Signs Of Rapprochement On Zanzibar

Opposition party Civic United Front (CUF) has said it wants President Amani Karume of the Cha Cha Mapinduzi party (CCM) to stay on as president of the semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago after his mandate expires in October of this year. The parties have faced off in bouts of violent confrontation since a disputed election in 2000. The unexpected shift in relations has led some to believe that a power-sharing deal has been struck, helping to quell fears of unrest at October's poll. Zanzibar is a potential flash-point for instability in an otherwise peaceful

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