News: Will it ever end?

• Zimbabwe: The MDC claims that there is no need for a run-off, as they won a significant-enough margin of the votes, and is asking Mugabe to resign to save the country further embarrassment. The ZEC finally released the full results of the parliamentary elections, and the MDC won a majority over Mugabe’s ZANU-PF. This is the first time that ZANU-PF lost control of parliament since it came to power in 1980. Sources close to Mugabe say that he conceded defeat to his inner circle, and is weighing his options for his next steps.
• Mozambique: A report on child trafficking.
• Chad/Sudan: Less than a month after the presidents of Chad and Sudan signed a treaty to end their “proxy war” against each other, Chad is accusing Sudan of once again supporting rebel groups in a cross-border raid.
• R2P: The ENOUGH Project discusses the possibilities of translating the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine (R2P) and the International Criminal Court into a viable framework for international peacekeeping and conflict prevention.
• China: The English-language version of the BBC website was recently unblocked by the Chinese government. The BBC responds to criticisms of its news coverage.