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Annan Suspends Talks to End Kenya Crisis

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:51:17 PM
By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY

Mediator Kofi Annan announces at a news conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008  the suspension of negotiations on Kenya's post-election crisis. Annan, who delivered a sharp rebuke to both sides a day earlier, said he would now speak to President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga personally to try to reinvigorate talks. The two have been under international pressure to share power to move the country beyond their standoff over Dec. 27 presidential elections. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Mediator Kofi Annan suspended negotiations on Kenya's deadly postelection crisis and said Tuesday he would personally appeal for a power-sharing deal because talks were "turning around in circles."

Annan said he would consult with President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga, who are being pressed to share power and move Kenya beyond a dispute over who won the Dec. 27 presidential election.

International and local monitors say the ballot results were manipulated, making it unclear who actually won.


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