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Zimbabwe refused to let Kofi Annan and two eminent colleagues visit the impoverished African country for a humanitarian mission, the three said Saturday. The former U.N. secretary-general, ex-U.S. President Jimmy Carter and rights advocate Graca Machel had planned to assess the country's needs...  

Former UN chief Kofi Annan and a high-level delegation to Zimbabwe have been refused visas as they 'hadn't consulted" Harare on their program. [AFP] The Zimbabwe government has prevented former UN chief Kofi Annan and past US President Jimmy Carter ...  

The Zimbabwean government has denied refusing entry to a team led by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and former US President Jimmy Carter.  

The Associated Press 18 comments Former US President Jimmy Carter, former UN head Kofi Annan, and Graca Machel, wife of former South... Former US President Jimmy Carter, former UN head Kofi Annan, and Graca ...  

Jimmy Carter said it was the first time he had been denied permission to carry out a mission in any country.  

Voice of AmericaJimmy Carter Denied Zimbabwe Visa New York Times - 1 hour ago By CELIA W. DUGGER JOHANNESBURG - Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s 84-year-old president, clinging to power after 28 years in office, barred another famed 84-year-old - former President Jimmy Carter - from entering the...  

BBC AfriqueZimbabwe refuses Annan group visa BBC News - 1 hour ago Former UN head Kofi Annan and the former US president Jimmy Carter have cancelled a planned trip to Zimbabwe. They said the government had not granted them visas, making their two-day visit, with Nelson Mandela's wife Graca...  

AP – Former US President Jimmy Carter, former UN head Kofi Annan, and Graca Machel, wife of former South African … JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Saturday that he and others planning a humanitarian mission ...  

Former US President Jimmy Carter, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Nelson Mandela's wife Mrs Graca Machel of Mozambique Zimbabwe has barred former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, former US President Jimmy Carter and other prominent figures ...  

Times OnlineJimmy Carter Barred from Zimbabwe New York Times - 4 hours ago By CELIA W. DUGGER JOHANNESBURG - Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s 84-year-old president, clinging to power after 28 years in office, barred another famed 84-year-old - former President Jimmy Carter - from entering the country...  

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has barred the former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, the former United States President, Jimmy Carter, and the advocate for the rights of women and children, Graça Machel, from entering Zimbabwe. The ...  

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Zimbabwe has refused to let Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter and a South African human rights advocate visit the impoverished country for a humanitarian mission, the three said Saturday. The former U.N. secretary-general, the ex-U.S. president and rights advocate Graca...  

Laos News.Net Saturday 22nd November, 2008 The Zimbabwe government has refused entry to three eminent individuals of The Elders group, including former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan - forcing them ...  

Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan canceled a visit to Zimbabwe today because of a a oelack of cooperationa from the government that U.S. President George W. Bush called a oeillegitimate.a ...  

The three are part of a group of prominent figures and former statesmen called The Elders.