Zimbabwe power-sharing deal signed

President Robert Mugabe and
opposition leaders have signed a deal under which
Zimbabwe's president of nearly three decades will cede some
power, the Associated Press reported.
South African President Thabo Mbeki says Mugabe will be
president in the new government, while main opposition
leader Morgan Tsvangirai is prime minister.
Mbeki says a smaller opposition group's leader Arthur
Mutambara is deputy prime minister.
The deal signed Monday is the result of three months of
difficult negotiations mediated by Mbeki at the behest of
the Southern African Development Community.
Leaders of the 14-member regional bloc and of the African
Union were at Monday's signing ceremony.