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Zimbabwe neighbors should seal borders:U.S.official

Relatives cover the grave of cholera victim Betty Mubata during her burial at Chitungwiza Unit L cemetery, 27km (17 miles ) south of the capital Harare, December 8, 2008.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe could be forced to step down if South Africa and other neighbors take the bold step of sealing their borders with the landlocked country, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.The United States has been pushing African states, particularly the 15-nation Southern African Development Community, to take firmer action on Zimbabwe, where the economy and infrastructure have collapsed, spawning food shortages and a cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 800 people so far.Zimbabwe's neighbors are divided over what approach to take, with Mugabe still viewed by many as a hero for liberating the country from white minority rule. This week the African Union rejected tougher action in favor of more dialogue."There is a continued outcry from African nations that this is an African problem and it needs an African solution. But so far they have been unwilling to step up and show us what that African solution is," the senior U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity."That African solution is very simple-get rid of Mugabe."Once hailed as a model African democrat, Mugabe has clung to power for years, despite the worsening economic crisis that critics blame on his policies. After losing parliamentary elections in March, he reached a power sharing deal with the opposition, but talks on implementing it have stalled.The U.S. official said a popular uprising to oust Mugabe was unlikely as the "real risk-takers" had already fled to neighboring countries to seek work there."Somebody from the outside is going to have do this. ... At the end of the day South Africa," he said, referring to the continent's biggest power which has borne the brunt of Zimbabwe's refugee crisis."It takes something as simple as closing the borders. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country. The closure of the border, literally in a week would bring this country to its knees," he said."There is still a formal economy in Zimbabwe-$2 billion still flows into this country through various means, and even a lot more in the informal economy. A lot of that money flows across the borders, illegally or legally, with South Africa."
By Ross Colvin
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