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| Archbishop leads Zimbabwe protest | Archbishop leads Zimbabwe protest |
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| The Archbishop of York is leading a day of fasting and prayer in support of the people of Zimbabwe. | The Archbishop of York is leading a day of fasting and prayer in support of the people of Zimbabwe. |
| Dr John Sentamu, one of the highest members of the Anglican church, is calling on people to join him in the action in York Minster. | Dr John Sentamu, one of the highest members of the Anglican church, is calling on people to join him in the action in York Minster. |
| There has been a month of deadlock in Zimbabwe following disputed elections. | There has been a month of deadlock in Zimbabwe following disputed elections. |
| In December Dr Sentamu cut up his clerical collar on television and said he would not replace it until President Robert Mugabe was out of office. | In December Dr Sentamu cut up his clerical collar on television and said he would not replace it until President Robert Mugabe was out of office. |
| Dr Sentamu said: "I want as many people as possible to join me at the Minster to pray for the situation in Zimbabwe and light a candle as a public demonstration of support for the people there. | Dr Sentamu said: "I want as many people as possible to join me at the Minster to pray for the situation in Zimbabwe and light a candle as a public demonstration of support for the people there. |
| "As a Christian community we must all stand together with our brothers and sisters living under the tyranny of Mugabe and pray that they will find deliverance." | "As a Christian community we must all stand together with our brothers and sisters living under the tyranny of Mugabe and pray that they will find deliverance." |
| 'Basket case' | |
| On Thursday, Dr Sentamu released a joint statement with the Archbishop of Canterbury calling for international action to prevent "horrific" violence in Zimbabwe. | |
| And, speaking on Sunday, he told the BBC: "I've visited it a number of times and it was the bread basket of that region. All of us must be concerned about a country which once was a real showcase in Africa and now really is terrible Dr John Sentamu Archbishop of York | |
| "It's now a basket case and the problems of Zimbabwe actually affect a lot of us - it's not just them." | |
| He said that on other international issues, such as global warming and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, there had been "a coalition of nations" prepared to speak out. | |
| "But, for Zimbabwe, it seems as if it doesn't really matter," he said. "And I actually think that the international community and all of us must be concerned about a country which once was a real showcase in Africa and now really is terrible." | |
| In Zimbabwe, Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has failed to regain its parliamentary majority after a partial recount of votes from polls last month. | |
| The opposition MDC says it also won presidential polls, although those results remain unreleased. | The opposition MDC says it also won presidential polls, although those results remain unreleased. |
| The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said the presidential results could be announced after the completion of the recounts, expected by Monday. | The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said the presidential results could be announced after the completion of the recounts, expected by Monday. |
| The head of the Anglican church in southern Africa, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, told the BBC he wanted a weapons embargo to be imposed against Zimbabwe. | |
| "I would say Zimbabwe needs food, peace and security and not the arms. I would support such an embargo," Mr Makgoba said. |