Mugabe backs Ghali term

HARARE - African nations rallied in support of UN Secretary General, Dr Boutros Boutros Ghali, in his bid to win a second term…

HARARE - African nations rallied in support of UN Secretary General, Dr Boutros Boutros Ghali, in his bid to win a second term, with the United States resolutely opposed to his candidacy.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said his country would continue to support the embattled 74 year old Egyptian, adding that Washington's opposition to the African candidate was undemocratic.

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