The United States and the European Union have condemned Mugabe's one-man presidential poll as a farce, but none of SADC's 14 member states have yet declared a position on the validity of Mugabe's presidential claim. So far the only African leader to endorse the result is Gabon's President Omar Bongo, who has ruled the oil-producing state since 1967 and is the continent's longest serving head of state.

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[1 Jul 2008 07:48]

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