In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe has signed a power-sharing agreement with opposition rival Morgan Tsvangirai. Under the deal, Mugabe has relinquished some of his powers for the first time in nearly three decades of rule. Under the deal, Tsvangirai said he will control the police force and chair a new council of ministers.

Morgan Tsvangirai: “I have signed this agreement because I believe it represents the best opportunity for us to build a peaceful, prosperous democratic Zimbabwe. I have signed this document because my belief in Zimbabwe and its peoples runs deeper than the scars I bear from the struggle. I have signed this agreement because my hopes for the future is stronger than the grief I feel for the needless suffering of the past year.”