divimg alt="" src="http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/49365?ns=guardianpageName=World+news%3A+Mugabe%27s+power+under+threat+as+troops+riot+over+paych=World+newsc3=The+Guardianc4=Zimbabwe%2CWorld+newsc5=Not+commercially+usefulc6=Chris+McGrealc7=2008_12_02c8=1127150c9=articlec10=GUc11=World+newsc12=Zimbabwec13=c14=h2=GU%2FWorld+news%2FZimbabwe" width="1" height="1" //divpDozens of Zimbabwean soldiers rioted in Harare yesterday, attacking banks after they were unable to withdraw their near worthless pay, in a further sign that Robert Mugabe may be losing control over the forces that have kept him in power./ppThe unarmed soldiers also looted shops and were backed by some civilians as they clashed with riot police who fired teargas to break up the protest. The drastic cash shortages are caused by the country's 231m percent inflation rate, which has led the government to restrict people to withdrawing the equivalent of just 18p a day - not enough to buy a loaf of bread. /ppThe Associated Press reported that gunfire had broken out in the city centre but it was not clear who fired./ppThough not large, yesterday's was the second such protest in a week and reflects a desperation within the military that will be of concern to Mugabe and his allies, who have relied on the army to suppress political opposition. Ordinary soldiers, often hungry and unable to feed their families, have grown disillusioned. If significant numbers were to turn against Mugabe, it could swiftly bring an end to his rule. The president's grip is in any case greatly weakened as Zimbabwe's collapse continues without respite. /ppThe authorities in Harare yesterday cut off water supplies to the city because there are not enough chemicals to treat the water in the midst of a cholera outbreak. /ppThe health ministry yesterday said cholera has now spread to all but one of Zimbabwe's 10 provinces, as sanitation systems break down across the country. The World Health Organisation says about 425 people have died, but medical charities say the real figure is at least double that among the 11,000 reported cases./ppThe UN estimates that 5 million people, about half Zimbabwe's population, will need food aid in the coming weeks./ppThe opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, yesterday urged foreign governments to end the "man-made" humanitarian crisis, "as it has reached catastrophic levels"./ppBut there is unlikely to be any significant foreign aid until Mugabe agrees to implement the political deal reached in mid-September that required him to give up many of his powers to Tsvangirai, who was to be appointed prime minister./ppMugabe has so far blocked its implementation by insisting that his Zanu-PF party should control all the key ministries, particularly those responsible for the security forces and finance./ppThe most senior UN official in the country has warned that Zimbabwe could become a failed state similar to Somalia if the power-sharing deal fails./ppAgostinho Zacarias told a delegation led by the former UN secretary general Kofi Annan that Mugabe was more interested in protecting his power and legacy than rescuing Zimbabwe from disaster. /pp"When asked by Mr Annan what would be the future of Zimbabwe were no political agreement reached, Mr Zacarias replied that it would become a 'Somalia', a failed state," said a report by Annan's delegation. "When asked what President Mugabe wants, Mr Zacarias explained that his interest is that of protecting his legacy and that of his political party." /ppMugabe's regime remains defiant. Yesterday it said it would not abide by a Southern African Development Community ruling that the seizure of white owned farms were illegal under international law. /pp"They are daydreaming because we are not going to reverse the land reform exercise," Didymus Mutasa, the security minister, told the Herald newspaper./pdiv style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"ullia href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/zimbabwe"Zimbabwe/a/li/ul/diva href="http://www.guardian.co.uk"guardian.co.uk/a copy; Guardian News Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our a href="http://users.guardian.co.uk/help/article/0,,933909,00.html"Terms Conditions/a | a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/webfeeds/1,,1309488,00.html"More Feeds/a pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/VskzBcoKfYebI_m1EyiKRgvoowc/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/VskzBcoKfYebI_m1EyiKRgvoowc/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/p

Le président du Mouvement pour le changement démocratique (MDC, opposition zimbabwéenne), Morgan Tsvangirai, a indiqué, lundi, à Dakar, que le MDC est disposé à consentir des "sacrifices" au nom du peuple zimbabwéen.

Le Mouvement pour le changement démocratique (MDC) n'est pas opposé à la réforme agraire au Zimbabwe, mais à la méthode qui a guidé sa mise en oeuvre, a indiqué son président Morgan Tsvangirai, lundi à Dakar.

Le président du Mouvement pour le changement démocratique (MDC, opposition zimbabwéenne) a décrit, lundi à Dakar, une situation difficile sur le plan économique et social dans son pays, estimant que c'est un "Etat qui a failli".

Le Forum du sud pour une Méditerranée nouvelle a décerné vendredi, à Tanger, le Grand Prix MEDays 2008 à Morgan Tsvangira, premier ministre zimbabwéen et leader du Mouvement pour un Changement Démocratique (MCD). Afrique en ligne écrit que le gagnant

El líder de la oposición zimbabuense, Morgan Tsvangirai, ha pedido hoy ayuda para superar la crisis humanitaria "provocada por el hombre" y que ha provocado la muerte de cientos de personas en una epidemia de cólera. El ministro de salud ha afirmado que la enfermedad afecta a nueve de las diez provincias del país africano.