Aid agencies say they can work again in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Aid agencies say they can resume distributing food in Zimbabwe. Oxfam and Save the Children said Friday that a government ban had been lifted almost three months after it was imposed. The government had ordered aid agencies to stop work before a presidential runoff.

The governing party had accused the independent groups of supporting opposition activists. The groups denied the accusations, and the ban had been widely condemned.

A month ago, the governing party agreed to lift the ban to help open the way to power-sharing talks. The talks with the opposition have been stalled over how much power President Robert Mugabe should surrender.

The lifting of the ban came the same day power-sharing negotiations resumed.

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