period of 12 months," the official journal of the European Union said on Tuesday.