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Prospects of resolving Zimbabwe's two-week-old election crisis appeared dim after a government spokesman said President Robert Mugabe would not attend a key weekend meeting with other regional leaders.

It is a reversal for Mugabe, who said Thursday he would attend the one-day summit in Lusaka, Zambia sponsored by the 15-member Southern African Development Community (SADC). The SADC called the summit to address Zimbabwe's March 29 presidential vote, the results of which are still unknown.

Mugabe's challenger, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, plans to attend. Read full article »

CNN's Nkepile Mabuse in Johannesburg and Jim Clancy in Beitbridge, South Africa contributed to this report

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