Zimbabwe rivals sign power-sharing deal

Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe (c), laughs with the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Morgan Tsvangirai (l), and Arthur Mutambara, leader of a breakaway faction of the MDC, after signing a power-sharing deal in the capital, Harare Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters

The three pose with the South African president, Thabo Mbeki, who brokered the power-sharing accord Photograph: Desmond Kwande/AFP

Mbeki said the region, and Africa as a whole, had to extend a helping hand to Zimbabwe. With rains approaching, he said, getting seeds, fertiliser and fuel to the country was a matter of urgency Photograph: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP

Mugabe speaks; the new prime minster, Tsvangirai, listens Photograph: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP

Mugabe talks to (l-r) King Mswati of Swaziland, Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete, and Tsvangirai Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters

Mugabe signs the deal Photograph: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP

And so does Tsvangirai Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters

Britain's foreign secretary, David Miliband, speaks to the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU council building. After the power-sharing agreement, the EU put on hold a decision on sanctions against Zimbabwe Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP

MDC supporters celebrate Photograph: Desmond Kwande/AFP

Mugabe supporters gather outside the venue Photograph: Alexander Joe/AFP

A woman carries her shopping home as the leaders prepare to sign their agreement Photograph: Alexander Joe/AFP

Unable to afford the bus fare home, ordinary Zimbabweans must walk home from the shops Photograph: Alexander Joe/AFP

Members of a religious group sing and dance on the eve of the deal Photograph: Alexander Joe/AFP